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NSE, NITIE ink pact for academic, research collaboration in economics

Leading stock exchange NSE on Friday said it has joined hands with the business school National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai for an academic and research collaboration in finance and economics. The move is aimed at creating an industry-ready talent pool by utilising mutual capabilities, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) said in a statement. The pact covers a wide range of activities, including capacity building through the design and development of courses in finance and economics, undertaking research in areas like fintech and organising seminars, conferences and symposia, among others. Also, NSE and NITIE will collectively work towards contributing to the literature on financial market research in the country and promoting general financial market awareness and policy advocacy.

UTI Flexi-Cap will perform when there’s reversal from value to growth

UTI Flexi-Cap has underperformed in recent times. In this interview, Ajay Tyagi, Head of Equities, UTI Mutual Fund explains to Sanjay Kumar Singh, Associate Editor, Business Standard.

Rupee likely to strengthen to 80-per-dollar in 2024: BofA India treasurer

The rupee is up nearly 1% against the dollar so far this year against depreciation in most other Asian currencies

Turkish central bank faces key economic test after Erdogan's reelection

The Turkish central bank faces a key test Thursday on turning to more conventional economic policies to counter sky-high inflation after newly reelected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave mixed signals about an approach that many blame for worsening a cost-of-living crisis. It is the bank's closely watched first interest rate-setting meeting since the longtime leader named internationally respected officials to head the bank and the finance ministry. While a sharp rate hike is expected, it's not clear if it will be enough to ease market concerns. The appointments were seen as a sign that Turkiye would change course and abandon Erdogan's unorthodox belief that lowering interest rates fights inflation. Traditional economic theory says just the opposite, and central banks around the world have been rapidly raising rates to combat spikes in consumer prices including a likely rate hike Thursday by the Bank of England. Erdogan a self-declared enemy of high borrowing costs has said he

Global money flocks to India as PM Modi meets Elon Musk, Ray Dalio

Stocks in India have lured almost $10 billion in net foreign inflows since March, set to be the most in any quarter since the end of 2020

Govt reform measures helping Indian economy to grow at faster pace: Goyal

The commerce and industry minister also said that the government has managed the rate of inflation in single digits

Allergy season drags Japan's economy of $2.74 bn in spending: Report

Japan's hay fever season this year stood to suppress consumer spending by 383.1 billion yen ($2.70 billion), local media reported

Russia maintains economic stability despite challenges: Vladimir Putin

Russia's GDP could achieve a growth rate of about 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent this year, which will enable the country to retain its place among the world's leading economies, he said

N Korea opens key party meeting to discuss its economy, defense strategies

With leader Kim Jong Un in attendance, North Korea opened a key political conference to discuss improving its struggling economy and reviewing defense strategies in the face of growing tensions with rivals, according to state media reports Saturday. The enlarged plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee came as the United States sent a nuclear-powered submarine to South Korea in the allies' latest show of force against the North, which has ramped up its testing of nuclear-capable missiles to a record pace in recent months. During the first day of meetings Friday, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said, party officials reviewed the country's economic campaigns for the first half of 2023, and discussed foreign policy and defense strategies to cope with the changed international situation. The agency didn't specify what was discussed or mention any comments made by Kim. It said the meeting will continue for at least another day. The arrival Frida

Chamber India to take delegation to global south nations: Abhinav Balyan

The Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Development and Foreign Relations on Friday said it will be taking delegations to eight global south destinations to explore opportunities for Indian business with a view to increasing the country's exports. Global south region includes Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia. Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Development and Foreign Relations or Chamber India President & CEO Abhinav Balyan said that they are focusing on increasing exports and enhancing cooperation with the Global South nations. "We would be taking a delegation to 8 global south destinations to create more opportunities for Indian business and increase our exports," he said here at the Chamber India-Global South Meeting. He added that the chamber will organise these meetings in the state capitals with foreign delegations to explore business opportunities for all states. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Kapil ...

