Washington : Financial leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) have expressed concerns that trade disputes among major economies could pose downside risks to the global economy, Argentine Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne has said. "Concerns on trade disputes occupied some...
By Rituraj Baruah, New Delhi : The affordable housing segment, which is the new rage in the real estate sector after it got infrastructure status last year, still suffers from lack of funds from banks. Market participants feel they still have to wait a few more months...
Chennai : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday rejected the allegations of southern states, including Tamil Nadu, that the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 15th Finance Commission were biased against them and said it would benefit states that took population...
New Delhi : Digital transformation will add close to $154 billion to India's GDP by 2021 and increase the growth rate by one per cent annually, software giant Microsoft said on Wednesday. According to a joint report by Microsoft and IDC Asia/Pacifc, in 2017, about...
Thiruvananthapuram : Political leadership of south Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and union territory of Puducherry on Tuesday mulled the terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission and plan to submit a joint memorandum to the President on...
By Pervez Bari Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has expressed its dismay, disdain and disconcert over the proceedings in both Houses during the Budget session of Parliament which concluded on April 6, 2018. SDPI national president A. Sayeed in a...
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the union government scheme of Mudra Yojana for giving substantial impetus to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector and said it is crucial for the country's transformation. Launched in 2015, the...
New Delhi : The Delhi Assembly on Tuesday passed the Rs 53,000 crore "green" Budget for 2018-19, with the maximum share for education and health in allocations and a focus on fighting pollution, including commissioning of 1,000 electric buses and subsidies for...
New Delhi : The Central government will guarantee the Rs 5,000 crore bond issue by the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) to be subscribed by state-run Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) according to an official announcement on Monday. A Finance Ministry release...
Dubai : The Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI) closed at 3,115.16 on Sunday, the lowest point since the end of February, 2016. Shares of Dubai's bellwether Emaar Properties, the developer of the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa, dived by 2.72 per cent,...