Liberalisation

As India aspires to become a developed economy by 2047, understanding the transformative power of economic liberalisation—which has already delivered unprecedented growth and lifted millions from poverty—becomes crucial for charting the nation's path forward

The rise and rise of India’s share market under Manmohan Singh: Liberalisation to resilience

Manmohan Singh’s liberalisation and pro-market policies drove India’s share market growth, fostering sectors like IT and banking and delivering strong returns despite global challenges.

Diaries of a rookie reporter on liberalisation: Nearly every day was historic in the 1990s

Latha Venkatesh is now a veteran journalist. In the early 1990s, as a cub reporter, she witnessed India's journey from childhood to adolescence. She recounts those epochal days.

How does the structural change of the last 30 years compare with that of the 30 years preceding liberalisation?

In several significant development markers such as the change in the share of agriculture and industry in GDP, the period since liberalisation has done worse than the thirty year period prior to the opening up of the economy.

Free trade with India on agenda of UK Commonwealth summit

The UK Commonwealth summit, planned to set free trade deals on course as Britain exits the European Union, will put other leading commonwealth countries including India on course for greater trade liberalisation, a media report said today.

Joseph Stiglitz backs Hillary to be the best US president

Joseph Stiglitz, Former Chief Economist at World Bank and Professor at Columbia University, believes that Hillary Clinton would be the best US President not only for India but for the whole world.

FDI inflows in 2016-17 to top 15.3% growth in 2015-16: Das

FDI inflows in the current fiscal will top 15.3 per cent rise in 2015-16 on the back of reforms and liberalisation of FDI norms, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on June 16

FDI norm relaxation for ARCs to smoothen capital inflows

Liberalisation of FDI norms for asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) will help bring in the much-needed foreign capital to deal with stressed assets and revitalise the financial sector, says tax consultancy KPMG.

India to stay on high growth path for 10-20 yrs: Jaitley

"We do believe that 7.5 percent rate can be improved upon... And government is concentrating on several areas specially rural India," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.

Mumbai: The city of healthy dreams

India is set to emerge as the world‘s fastest growing economy by 2015 according to a World Bank report.

Govt goes on reforms overdrive; okays FDI in 15 sectors

The central government announced FDI and liberalisation in 15 sectors, including agriculture, mining plantation, defence, broadcasting, aviation, construction, manufacturing, private banking sector, cash and carry wholesale trading, among others

Commerce Ministry's report card on government‘s one year

As the Modi government completes its first year in the office, here is a report on what all was done by the Commerce Ministry.

Telecom sector generated Rs 2.19 lakh cr rev in 2013-14

For 2013-14, revenue generated by telecom sector stood at Rs 2,19,357 crore and the GDP stood at Rs 1,13,45,056 crore. Telecom revenue was 1.93 percent of the GDP.

Are we being complacent over the yuan's decline?

The tightly controlled currency has fallen 0.8 percent so far this week and is heading towards its biggest weekly fall on record, Reuters reported.

Will oil & gas sector see policy reforms in 2014?

India witnessed an unforeseen economic growth post liberalisation driven by demographic changes rapid industrialisation and a robust service oriented business environment.

RBI chief says policy not to resort to capital controls

The Reserve Bank of India's outgoing Governor Duvvuri Subbarao on Thursday emphasised the central bank's policy is not to resort to capital controls but said it must maintain its focus on stabilising markets.

Find out: 2 real estate cycles that changed the industry

Global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle India presents about two real estate cycles that changed the face of the real estate industry in India.

Little sign Abe can shake up Japan's inbound FDI

Compared with the size of the economy, foreign direct investment inflows into Japan are the lowest among the 34 developed nations grouped in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Govt cautious in allowing FDI in LLPs: Experts

Govt cautious in allowing FDI in LLPs: Experts