

Friday 25 September '09
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who arrived in Pittsburgh today, will support the United States of America’s draft proposal calling for “sustainable and balanced world growth”...Thursday 24 September '09
India may be ready to return to the path of fiscal consolidation from next April but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will most likely...Thursday
9 July '09The government is done with the fiscal policy for 2009-10, at least for now. It is over to the Reserve Bank of India to coordinate its monetary policy...Wednesday
8 July '09Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee may have been silent on his proposed disinvestment policy in his Budget...Friday
3 July '09Arvind Virmani, Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, said today in the Economic Survey 2008-09 that India can...Thursday
25 June '09In a closed-door meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee ahead of the Union Budget for 2009-10, Anand Mahindra...Thursday
2 April '09While global leaders, be it France’s Nicolas Sarkozy, China’s Hu Jintao or even Germany’s Angela Merkel have strong views on the two most critical issues — fiscal stimulus and financial markets’ regulation...Monday
30 March '09New Delhi has objected strongly to the curbs imposed by the US and European governments on their banks, restricting them from lending to emerging economies including India.Sunday
11 January '09With the Satyam scandal raising questions on the role of independent directors, The Sunday Express finds that in a country where most companies are run by promoters, independent directors are usually figureheads of necessity rather than upholders of corporate governanceWednesday
3 December '08Lending rates for Corporate India are very high despite strong demand for credit. All sources of overseas borrowings have dried up and domestic equity markets are in tatters.Thursday
18 September '08In the last eight months there was no transaction in infrastructureThursday
4 September '08With polls in six states including Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in November-December this year and general elections early in 2009...Tuesday
2 September '08The Government took a bold call today announcing its decision to appoint Finance Secretary Duvvuri Subbarao...Monday
11 August '08Aware of the precarious balance the UPA finds itself in Parliament and to ensure that pension reforms receive all party support...Tuesday
29 July '08Reserve Bank of India Governor Yaga Venugopal Reddy almost always surprises the market.Saturday
26 July '08Acutely aware of the thin majority the UPA has in the Lok Sabha and the narrow window before general elections...Saturday
26 July '08We should not rush to any conclusion based on a week’s data or a month’s data. This is a difficult year.Thursday
24 July '08Emboldened by the trust vote win, the empowered group of ministers on Special Economic Zones is considering a proposal to dilute a crucial pre-requisite...Wednesday
23 July '08The United Progressive Alliance government will finally have the space -- if not the desired time - to fast-track policy reforms held hostage to...Saturday
12 July '08The immediate collateral damage of the Left’s decision to withdraw support to the United Progressive Alliance government...Saturday
21 June '08With the wholesale price index-based inflation rate touching a 13-year high by shooting past the 11 per cent mark...Saturday
7 June '08After the fuel price hike by the Central government, the onus has clearly shifted to states with both the Congress and the Bhartiya Janta Party...Wednesday
4 June '08The political repercussions of a hike in fuel prices has prompted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to address the nation...Friday
30 May '08Employment in Rural India grew at a much faster clip than in urban areas between 1998 and 2005. Interestingly...Tuesday
27 May '08Jahangir Aziz, the new principal economic advisor, takes over in difficult times: high inflation, slowing growth and general elections early next year.