In a major report, The Wall Street Journal said Wal-Mart's "suspected bribery" unearthed in India involves thousands of small payments to low-level local officials to help move goods through customs or obtain real-estate permits.
Because of the veto power of the US, the reforms of the IMF decided way back in 2010 to reflect the growing importance of major emerging markets in the global economy have not taken place, Nathan Sheets, the Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs, said.
The proposed quota reforms at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which would give greater say to the countries, including India, has been pending for quite some time.
The Iran deal was backed by at least 86 nations including six -- China, India, Japan, South Korea, Turkey and Taiwan -- that have voluntarily restricted the amount of Iranian oil that they imported, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said on Thursday.
India is the world's fourth largest oil consumer and also the second biggest buyer of Iranian oil after China, importing about 11 million tonnes of crude oil in 2014-15. However, Pradhan remained non-commital on whether India will increase imports from Iran after restricting it at 11 million tonnes in the past two fiscal.
While Peter Hooper feels the politics in Washington do not look very good, Seth Freeman says he would be surprised if there are significant gains from here.
Nirmal Bang has come out with its report on currency. According to the research firm, in the intraday session the USDINR pair is expected to trade in a range of 54.70-55.00 levels.
European stocks rallied early on Wednesday as the re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama fuelled expectation the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing will continue.
Stop SOPA is gaining momentum and that doesn‘t really come as a surprise - with the Wikipedia blackout, Google support and all of the other
Anger against Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills furthered by the House and the Senate, ...