Mumbai: Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday approved a comprehensive overhaul of mutual fund regulations, including changes to the expense ratio framework and limits on brokerage charges, to boost transparency. The proposals are aimed at bringing regulatory clarity, reducing redundancies, and promoting ease of compliance. In its board meeting, Sebi has cleared a proposal to exclude…
New Delhi: The Indian economy is expected to record around 7 per cent growth in the current fiscal, slightly higher than 6.6 per cent projected by the IMF in October, said Gita Gopinath, former chief economist of the Washington-based International Monetary Fund. Speaking at Times Network’s India Economic Conclave 2025, Gopinath said that the IMF…
New Delhi: The government has extended the tenure of State Bank of India Managing Director Ashwini Kumar Tewari for another two years. The central government re-appoints Ashwini Kumar Tewari as Managing Director in State Bank of India (SBI) with effect from the date of his assumption of charge of the post, beyond his currently notified…
Muscat: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to arrive here on Wednesday, Omani business leaders anticipate significant growth in bilateral trade, enhanced employment opportunities and deeper economic diversification through the impending Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India. Modi’s two-day official visit is expected to see the formal signing of the landmark trade pact. Ajay…
For decades, Japan has quietly anchored the global financial system as its largest marginal provider of liquidity. The Bank of Japan (BOJ), through its Yield Curve Control (YCC) regime, has suppressed long-term bond yields, artificially lowering borrowing costs worldwide and subsidising duration risk across asset classes. This imported stability has inflated risk assets—from US Treasuries…
New Delhi: The Centre has notified the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM) with an outlay of Rs 7,280 crore. The initiative aims to reduce dependence on China for critical inputs and secure supply chains for EVs, electronics, aerospace, and green energy. The scheme, approved earlier by the Union Cabinet,…
New Delhi: IndiGo’s widespread flight cancellations in early this month resulted in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) sales falling by over 4 per cent in the first fortnight of December, according to preliminary industry data on Tuesday. Jet fuel or ATF demand had been consistently rising for the past two years as India’s aviation sector rebounded…
Kolkata: The All India Reserve Bank Employees’ Association (AIRBEA) on Monday flagged an “acute shortage” of small denomination currency notes across the country, causing widespread hardship to common people and hurting small businesses. In a letter to the Reserve Bank of India, the AIRBEA claimed that small denomination notes – Rs 10, Rs 20 and…
Mumbai: The Indian economy is poised to grow at 7.0 per cent in the current fiscal 2025-26, Crisil said as it raised projections by 50 basis points soon after the country registered robust growth in the first half. Crisil has revised its GDP forecast for this fiscal with the first-half growth printing at a street-beating…
New Delhi: Industry lobby CII has proposed a comprehensive set of reforms for the forthcoming Union Budget 2026-27 to drive sustained investment growth spanning public, private, and foreign investments and maintain India’s momentum as one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) suggested increasing central capital expenditure by 12 per…
