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RBI predicts strong likelihood of Indian economy returning to positive gro
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has predicted a strong likelihood of the Indian economy returning to positive growth in Q3:2020-21.
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India, UK to establish bilateral Sustainable Finance Forum: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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
Not a word from tweet-friendly Rahul Gandhi': Sitharaman questions Congres
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Union Finance Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday slammed Congress for its "selective outrage" in wake of the alleged rape and killing of a six-year-old girl Hoshiarpur district of Punjab and questioned the sile
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Centre has now started doing assessment on GDP contraction, says Sitharama
Updated : 5 years, 8 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
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
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, 8 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
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
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
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
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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FM Nirmala Sitaraman visits farm fields in Andhra's Krishna district, inte
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on Wednesday visited the farmers in the Gannavaram Mandal in Krishna district and took stock of agricultural fields in the area.
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Contract farming will not be detrimental to farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
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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