India's forex kitty declines by $1.32 bn to $593.75 bn, shows RBI data

The overall reserves had jumped by $5.93 billion to $595.067 billion for the previous reporting week

Moody's warns 'highly uncertain' funding prospects for Pak until elections

Moody's has warned that Pakistan's ability to secure loans from bilateral and multilateral partners will be severely constrained until new programme is negotiated with International Monetary Fund

Merchandise import jump in May signals stable local economy: Economists

Merchandise imports advanced 14.5% over the previous month to $57.1 billion, while exports inched up 0.7% to $35 billion

Sri Lanka's economy shrinks by 11.5% in first quarter amid financial crisis

Sri Lanka's economy shrank 11.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 from the previous year, government data showed on Thursday, even as the cash-strapped island nation struggles to overcome the economic crisis. Sri Lanka is currently facing the worst economic crisis in the history of the island nation. The GDP for the first quarter of 2023 at the constant price has declined to Rs 3,114,187 million from Rs 3,519,400 million in the first quarter of 2022. The year-on-year GDP growth for the first quarter of the year 2023 has been reported as 11.5 per cent of negative growth rate, the statistics department said in a statement. While the agricultural sector had expanded by 0.8 per cent, the industry and service sectors had declined by 23.4 per cent and 5 per cent respectively during this quarter, it added. In 2022, the economy had contracted by over 7 per cent as the economic difficulties forced people to take to the streets with protests across the island nations that also led to the

New Zealand's economy dips into recession as higher interest rates bite

New Zealand's economy has dipped into recession as higher interest rates take their toll, new figures released Thursday show. Gross domestic product fell by 0.1 per cent in the March quarter, following a revised 0.7 per cent fall in the previous quarter, Statistics New Zealand said. That fulfils the nation's definition of a recession, which is at least two consecutive quarters of negative growth. The slowdown comes after New Zealand's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate 12 straight times to 5.5 per cent as it tries to tame inflation. The rate is at its highest level since 2008, making it more expensive for people to borrow money for homes, cars and other purchases. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has indicated it doesn't plan to raise the rate any further for now and that its next move will be a cut. The downturn in growth was in line with economists' expectations, and the currency was little changed, with one New Zealand dollar trading at around 62 U.S. cents. Taken ov

Kerala approves 14th Five Year Plan approach document to transform economy

The Kerala government on Wednesday approved the approach document for the 14th Five Year Plan (2022-27), which, according to it, aims to transform multiple sectors of the economy and the entire state into a modern society. The document was approved by the state Cabinet, chaired virtually by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is currently on a tour to the US and Cuba, a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said here. According to it, Kerala will continue to focus on areas including health, education, housing, social welfare, social justice, and gender justice, which together will serve as a force for accelerated growth of the productive sectors in the economy. The government said science and technology, higher skills, and skills available in the knowledge economy will be used to enhance the growth of agriculture, allied activities, modern industry, infrastructure development, and income-generating services. The economic policy will be designed to modernise and ...

Top 18 Indian states to record revenue growth of 6-8% in FY24: CRISIL

The growth will be predominantly supported by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections, devolutions from the Centre and taxes & duties on liquor sales

Sri Lanka can't hold election this year due to economic crisis: Cabinet

Sri Lanka is not in the position to hold a snap presidential election this year because of the ongoing economic crisis and the government's focus is on debt restructuring, Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday. No election would be possible this year as the state finances have not improved, Gunawardena said while responding to speculation that the government might opt to hold a snap presidential election. He said the government's focus, for now, is centred on successfully ending the process of debt restructuring. Former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the President of Sri Lanka by the Parliament to serve the remainder of ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's term, which was supposed to end in November 2024. The IMF extended a nearly USD 3 billion bailout facility to debt-ridden Sri Lanka to help stabilise the country's economy after it was jolted by a devastating economic crisis last year. Without restructuring our debt it will not be possible to obt

India providing credit line to help economy: Egyptian supply minister

The Middle East's most populous nation is racing to turn around an economy that was heavily exposed to the shock waves of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

South Indian women outnumber men in availing of loan for street vendors

According to urban affairs ministry, of the total number of beneficiaries (3.6 million) of the scheme in the country, 2.13 million are men and 1.5 million are women