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MOODY’S RETAINS INDIA GDP FORECAST, UPS CHINA’S ESTIMATES

Aug 19, 2016 - 5:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Moody’s Investors Service has retained India‘s growth forecast at 7.5 per cent for 2016 but revised upwards estimates for China to 6.6 per cent citing strong fiscal and monetary support. In its […]

Saudi signals at raising oil output ahead of freeze talks

Aug 19, 2016 - 5:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MOSCOW/DUBAI (TIP): Saudi Arabia is sending signals that it could boost its crude oil supplies in August to a new record level, overtaking Russia, the world’s top oil producer, as it gets ready for tough […]

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing a press conference at Parliament House after the goods and services tax bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on August 3. Photo courtesy PTI

GST USHERS ONE INDIA, ONE TAX REGIME

Aug 5, 2016 - 6:23 am EDT @theindpanorama Comments Off

NEW DELHI (TIP): After being subject to months of haggling and histrionics, the Goods & Services Tax (GST) finally had its historic day in the Rajya Sabha with the passage of the Bill to amend […]

LLOYDS CUTS 3,000 JOBS AS BREXIT FEARS TAKE SHAPE

Jul 29, 2016 - 9:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group said it plans to eliminate 3,000 jobs and close 200 branches — the first big cuts announced since Britain voted to leave the European Union. Lloyds is expanding its […]

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi speaks of price rise in Lok Sabha on July 28.

A Battle Royal over Dal Arhar in India’s Parliament

Jul 29, 2016 - 8:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI(TIP): The issue of rising prices came to a boil in Parliament on Thursday, July 28, with Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi faulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the runaway cost of kitchen staples, a […]

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Too early to sound all clear on Brexit: Fed official

Jul 16, 2016 - 7:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Washington (TIP): Britain’s vote to exit the European Union has raised a cloud of uncertainty that could prove a headwind against the US economy, a senior Federal Reserve official said Thursday. Dennis Lockhart, president of […]

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Bank of England signals August rate cut on #Brexit

Jul 16, 2016 - 7:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): The Bank of England kept its interest rate at 0.50 percent on Thursday, but signalled a possible August cut in response to Britain’s vote to exit the EU. At its first monetary policy […]

India’s Changing Economic Landscape Opportunities and Challenges

Jul 15, 2016 - 7:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Consulate General of India in association with State Bank of India and TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) hosted a conversation by Chairman of State Bank of India, Mrs.Arundhati Bhattacharya on July […]

@NarendraModi – Engaging Africa….

Jul 14, 2016 - 11:27 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

I returned from a very successful Africa visit, where I got to interact with political and business leaders across four nations. My visit began in Mozambique and ended in Kenya. The other two nations visited […]

US adds huge 287,000 jobs in June, giving markets boost

Jul 10, 2016 - 11:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): US employers added new workers at a surprisingly strong rate in June after an unnerving stall in May, delivering a fresh sign of US economic strength, the Labor Department reported Friday. The much […]

RBI sets ball rolling on monetary policy panel

Jul 10, 2016 - 4:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has moved a step closer to shifting monetary policy decisions from the governor to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). In their meeting in Bengaluru on Thursday, the […]

INDIA EMERGES SAFE HAVEN AFTER BREXIT: SUBRAMANIAN

Jul 1, 2016 - 6:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

HYDERABAD (TIP): Brexit may have caused a lot of uncertainty in the global economy but the development has made India a `safe haven’ for investors in the past few days, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind […]

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FIIS STAY PUT, BUT INFLOWS AT 5-YEAR LOW

Jul 1, 2016 - 6:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHENNAI (TIP): Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have not logged out of equity markets in a big way after ‘Brexit‘. But their investments in the stock markets stands at only around $3 billion (19,238 crore) so far […]

GST WITHOUT THE CONGRESS? NEW MATH IN THE RAJYA SABHA

Jun 19, 2016 - 6:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The recent Rajya Sabha elections have given the BJP and allies a numerical edge over the Congress-led UPA in the Upper House, where the government hopes to finally push through the Goods […]

SELLERS GAIN ON AMAZON AS IT CUTS OWN COMMISSIONS

Jun 19, 2016 - 6:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BENGALURU (TIP): Amazon India has cut its own commissions by 25-30% in key categories such as mobiles, PCs, electronic devices, and personal care appliances. This may put the American e-commerce giant’s local arm at an […]

Uber, Tata ink pact to create 20,000 micro entrepreneurs

Jun 19, 2016 - 6:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

MUMBAI: Uber Technologies Inc and the Tata Group on Thursday announced a partnership where the latter will provide a comprehensive vehicle and ownership solution to Uber’s drivers. Under the arrangement, Uber’s drivers can buy Indica […]

IMF says Brexit could further weaken eurozone ties

Jun 19, 2016 - 6:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that a British vote next week to break with the European Union could stifle economic growth and weaken the ties that bind the eurozone. In a new […]

India’s GDP jumps 7.9% in January – March 2016

May 31, 2016 - 9:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

#India retained its position as the world’s fastest-growing economy, registering a #GDP rate of 7.9% for the January-March 2016 quarter, up from 7.3% the previous quarter, according to data released by the government on Tuesday. […]

TWO YEARS OF MODI GOVERNMENT

May 28, 2016 - 7:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

On May 26, two years back, President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet. The lavish ceremony was attended by Premiers of SAARC nations, several Chief Ministers, Opposition […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Iranian President Hassan Rouhan during their meeting in Tehran, Iran. Photo/ Courtesy PTI

India, Iran seal Chabahar Port deal, talk terror

May 27, 2016 - 8:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

TEHRAN (TIP): Under the ornate chandeliers inside Saadabad palace’s atrium, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani by his side, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 23 quoted a Persian couplet by Mirza Ghalib to describe India‘s ties […]

Rouhani, centre, hosts a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, left, and Afghan President

India, Iran and Afghanistan sign trade corridor deal

May 26, 2016 - 2:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

India, Iran and Afghanistan have signed a tripartite agreement to turn the Iranian port of Chabahar into a transit hub bypassing Pakistan, which has been the only route for war-stricken Afghanistan to the Indian Ocean. […]

Government approves country’s first-capital goods policy

May 26, 2016 - 2:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

India Inc today welcomed the government’s approval to the country’s first-ever policy for the capital goods sector, terming it is the “need of the hour” and said the thrust on demand creation, technology depth and […]

India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and U.S Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew in Washington on April 14

India, US commit to further ‘deepen our understanding of each other’s economies’

Apr 15, 2016 - 1:09 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): India‘s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and U.S Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew met April 14 2016, for the Sixth Annual U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership (EFP). Others present included Federal Reserve Chair Janet […]

China’s Nepal deal meant to tap Indian market

Apr 1, 2016 - 6:17 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China is looking at its recent deal on cross-border railway with Nepal as a starting point to tap the vast Indian market in future. It plans to extend the railway line from the […]

JAITLEY SEES FY16 GDP GROWTH AT 7.6%

Apr 1, 2016 - 2:35 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CANBERRA (TIP): Pegging India‘s GDP growth rate at 7.6 per cent for the fiscal 2015-16, finance minister Arun Jaitley today said it is “much less” than its potential and expressed hope for better numbers next […]

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