Tag: Finance Minister
Limited Room For More Interest Rate Cuts: SBI Chairman
On the matter of cutting interest rates, state-run State Bank of India (SBI) on Thursday indicated there is limited space for further easing of its lending rate.....
Pakistani Graft Court Declares Finance Minister An Absconder
Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was declared an absconder by an accountability court in Islamabad on Tuesday in a corruption reference filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). ....
RIL Raises $800 Mn Through 10-year Bonds At Lowest Rate
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Tuesday said it has raised $800 million by selling 10-year bonds in the first offering since Moody's last week raised India's sovereign rating after 14 years.....
Jaitley To Skip World Economic Forum At Davos
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will give the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss town of Davos a miss since he is busy with the Union Budget to be presented on February 1.....
Nitish Kumar Welcomes Budget Proposals On MSP, Healthcare
JD-U supremo and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday welcomed the Union Budget proposal of increasing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of crops to 1.5 times of the input cost. ....
Sitharaman Quotes Kashmiri Poet During Budget Speech
During the Budget 2020 presentation in Parliament on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman quoted renowned Kashmiri poet Pandit Dinanath Kaul Nadim, a Sahitya Academy Award winner. ....
GDP Growth Over 7.4% In 2014-19, Debt Cut To 48.7%: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Central government's debt reduced to 48.7% of GDP in 2019 from 52.2% and has clocked a GDP growth of 7.4% over 2014-19 & FDI increased from $119 bn in 2009-14 to $ 284 billion.....
NDA Govt Committed To Doubling Farmers' Income By 2022: FM
Emphasising on doubling the farm income of farmers across the country by 2022, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her 2020-21 Budget speech said that the government has provided 11 crore farmers under Aspirational India programme. ....
Policy To Build Data Centre Parks Across Country Soon: FM
A policy will be set up to build data centre parks throughout the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during her second Union Budget presentation in Parliament on Saturday.....
Budget Shows Delhi Not BJP's Priority: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proved that the national capital is not in BJP's priority list, as he questioned why people should vote for the saffron party when it has disappointed the city just before the Assembly elections.....
