Economy

To safeguard its financial system against broader economic headwinds, China is ramping up efforts to merge and restructure smaller, predominantly rural lenders.

The vessel will cover a total distance of 1,300 kms from Bogibeel, Dibrugarh to Narayanganj, Dhaka. This is the first batch of cargo to be shipped from upper Assam's Dibrugarh to a foreign port since India's independence in 1947.

Modi, Parmelin discuss deeper cooperation in trade, defence, nuclear energy, infrastructure, technology and mobility.

Beer volumes rise sharply in Karnataka as state excise collections cross Rs 11,500 crore in the July-September quarter.

Goldman Sachs flags fiscal deficits, rising bond yields and political uncertainty as key risks to market stability.

Gulf producers are working to ramp up production and exports and have succeeded in boosting crude flows to near pre-war levels.

Pranjul Bhandari said the RBI should not wait until December to act and should combine a rate hike with measures to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.

Sitharaman remarked that trade deals are moving away from thespirit of negotiation

Argentina’s new citizenship-by-investment programme offers foreign applicants two routes, requiring either a non-refundable $350,000 payment, around Rs 3.37 crore, or an $800,000 government bond worth nearly Rs 7.71 crore.

India can sustain its growth momentum towards the Viksit Bharat 2047 goal by focusing on AI, a deeper financial ecosystem, strategic self-reliance, sustainable development and human capital, Shaktikanta Das said.

A sub-group of seven countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia is set to keep targets steady in November, in line with an existing road map, delegates said.

The proposal, if approved, could allow employers to claim ITC on GST paid on group insurance premiums.