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PM Modi says India has kept fiscal deficit, price rise in check
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Fiscal deficit and price rise are under check, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, adding that enhancing the investor confidence is also in view of the government in a bid to further strengthen the country's economy.
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Budget targets slide amid growth slowdown: Fitch Ratings
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, Feb 5 (ANI): The Union Budget for fiscal year ending March 2021 (FY21) implies a modest degree of slippage from previous targets to consolidate public finances, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.
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India sets ambitious fiscal deficit targets, but challenges remain: Moody'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 4 (ANI): The Indian government will face challenges in achieving its deficit target for the fiscal year ending March 2021 amid persistent structural and cyclical headwinds to growth, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday.
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Govt very transparent in setting new fiscal deficit target: Nirmala Sithar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government has been very transparent in setting the new fiscal deficit target, which has been pegged at 3.5 per cent for the next financial year beginning April 1.
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Govt committed to fiscal consolidation without compromising on investment:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The fiscal deficit target for next financial year beginning on April 1 has been pegged at 3.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), down from 3.8 per cent in the current fiscal 2019-20.
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FY21 fiscal deficit pegged at 3.5 per cent of GDP
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The fiscal deficit target for next financial year beginning on April 1 has been pegged at 3.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), Financial Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.
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Survey pins hope on GST revenue collections to rein in fiscal deficit
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The Economic Survey for 2019-20 released on Friday said that drop in fixed investment by households from 14.3 per cent to 10.5 per cent explains most of the decline in overall fixed investment between 2009-14 and 2014-19.
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India's share in global commercial services exports up at 3.5 pc
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The services sector accounts for about 55 per cent of the economy and gross value added (GVA) growth, according to the Economic Survey 2019-20 tabled in Parliament on Friday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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States' aggregate fiscal deficit to rise to 3 pc of GDP in FY20: Ind-Ra
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The aggregate fiscal deficit of states will touch 3 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) in FY20 against the budgeted figure of 2.6 per cent, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan receives second tranche of $452 mn from IMF
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 27 (ANI): Pakistan on Thursday received USD 452.4 million as a second tranche of the USD 6 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Obesity in pregnant women can negatively affect IQ of their sons: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): Obesity doesn't just adversely affect the women who directly suffer from it but it also has repercussions for their children, as revealed by a study. Sons of mothers who are severely overweight while pregnant suffer from long term cognitive deficits, whic
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Abrogation of Article 370 must be seen as redemption of J-K on path of pro
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Monday asserted that revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, which suffered from a developmental deficit for decades, must be seen as the region's redemption on the path of progress.
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