Category: Economy
US sanctions on India’s strategic Chabahar port in Iran come into effect: What’s next for New Delhi?
The United States’ renewed sanctions on India’s Chabahar port project in Iran came into effect on Monday, in a significant setback for New Delhi’s regional…
ADB lowers India’s FY26 growth forecast to 6.5% on US tariffs
The Indian economy is expected to expand by 6.5% in the current financial year despite a strong 7.8% growth in the first quarter of FY26,…
India interest rate cut back in play after tariffs
The Reserve Bank of India’s interest rate decision on Wednesday will likely be a close call, with policymakers facing multiple reasons to lower borrowing costs…
RBI likely to maintain status quo; 25 bps cut would be a positive surprise: BoB Economist
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to maintain the policy rate unchanged in the current Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, with a rate…
RBI tweaks rules for small business loans, loans against gold
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tweaked rules for small business loans, allowing the spread charged for the credit risk of a borrower to be…
RBI unveils norms to enable faster transmission of rates
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday announced a series of regulatory amendments aimed at faster transmission of policy rates, easing gold loan norms…
IIP growth in August eases to 4% over manufacturing dip
India’s industrial output growth eased marginally to 4% year-on-year in August due to a slowdown in manufacturing, but economists expect production to rebound in the…
India begins anti-dumping probe against China, South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has begun an anti-dumping investigation on imports of solar encapsulants excluding EVA encapsulants originating in or…
Free trade pact talks on with multiple nations, US too: Commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: India is negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with a number of countries including the US, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Chile and the EU,…
Latest round of India-EU talks on FTA was ‘missed opportunity’ to make some breakthrough: EU envoy
The latest round of negotiations between India and the European Union on a proposed free trade agreement was a bit of a “missed opportunity” to…