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Impact of demonetisation, GST fizzing out: FICCI
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): The slowdown in the economy due to demonetisation and the adjustment impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation seems to be bottoming out as the new indirect tax regime stabilises, the economy would see an improvement in its performance, accord
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S&P report very satisfying: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Union Railways and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the recent Standard & Poor's (S&P) Global's report was very satisfying and that it showed that the Indian economy was moving further.
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S&P assessment of India's debt profile is reasonable: Economic Affairs Sec
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Subhash Chandra Garg on Friday termed Standard & Poor's (S&P) rating of India's debt profile as "reasonable", adding that the report was "cautious" this year.
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S&P retains BBB- rating on India; keeps outlook stable
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Financial services company Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Friday retained its outlook on India as stable, and kept the rating unchanged at BBB-.
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Infrastructure status to logistics sector to accelerate growth, employment
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): With the logistics sector being granted infrastructure status recently, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) opined that this would speed up growth and create more employment opportunities.
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China's growth miracle has run out of steam, says expert
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Nov.22 (ANI): Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth must not be seen as an indicator of China's underlying economic performance, a Beijing-based economic theorist and financial strategist has said.
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Jaitley approves granting logistics sector 'Infrastructure' status
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): The logistics sector on Monday was granted "Infrastructure" status, after it was deliberated upon in the 14th Institutional Mechanism (IM) Meeting held on November 10, recommended by the Institutional Mechanism and subsequently approved by Union Finance
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7.5-8 pct GDP growth expected this year: NITI Aayog VC
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Monday opined that the outlook for India's GDP is projected to be around 7.5 to 8 percent this year, with an estimate of 6.2 percent growth for this quarter.
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Bill Gates praises Andhra for using tech to help farmers
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 18 (ANI): Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has lauded the Andhra Pradesh government for using technology to help farmers in the state.
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India needs to invest much more on human capital, says Bill Gates
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Investing much more in the human capital can help India to maintain a steady seven percent growth in its GDP for at least a decade, said Bill Gates here on Thursday.
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Interactive platforms creating USD 98 bn consumer surplus in India
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): Rich Interaction Applications (RIAs) such as Google Hangouts, iMessage, and WhatsApp, as well as India-based applications such as Hike Messenger, JioChat Messenger, and Nimbuzz create a consumer surplus of USD 98 billion in India, equivalent to 4.3 per c
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Fewer crashes, higher wages - a glimpse of no-growth economy
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): An economy based on zero growth could be more stable and bring higher wages, suggests a recent study.
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