Category: Economy
FinMin flags growth risks for India as Middle East war ups energy costs
India faces downside risks to its growth forecast of 7.0% to 7.4% for the next fiscal year starting April 1, as higher energy costs and…
Sharp divide over e-commerce moratorium on customs duties in WTO: GTRI
New Delhi: There is a sharp divide in the ongoing ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Cameroon over the e-commerce moratorium on…
WTO is relevant, necessary guardrails must in place before plurilaterals’ inclusion: India
New Delhi: India on Saturday stated that necessary guardrails have to be in place before taking further the discussion on including plurilaterals into the framework…
In hawala universe, it’s a partial eclipse of dollar
Mumbai: Away from the dust, death and debris of the war, a strange story is playing out in the underbelly of the Indian money market….
RBI tightens norms on net open positions to curb rupee’s slide
Kolkata\Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India has capped banks’ net open positions in the rupee at $100 million at the end of each business day,…
Forex kitty slips below $700 billion as bullion loses some sheen
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $11.4 billion to $698 billion in the week ended March 20, due to the revaluation of gold prices…
Courier export value limit to be scrapped
New Delhi: The government on Friday announced that it would remove the value limit per consignment for exports through courier services from April 1 2026….
India, Europe eye deeper ties as PM Modi plans May-June visits
New Delhi: India and Europe are set to consolidate partnerships and collaborations across key areas, keeping up the momentum after concluding the India-EU free trade…
India, US review next steps in trade pact talks
New Delhi: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Friday discussed next steps in negotiations for a proposed bilateral…
Centre pegs H1 FY27 borrowing at ₹8.2 L crore
New Delhi: The Centre will borrow ₹8.2 lakh crore from the market through dated securities in the first half of the next fiscal, amounting to…