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ECONOMY 

India needs 9% GDP growth to realise PM Modi’s $5 trillion economy target: EY

August 5, 2019 Loknath Das 5%, 9, economy, EY, GDP, growth, India, Modi’s, Needs, PM, realise, target, to, Trillion

India will constantly need to grow by 9% every for five years and elevate aggregate investment rate to 38% of

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FINANCES 

Nirmala Sitharaman gets Finance, task cut out: at 5.8%, lowest growth in 20 quarters

June 2, 2019 Loknath Das 20%, 5.8%, at, Cut, Finance, gets, growth, in, lowest, Nirmala, out, Quarters:, Sitharaman, task

Newly appointed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge at South Block, in New Delhi, Friday, May 31, 2019. (PTI Photo:

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ECONOMY 

China’s Strong Economic Growth Figures Belie Signs of Weakness

July 16, 2018 Loknath Das Belie, China's, economic, Figures, growth, of, signs, Strong, Weakness

The United States has started a trade war with China, and by this autumn it could widen the conflict by

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ECONOMY 

Economic growth needs to reflect on HDI: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

March 26, 2018 Loknath Das Aayog, Amitabh, CEO, economic, growth, HDI:, Kant, Needs, NITI, on, reflect, to

The Indian economy is growing at 7 -8% which needs to be reflected on the human development index (HDI) wherein

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ECONOMY 

Slowdown in economy bottomed out, 7% GDP growth likely this fiscal: Niti Aayog

October 16, 2017 Loknath Das 7, Aayog, bottomed, economy, fiscal, GDP, growth, in, Likely, NITI, out, slowdown, this

Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar has said the economic slowdown that began in 2013-14 has bottomed out and the

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BANKING & SAVING 

RBI lowers growth forecast to 6.7%, holds repo rate citing risk to inflation

October 7, 2017 Loknath Das 6.7%, citing, forecast, growth, holds, Inflation, Lowers, rate, RBI, repo, risk, to

Home and auto loan rates are unlikely to change, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left its key policy

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BANKING & SAVING 

SBI’s New Chief Puts Bad Debt Under Microscope, But Also Eyes Growth

October 7, 2017 Loknath Das also, Bad, but, chief, Debt, eyes, growth, Microscope, new, Puts, SBI's, Under

Mumbai: Tackling bad debts will be the priority for State Bank of India, its newly appointed chairman Rajnish Kumar said

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BANKING & SAVING 

RBI To Keep Rates On Hold In October, Cut Growth Forecast: Poll

October 6, 2017 Loknath Das Cut, forecast, growth, hold, in, Keep, October, on, Poll, rates, RBI, to

Bengaluru: The Reserve Bank of India will hold policy steady at its October 4 meeting, and well past next year,

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ECONOMY 

Moody’s Downgrades UK Rating On Brexit, Economic Growth Fears

September 23, 2017 Loknath Das Brexit, Downgrades, economic, Fears, growth, Moody's, on, Rating, UK

London: Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Britain’s credit rating on Friday, saying the government’s plans to bring down its heavy debt

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ECONOMY 

India’s Economic Activity Growth Improves To Best Level In 9 Months: Jefferies

August 31, 2017 Loknath Das 9, Activity, Best, economic, growth, Improves, in, India's, Jefferies, Level, months, to

New Delhi: Indian economic activity rebounded in July after implementation of the pan-India Goods and Services Tax (GST), following a

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