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India in danger of losing BRIC Status?

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) credit analyst Takahira Ogawa listened politely as Indian govt officials at the finance ministry made an hour-long pitch for a ratings upgrade, citing economic growth prospects, revenues and their efforts to contain the government’s fiscal deficit.

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India Inc puts its might behind innovations

It is a problem that confronts most steel makers, but few have been able to work round it. The one who has is Tata Steel. The Rs 29,396-crore steel major is piloting a technology at Vizag in Andhra Pradesh that will help it reduce wastage when it removes the ash content from coal mines.

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Indian empowered US economy in recession

Applauding the role of Indian companies in stimulating US economy and creating jobs during the tough days of economic recession, top American lawmakers, cutting across party lines, pledged to strengthen economic ties between the two countries.

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Private airlines owe a total of Rs 14,573 crore to PSUs

The Financial crunch faced by the Indian Airlines is affecting the Banks of government of Indian Undertaking.

 

In a reply to the Rajya Sabha by finance minster of state the amount due are outstanding.

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An Indian making waves in Gulf commerce industry

Kerala-born M. A. Yusuffali is today dubbed as one of the most influential Indians in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a political and economic alliance of six Middle Eastern countries – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.

He is the first non-Arab elected member of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Khaleej Times reported.

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Indian second most confident about her economy

Indians continue to be among the world’s most confident people about their economy on account of moderating inflationary pressure and the easing of tight money policy stance of the Reserve Bank, says a report.

According to global research firm Ipsos, India has emerged as the second most economically confident nation for the second consecutive time.

India’s economic confidence jumped by five points to 75 per cent in March compared to the previous month, to retain the second most economically confident nation title after Saudi Arabia which tops the table with 89 per cent.

China is the third most economically confident country, where 71 per cent are optimistic about their economy, followed by Sweden (70 per cent), Germany (68 per cent), Canada (64 per cent) and Australia (62 per cent).

“India has overtaken Japan to become the third-largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity (as per IMF report) and is heading for accelerated growth, following RBI cutting repo rate by 50 bps and inflation moderating to acceptable level,” Ipsos India CEO Mick Gordon said.

“This should provide some confidence to the overall sentiments and help in stimulating investment.

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India to be world’s 3rd largest energy user: Shinde

Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has said that India is projected to become the world’s third-largest energy consumer by 2020 after the US and China.

Speaking at the World Energy Leaders Summit in Istanbul, Shinde said India has conducive policy environment as well as regulatory framework for securing a sustainable energy future.

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India’s services exports grew 1.8 per cent to USD 11.23 billion

India’s services exports grew 1.8 per cent to USD 11.23 billion in February this fiscal over the previous month, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. Export of services were USD 11.02 billion in January.

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State govt may seize assets of entrepreneurs, who have defaulted on loan repayment

The state government is considering the option of seizing assets of entrepreneurs in Pune district who have defaulted on loan repayment to the Industries department. There are around 1,700 entrepreneurs who have availed themselves of the soft loans totalling around Rs 17 crore.

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India tops consumer confidence in Asia: Survey

India has been ranked as the most optimistic nation in Asia in a global consumer confidence survey.

At 81.2, in an index which is calculated with zero as the most pessimistic 100 as the most optimistic, India was the leader of the pack in Asia, said MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Confidence.

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State-run banks trading lower on fears

India’s state-run banks were trading lower on fears that margins may be hit after some cut their base rate, reacting to a government directive to review lending rates after RBI’s deeper than expected cut in its policy rate on Tuesday.

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India second in air traffic growth

In a report released by IATA India bagged second position in domestic air traffic growth in the world after Brazil, but the high growth hid the financial weakness facing the Indian carriers, global airline body the report has said.

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