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Vice President talks about main purpose of GST
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that the main purpose of Goods and Service Tax (GST) is to strengthen the economy.
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Jaitley urges for infra growth, domestic manufacturing
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley noted that although trade has the capacity to provide an impetus to the economy, there is still need to clear infrastructure deficit and bring spike to domestic manufacturing.
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Easing of inflation a positive sign: FICCI President
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Rashesh Shah, President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), on Monday said the easing of inflation is a positive sign of growth and shows a continued effort by the government to strengthen the economy.
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GDP growth confirms economy's turnaround: DEA secy
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Friday said the estimated GDP growth of 6.5 per cent for 2017-18 confirmed a 'strong turnaround of the economy'.
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Bank of Israel considers issuing digital currency
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Dec 25 (ANI): Bank of Israel is mulling issuing a digital currency in a bid to create a faster system of payments and as well as reducing the amount of cash in the economy.
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Britain fears Russia could cut undersea communication cables
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 16 (ANI): Britain's military fears if the undersea cables from Russia were cut or disrupted, there would be an immediate and potentially catastrophic hit to the economy.
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Jaitley urges greater thrust to MSME sector, infra creation
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday claimed that India's MSME sector needs more strength, in order to achieve crucial development for the economy.
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Growth rate likely to be 6.5 pct for current fiscal year, says C. Rangaraj
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Former RBI Governor C. Rangarajan today said that the economy is coming out of the phase of slow growth and estimated that the GDP growth rate for the current financial year is likely to be 6.5 percent
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Bank recapitalisation plan a reform and recap package: RBI Guv
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Dr Urjit Patel hailed the recently-announced bank recapitalisation plan as a "reform and recap package", adding that the move will give a much-needed impetus to credit growth in the economy.
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CBDT, Netherlands sign two APAs pertaining to electronics, technology sect
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into two bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) during the month of November, 2017; the first ever Bilateral APAs with The Netherlands; pertaining to the electronics and technology sectors of the econom
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NITI Aayog VC assures upswing in economy
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Responding to the recent surge in India's Gross Domestic Products (GDP) by 6.3 percent in the September quarter, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar assured that the economy is now on an upswing.
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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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