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India, UK to establish bilateral Sustainable Finance Forum: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): India and the United Kingdom have agreed to establish a bilateral Sustainable Finance Forum, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed on Wednesday.
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Closely monitoring progress of MSMEs: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitha
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that she was closely monitoring the progress of Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), whom she called as the growth engine of the country.
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India will be one of fastest-growing economies next year: Nirmala Sitharam
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday indicated that contraction in the economy due to COVID-19 may come down to near zero this fiscal amid the ongoing economic revival and next year India will be one of the fastest-growing economies. Read More
Centre has now started doing assessment on GDP contraction, says Sitharama
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the Centre has not closed the option for another stimulus package and has started doing 'some kind of' assessment on gross domestic product (GDP) contraction.
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Kerala CM puts away meeting to discuss approaching SC on GST after Sithara
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 17 (ANI): Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Saturday said that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has put away the scheduled high-level meeting to discuss approaching the Supreme Court on GST issue in the wake of a new initiative by Unio
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Cong slams Sitharaman over economic stimulus announcements, says Atmanirbh
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Alleging that hastily designed economic package and the much-hyped Rs 20 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat plan announced by the Prime Minister in May were a dismal failure in protecting and reviving India's ravaged economy, Congress launched a scathing at
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Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry welcomes govt st
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 12 (ANI): Expressing his happiness on the measures to stimulate consumer spending announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) President Perikal M Sundar said that the move wil
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Markets open in the green, crucial GST council meeting today
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 12 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were up with a slight positive bias on Monday ahead of crucial Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting to be chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Contract farming will not be detrimental to farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
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Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that contract farming will not be detrimental for farmers and alleged that Congress was opposing agricultural reforms for "political reasons".
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Farm Laws were long-waiting reforms, MSP to continue: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 7 (ANI): Amid protests over the recently enacted farm Laws in different parts of the country, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday termed them as long-waiting reforms in the agriculture sector.
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Nirmala Sitharaman to chair 42nd GST Council meeting today
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New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 42nd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting at 11 am on Monday.
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Sitharaman slams Sonia Gandhi's advice to party-ruled states on farm bills
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday targeted Congress over party chief Sonia Gandhi's advice to party-rules states to bypass farm laws brought by Centre through legislative measures and said the opposition party in its 2019 Lok Sabha ma
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