'Global slowdown, steep fall in oil prices impacted exports'

Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015, 15:26

The country's exports dipped by 1.2 percent to USD 310.5 billion in 2014-15.

Gold snaps three-day losing streak but US rate worries remain

Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015, 13:49

Spot gold ticked up 0.4 percent to $1,183.08 an ounce by 0704 GMT, up from a six-week low of $1,170.20 reached on Friday

Global slowdown impacted India's exports in 2014-15: Sitaraman

Last Updated: Sunday, April 26, 2015, 19:50

India failed to meet the exports target of USD 340 billion set for 2014-15 due to economic slowdown in many countries, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitaraman said Sunday.

India's banks turn to consumer loans to counter corporate slowdown

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 08:17

Meanwhile, retail borrowers have escaped largely unscathed, with income levels still growing, albeit at a slower pace, and no large-scale job losses.

'Global slowdown hits Indian exports'

Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2015, 21:24

Persistent slowdown in global markets has hit Indian exports which fell sharply by 21 percent in March, the industry said Friday.

Xi says shuns fixation on GDP as Chinese economy slows

Last Updated: Saturday, March 28, 2015, 17:45

With the slowing Chinese economy causing ripples at home and abroad, President Xi Jinping on Saturday said focus should not be fixated on growth rates alone but on the quality of growth.

China gold demand to grow over 5 years, but at slower pace: Barclays

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 17:26

China`s share of the global gold market will expand in the next five years as it will be one of the few countries witnessing demand growth, but at a slower pace, Barclays analysts said.

Indian auto sector needs infrastructural changes for growth: JD Power

Last Updated: Saturday, March 7, 2015, 14:28

The slowdown in major auto markets like China, Europe and Brazil has offered India an opportunity to attract foreign investments. However, infrastructural improvement along with ease of doing business, and better policies are required to ensure this sector`s growth, says JD Power, a US-based global marketing information services firm.

China announces USD 260 bln worth infrastructure projects

Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015, 11:14

China today ruled out introducing a stimulus to arrest the slowdown of the economy but instead announced USD 260 billion worth of infrastructure projects, including railway construction, to spur growth.

China provided $10 billion tax breaks for SMEs

Last Updated: Sunday, February 22, 2015, 19:33

China has provided USD 10 billion worth of tax concessions to small and micro businesses to help them to ward off negative effects of its economic slowdown which touched a 24 year low last year.

China services sector at six-month low, more stimulus expected

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 09:01

China`s services sector grew at the slowest pace in six months in January as growth in new business weakened, a private survey showed, raising expectations that policymakers may unveil more stimulus steps to avert a sharper slowdown in the world`s second-largest economy.

Rural India slowdown threatens PM Modi's promise of 'better days'

Last Updated: Thursday, January 15, 2015, 04:56

Tougher times in rural communities spell bad news for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who swept to power last May with a promise of "better days" - new jobs and development to lift hundreds of millions of Indians out of poverty.