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Exports to top-10 nations grow faster than overall figures in Q1 FY25

After witnessing a 3 per cent contraction in the financial year 2023-24, outbound shipments from India saw positive growth in the three consecutive months

Govt sets up 22-member panel for base year revision of price indices

Besides, the panel is also slated to examine schemes prepared by the central and state governments for the construction of the price indices

India flags high trade deficit in policy review meet of China in WTO

Participating at the WTO's trade policy review meeting of China this week, India hoped that China will support issues concerning the Global South

From T V Somanathan to Vivek Joshi, meet FM Sitharaman's Budget team

The July 23 Budget, coming after the general elections, would be watched for coalition compulsions, electoral lessons

Customs clearance time for imports drops 6% at air cargo complexes: CBIC

For imports, the study has noted that, out of the 15 ports covered under the purview of the study, 9 ports have witnessed a reduction in the average release time in 2024 vis-a-vis the previous year

Budget for agri research needs to be doubled to widen impact: Paper

Eminent agriculture economist Ashok Gulati is the chief editor of the bulletin which comprises of chapters written by various experts

Global tech outage: 10 banks, NBFCs witness minor disruptions, says RBI

Overall Indian financial sector remained insulated from the global outage

Union Budget 2024-25: Three macro puzzles and policy implications

Why is consumption soft, employment growth weak, and core inflation low, when the economy is apparently growing strongly?

Goyal likely to attend Brics trade ministers' meeting in Moscow on July 26

It is a grouping of major emerging economies of the world, comprising over 40 per cent of the world population and accounting over 16 per cent in the global trade

Budget 2024: Defining trajectory pathways for Viksit Bharat@2047

Competitive federalism can install accelerators in key sectors

Business confidence index improves to 150 in Q1 FY25 from 138 in Q4 FY24

The majority of firms continue to expect the prospects of employment in the next six months of both skilled and unskilled or casual and permanent workers to remain the same as in the past three months

Forex reserve jumps by $9.70 billion to all-time high of $666.85 billion

In the previous reporting week, the kitty had increased by $5.158 billion to $657.155 billion, surpassing the previous high of $655.817 billion for the week ended June 7

Foreign banks lead as largest investors in debt, says RBI report

It says their investments surpass net inflows into JP Morgan index-eligible bonds

CBDT extends tax relief for SWFs, pension funds to March 31, 2025

With the changes, the funds can now enjoy exemption from tax on dividend income, interest income, or long-term capital gains tax arising from investments made in India

With growth steady, policy must focus on inflation: RBI Governor Das

In the last three years, the average growth of India has been 8.3 per cent, he said

Citigroup expects India to attract $100 billion in foreign Investments

Apart from climate transition, India's forays into electronics and infrastructure-related manufacturing are gaining prominence with investors abroad, an expert said

India put up tariff walls. To revive factories, it must bring them down

The jobs crisis in the most-populous nation has assumed alarming proportions. Young graduates are nine times more likely to be unemployed than those who can't read or write

Outward remittances fell 16% in May due to increase in TCS: RBI bulletin

Remittances under the scheme stood at $2.42 billion in May 2024

'Every silver lining has a cloud': RBI as veg price rise halts disinflation

Move towards 4% target should provide signal for monetary policy to respond

Malaysia wants India to ease export restrictions on rice, sugar and onion

Expresses desire to share expertise, seeds and technology to make India's National Oil Palm Mission a success