Page 50 - Economy Interviews
Bill falls short on what we had agreed: T M Thomas Isaac
Interview with Finance Minister of Kerala
 "Bill falls short on what we had agreed: T M Thomas Isaac")
A time bomb is ticking towards a fiscal crisis in states: Amit Mitra
Interview with Finance Minister of West Bengal
 "A time bomb is ticking towards a fiscal crisis in states: Amit Mitra")
Reference to current rates of 30% misleading: P Chidambaram
Interview with Former Union finance minister
 "Reference to current rates of 30% misleading: P Chidambaram")
What states are saying now is not the last word: Arvind Subramanian
He added that the states have not done serious calculations and are understandably nervous about the unknown
 "What states are saying now is not the last word: Arvind Subramanian")
GST could lead to 8%-plus yearly growth: Shaktikanta Das
Interview with Economic affairs secretary
 "GST could lead to 8%-plus yearly growth: Shaktikanta Das")
Investments will move elsewhere if India, US don't liberalise trade: Adewale Adeyemo
Interview with Deputy assistant to US President Barack Obama
 "Investments will move elsewhere if India, US don't liberalise trade: Adewale Adeyemo")
'Start-up fund's priority is not to maximise profits'
Q&A: Kshatrapati Shivaji, CMD of SIDBI
Investors in London find the India story extremely compelling: UK Minister
Interview with UK Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Alok Sharma
 "Investors in London find the India story extremely compelling: UK Minister")
India should encourage more FDI, ease labour restrictions: Hansen
Interview with Nobel laureate in Economics
 "India should encourage more FDI, ease labour restrictions: Hansen")
Why do we think justice is a goal that everyone aspires for?: Amitav Ghosh
Interview with Author of The Great Derangement: Climate Change
 "Why do we think justice is a goal that everyone aspires for?: Amitav Ghosh")
We'll keep up project roll-out momentum: Raghav Chandra
Interview with Chairman, NHAI
 "We'll keep up project roll-out momentum: Raghav Chandra")
Not averse to private participation but we will not wait for it: T M Thomas Isaac
Isaac also says Kerala's fiscal crisis is due to the continuous increase in the revenue deficit during the last five years
 "Not averse to private participation but we will not wait for it: T M Thomas Isaac")
Cost of credit to exporters is very high due to exchange and interest rates: Nirmala Sitharaman
Interview with Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
 "Cost of credit to exporters is very high due to exchange and interest rates: Nirmala Sitharaman")
Brexit has not changed anything for the time being: Tomasz Kozlowski
Interview with European Commission ambassador to India
 "Brexit has not changed anything for the time being: Tomasz Kozlowski")
UK will remain a good place to do business for Indian cos: Richard Heald
Interview with CEO, UK India Business Council
 "UK will remain a good place to do business for Indian cos: Richard Heald")
Poor need subsidies, will motivate rich to give it up: Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tells Business Standard the Cabinet expansion will reflect Budget priorities
 "Poor need subsidies, will motivate rich to give it up: Narendra Modi")
Budget has adequate pay panel provision: Ashok Lavasa
Interview with Finance secretary
 "Budget has adequate pay panel provision: Ashok Lavasa")
We will place orders worth Rs 14,000 crore in FY17: Adesh Sharma
Interview with Managing director, DFCC
 "We will place orders worth Rs 14,000 crore in FY17: Adesh Sharma")
Nuclear energy crucial for India, so is NSG membership: Sheel Kant Sharma
Interview with Indian diplomat, former governor to the IAEA Board of Governors
 "Nuclear energy crucial for India, so is NSG membership: Sheel Kant Sharma")
There has been a five-fold rise in progress of work on DFCC: Adesh Sharma
Q&A with Managing Director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (DFCC)