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  India's foreign exchange reserves jump by USD 4.546 billion to USD 674.664 billion

  Business | August 23, 2024 21:40 IST

  Business news: Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.

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  Germany to invest 1 billion euros for green urban mobility in India

  India | November 02, 2019 14:02 IST

  Merkel, whose visit to the country coincided with one of the worst spells of air pollution in Delhi/NCR, also emphasised on the need to replace diesel-run public transport with electric vehicles

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  FDI in India grew by 6% to $42bn in 2019: UN report

  Business | June 13, 2019 14:59 IST

  "Investment was strong in manufacturing, communication and financial services -- the top three industry recipients," said the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2019 released on Wednesday.

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  Paytm raises Rs 9,100 cr from Softbank, valuation soars to over Rs 52,000 cr

  May 19, 2017 11:14 IST

  Homegrown mobile payment and e-commerce platform Paytm, run by One97 Communication Ltd, has raised $1.4 billion (approx. Rs 9,100 crore) funding from Japanese internet and telecom major SoftBank Group, the company said here on Thursday.

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  US spy agencies spent nearly $68 bn in 2014

  World | October 31, 2014 11:30 IST

  Washington:  US spy agencies spent nearly $68 billion in fiscal year 2014, about the same level of spending on intelligence gathering in the previous year, the government has said.Funding for the country's 17 intelligence agencies

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  Three billion internet users by end of 2014: ITU

  May 06, 2014 21:33 IST

  Geneva: By the end of this year, there will be almost 3 billion internet users, two-thirds of them coming from the developing world.  And the number of mobile-broadband subscriptions will reach 2.3 billion globally, new

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  World Cup to generate $27.7 billion in Brazil

  Football | April 08, 2014 7:04 IST

  Sao Paulo: The Brazilian government forecasts that the 2014 soccer World Cup will generate around 62.1 billion reais (or $27.7 billion) in revenues, three times what was injected into the country's economy during last year's

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  Cabinet approves buying USD 4.3 billion World Bank bonds

  Politics | September 12, 2013 20:12 IST

  New Delhi: The government today approved a proposal to invest USD 4.3 billion in World Bank bonds, which will help the country secure additional funding from the multilateral agency for infrastructure projects.  “The Cabinet has

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  BRICS agrees on USD 100 billion fund, India to give USD 18 billion

  World | September 05, 2013 20:08 IST

  St Petersburg: Battling stunted growth and devaluing currencies, the five nation BRICS grouping, including India, today decided to launch a USD 100 billion currency reserve fund which is expected to help them navigate through an

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  Pakistan seeks $ 11 billion bailout package from IMF, donors

  World | July 02, 2013 15:34 IST

  Islamabad, Jul 2:  Cash-strapped Pakistan today movedcloser to securing a massive USD 11 billion economic bailout package from international donor agencies including the IMF, to revive the ailing national economy, media reports said.After lengthy discussions

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  India's forex reserves down $2 billion

  May 11, 2013 23:14 IST

  Mumbai, May 11: India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves decreased by $2.06 billion to $294.30 billion for the week ended May 3, according to data released by the central bank.The reserves had risen by $1.60 billion

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  India's forex reserves jump by $ 1 billion to $ 293.37 billion

  March 30, 2013 17:38 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 30:  The country's foreign exchange reserves rose for the second consecutive week, going up by USD 1.05 billion to USD 293.37 billion on a rise in the core currency assets, the Reserve Bank

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  India's foreign reserves up $1.63 billion

  December 22, 2012 22:00 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 22: India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves went up by $1.63 billion to $296.63 billion for the week ended Dec 14, data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said Saturday.The reserves had

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  Forex Reserve At US $ 293 Billion; External Debt Stock At US $ 326 Billion

  March 15, 2012 19:09 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 15: The Economic Survey 2011-12 says, the unfolding of the Euro zone crisis and uncertainty surrounding the global economy have impacted the Indian economy causing drop in growth, higher current account deficit

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  India May Borrow $9.5 Billion By Pledging Assets : Bloomberg

  December 22, 2011 18:23 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 22: India plans to borrow up to Rs 500 billion ($9.5 billion) by pledging property and shares to bridge the government's budget deficit, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing unnamed government officials. Shares in

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  Srei To Raise $ 1 Billion Overseas Equity Fund

  August 25, 2011 19:09 IST

  Mumbai, Aug 25: Infrastructure finance company Srei today said it would raise a USD 1 billion infrastructure equity fund from overseas to invest in road, power and ports projects.“We will be raising USD 1 billion

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  G-8 Nations To Give $ 40 Billion For Arab Spring

  World | May 28, 2011 16:53 IST

  Deauville, France, May 28: Rich countries and international lenders are aiming to provide $40 billion in funding for Arab nations trying to establish true democracies, officials said at a Group of Eight summit.Officials didn't fully

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  Jessica Simpson's Fashion Line Set To Make $1 Billion This Year

  Hollywood | February 15, 2011 19:42 IST

  New York: Jessica Simpson may not be doing too well in her music and acting careers, but her fashion line has never been better.According to an article in New York Magazine that will hit shelves

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  BrahMos Gets $4 Billion Order To Deliver Cruise Missiles To Armed Forces

  India | February 08, 2011 18:33 IST

  Bangalore, Feb 8: Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace has secured orders from the Armed Forces to deliver supersonic cruise missiles, valued at  $ 4 billion, a top company official said today.The orders by Army, Navy