India's biz sentiment to remain subdued during July-September: D&B

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 14:54

India's biz sentiment will remain subdued during July-September amid concerns of weak factory data and potential impact of deficient monsoon.

Business optimism in India slips on 'slow decision making'

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 18:05

India has slipped to the fourth position among 36 economies in terms of business optimism during the June quarter due to "slow progress on easing regulatory shackles and decision-making", says a report.

India aims 8-10% growth, current rate not satisfactory: Jaitley

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 19:17

Pitching for a higher growth of 8 to 10 percent to eradicate poverty, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the country is no more satisfied with the current rate.

Reforms absolutely necessary in land, labour and taxation: FM Jaitley

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 12:51

The Finance Minister further said that the government has already begun implementing various tax reforms.

India's business sentiment boosted by June rate cut: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 13:53

The downturn in India's business sentiment seems to have bottomed out as listed firms reported significant improvement in production levels, domestic as well as export orders this month, a survey said Tuesday.

Policy instability deterred investment in India: Jaitley

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 23:45

India has the potential to grow at 8-9 percent or even more in the next one to two years and global investors cannot ignore such an economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday while blaming policy instability for deterring investment in the past.

India emerges as UK's 3rd largest FDI source in 2014

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 20:30

The UK on Wednesday said it has maintained its position as the number one destination for FDI in Europe after attracting a record number of projects from over 70 countries including India, bringing in the largest financial value and associated jobs over the past year.

Services sector contracts for first time in 13 months: HSBC

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 10:57

India's services sector activity contracted for the first time in 13 months in May, largely due to decline in new order flows amid competitive pressure and natural disasters.

Indian biz confidence falls to pre-Modi levels: Deutsche Borse

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 15:33

Sentiment towards the country's current business environment and expectations for future have dipped to pre-Modi government levels, a Deutsche Borse survey Wednesday said.

New govt boosted confidence, improved India's perception: DBS

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 10:55

In its report 'India: Time to Deliver' released yesterday DBS Bank, however, has put in a note of caution, saying, "But sustaining that optimism will not be easy."

Increase R&D spending to 4% of GDP, says Prabhu

Last Updated: Saturday, May 9, 2015, 22:18

If India is to expand business and innovate, the spending on Research and Development (R&D) should be raised to four percent from existing one percent of the GDP, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Saturday .

Govt proposes mechanisms to address exporters issues

Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015, 17:24

The government has proposed two institutional mechanisms to address issues facing exporters and engage in regular communication with stakeholders, Parliament was informed on Friday.