Brisbane: As G-20 summit host Brisbane sweltered through a blistering heat wave, world leaders on Saturday got down to the business of cementing plans to drag a sagging global economy out of the doldrums.The leaders
Brisbane: The Business 20 (B20), a grouping of business leaders of G20 members, Friday called on G20 leaders to commit to a bold reforms agenda and ambitious individual country growth strategies when they meet in
Madrid: Spain will decrease income tax to an average of 12.5 percent between 2015 and 2016 to boost the country's economic growth, a media report said Saturday.The Spanish government made the announcement after a cabinet
New Delhi: India, which accounts for the third largest online userbase globally after China and the US, has had the lowest Internet penetration growth in Asia Pacific (APAC) at 17.4 per cent so far this
Washington: With a new Indian government in place, key areas of growth and business opportunities in the US-India commercial and business partnership have been highlighted by trade bodies of the two countries.‘Growing Opportunities for US-India
Chandigarh: Growth of banking credit offtake dipped in Punjab and Haryana with industry blaming banks for not extending advances on account of rising bad loans. The total advances grew by mere 8.09 per cent in
Mumbai: Domestic ratings agency Icra today said GDP growth in 2014-15 may touch 5.5 per cent as pick up in manufacturing and investment is expected in the second half of the current fiscal.“Indian GDP growth
Mumbai: Rapid implementation of GST and reduction in fiscal deficit should be the thrust areas for the new government that will help the country achieve 7-7.5 per cent growth, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh
Mumbai: The movie exhibition arm of the Reliance Anil Ambani Group, Big Cinemas that nets close to 50 percent of its net profit from advertising revenue, is expecting over 30 per cent growth from the
New Delhi: The Planning Commission's internal meeting on Wednesday, to be headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, may not suggest any cut in 8% annual average growth target for the 12th Plan though the economy
Washington: Declaring that she was "bullish" on India-US ties, a senior US official says the two countries will play a key role in advancing prosperity and stability in Asia.Asia, "a region with tremendous promise and
Beijing : Home prices in major Chinese cities grew at a slower pace in March, with fewer cities reporting month-on-month price gains, authorities said Friday.The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said out of a statistical
Washington: Finance officials from the world's major economies believe an ambitious goal to boost global growth by $2 trillion in the next five years is within reach despite a variety of threats, including rising tensions
New Delhi: In line with its strategy for sustainable profitable growth in India, German luxury carmaker BMW is pushing for more ultra high-end models. The company, which last week launched an all-new version of its
New Delhi: To spur investments, the country also needs an “enabling environment” besides reduction in interest rates, HSBC Country Head Naina Lal Kidwai has said. “Interest rates are not the only reason why investment is not
Chandigarh : Calling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) critical for job creation and economic growth, Microsoft India today said such businesses in the country should adopt information technology (IT) in a big way to achieve
Greater Noida : With India expected to become world's third largest energy consumer by 2020, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said adequate energy supply at affordable price is critical for economic growth. Speaking at Petrotech
Singapore: In an interactive session with students of Global Indian International School (GIIS) here Saturday, Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan said that he likes challenges of all kinds - be it in acting or dancing, as
New Delhi: Seeking to dispel the perception of gloom and pessimism, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asserted in the Lok Sabha that rupee will correct itself and the growth will bounce back.Conceding that economy is
St. Petersburg (Russia): Attacking developed countries for unconventional monetary expansion and sudden moves for its reversal triggering currency volatilty in countries like India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the G-20 to show collective committment
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