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IPR plays important role in strengthening growth, focus on development: FM

The Finance Minister mentioned that 28,000 patents were granted last year as opposed to 4,000 in 2013-2014 and last year also witnessed registration of 2.5 lakh trademarks and over 16,000 copyrights

Need govt support, specific incentives for services sectors: Exporters

SEPC says travel, tourism and hospitality sectors need govt support

Financial institutions need to be more people-centric for next 25 years: FM

For the next 25 years, we (financial institutions) have to be a lot more people-centric and try to see what they want, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Indian economy poised for recovery, but high crude prices worrisome: CEA

The banking sector in the country is stable, capital is available and credit offtake is poised to take off, said CEA V Anantha Nageswaran at a webinar organised by Bharat Chamber of Commerce

Advertisers must put disclaimers for highly risky cryptos from Apr 1: ASCI

The guidelines say advertisers will have to carry the disclaimer - "crypto products and NFTs are unregulated and can be highly risky

Maintain constant vigil on financial sector: FM Sitharaman to regulators

The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) meeting attended by various financial sector regulators comes against the backdrop of rising tension between Russia and the US over Ukraine

Need to separate individual from institution: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman is in the country's financial capital on a two-day post-Union Budget customary visit

Women reluctant to join company boards, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The remarks come even as the statutes mandate top 1,000 companies to have at least one independent woman director.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman asks banks to be more customer-friendly

The minister also made it clear that banks do not have to be lenient on credit underwriting standards by taking any adverse risks on a proposal

Govt to soon decide on giving additional charge of New India Assurance CMD

Banks Board Bureau, the headhunter for state-owned banks and financial institutions, is the advisory body formed by the government in 2016 for selection of candidates for top-level board appointments

I-T department raids premises of ex-NSE chief Chitra Ramkrishna

FinMin seeks answers on governance; worried it may hit investor confidence

Did not expect this from Manmohan Singh, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said Singh is remembered for having brought India to "fragile five" and rampant inflation during his term

Amid raids on ex-MD, Cong questions silence of PM, FM on NSE's functioning

Ramkrishna hit the headlines after a recent Sebi order said she was steered by a yogi, dwelling in the Himalayas in the appointment of Subramanian as NSE's group operating officer and advisor to MD

Economic recovery gaining strength as India emerges out of 3rd wave: RBI

FY23 Budget proposals, recent monetary policy set tone for broad-based economic revival, says RBI

Post-third Covid wave economic reset by year-end: Finance Ministry

Manufacturing, construction to drive growth on back of PLIs & spending on infra

NARCL to help reduce banking stress, kick-start credit cycle: RBI article

The cross-country evidence suggests that if the logistical and financial challenges are carefully navigated, experiments of centralised bad bank can have more hits than misses: RBI article

India economy to grow at quickest pace among large nations: Finmin report

The report said the Budget 2022-23 has strengthened the direction set for India's economy by the previous year's budget

Initiate next generation reforms to improve ease of doing biz: FM asks Sebi

The minister's remarks come against the backdrop of the Federal Reserve deciding to tighten its monetary policy after a long period of easy money regime

Decision on issuance of green bonds next month, says RBI Governor

The Budget had indicated that green bonds are part of the overall borrowing for the next financial year

ABG Shipyard fraud: Banks' detection faster than usual, says FM Sitharaman

The alleged Rs 22,842 crore ABG Shipyard fraud is the largest fraud detected in the Indian banking system yet.