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Inflation Still High And Focus On Minimising Risk, Says RBI Report

MUMBAI: With retail inflation gaining momentum in February, the monetary policy must remain in a risk-minimising mode to guide the trajectory towards the 4 per cent target, stated the Reserve Bank of India’s State of the Economy report. It also underscored an upward trend in per capita income, citing...

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Govt Sweetens Contract Terms For BOT Highway Projects, Boost To Pure-Play PPP Projects

NEW DELHI: To lure private risk capital into highway construction, the government has revised the concession terms for build operate transfer (BOT) projects. Liberal construction support, facility to borrow from non-bank lenders and enhanced compensation if the tariff projections are built into the revised model concession agreement (MCA). The...

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India Can Sustain Eight Per Cent Growth: RBI

MUMBAI: India can sustain 8 per cent annual GDP growth and the conducive macroeconomic configuration may become a launching pad for a step-up in the country’s growth trajectory, said an article on the ‘State of Economy’ in the central bank’s March Bulletin published on Tuesday. Over the period 2021-24,...

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India’s Exports May Reach $450 Billion This Fiscal: FIEO President

NEW DELHI: The country’s merchandise exports are expected to reach $450 billion by the end of this fiscal despite geo-political challenges like the Red Sea crisis, newly elected president of apex exporters body FIEO Ashwani Kumar said on Tuesday. He said that the need of the hour is to...

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Apple Taps Big & Small Retailers To Boost iPhone Market Share In India

NEW DELHI: Apple is pulling out all stops in a bid to reach a double-digit smartphone market share in India as soon as possible, from around 7% now. The iPhone maker has expanded its reach by onboarding thousands of authorised resellers in recent times across the country, along with...

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Government Mulls Changes In SARFAESI, DRT Laws

NEW DELHI: To speed up the debt recovery process, the Finance Ministry has set up a panel to suggest amendments to the SARFAESI and DRT Acts, including a provision for granting legal sanctity to e-notices to debtors, sources said. The committee headed by an Additional Secretary held several meetings,...

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Food Price Pressures Threat To Four Per Cent Inflation Target: RBI

MUMBAI: Food price pressures is an obstacle in swifter fall in retail inflation to the Reserve Bank’s target of 4 per cent, said an article on the ‘State of Economy’ in the central bank’s March Bulletin published on Tuesday. Retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) is on...

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Pharma Major Launches Cancer Treatment Drug Versavo In UK

NEW DELHI: Pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd on Tuesday announced the launch of its cancer treatment drug Versavo in the United Kingdom. Versavo is a biosimilar of Avastin, a registered trademark of Roche, and is indicated for the treatment of several types of cancers, including metastatic colorectal cancer,...

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Audi To Drive In Over Twenty New Models By 2025: CEO

INGOLSTADT: German automaker Audi plans to roll out over 20 new models by the end of 2025 across markets, Audi AG CEO Gernot Dollner said on Tuesday. The company also plans to electrify all core segments by 2027. The automaker has also lined up a capex of EUR 41...

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Bank Of Japan Ends Its Negative Interest Rate Policy, Opting For Its First Hike In 17 Years

TOKYO: Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy. The Bank of Japan’s lending rate for overnight borrowing by banks was raised to a range of 0 to 0.1%...

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