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Roundtable on “Vietnam–India Strategic Partnership in the Coffee Industry”
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Virtual B2B Meeting on Furniture Sector Indonesia-India
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RBI
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RBI/2025-26/193
(Delhi)
Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for Short Term Loans for Agriculture and
Allied Activities availed through Kisan Credit Card (KCC) during the financial year
2025-26
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RBI/CEPD/2025-26/381
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks - Internal Ombudsman) Directions,
2026
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14
Jan
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RBI/CEPD/2025-26/382
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks - Internal Ombudsman) Directions,
2026
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14
Jan
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RBI/CEPD/2025-26/383
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Payments Banks - Internal Ombudsman) Directions,
2026
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14
Jan
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RBI/CEPD/2025-26/384
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies - Internal Ombudsman) Directions, 2026
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14
Jan
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RBI/CEPD/2025-26/385
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Non-Bank Prepaid Payment Instruments Issuers - Internal
Ombudsman) Directions, 2026
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14
Jan
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RBI/CEPD/2025-26/386
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Credit Information Companies - Internal Ombudsman)
Directions, 2026
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12
Jan
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RBI/2025-26/189
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks - Prudential Norms on Capital
Adequacy) Amendment Directions, 2026
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12
Jan
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RBI/2025-26/190
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks - Prudential Norms on Capital
Adequacy) Amendment Directions, 2026
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12
Jan
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RBI/2025-26/191
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) - Prudential
Norms on Capital Adequacy) Amendment Directions, 2026
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12
Jan
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RBI/2025-26/192
(Delhi)
Foreign Exchange Management (Guarantees) Regulations, 2026
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INDIAN ECONOMY
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India's unemployment rate rose marginally to 4.8% in December from 4.7% in November due to increased joblessness in urban areas though it remained unchanged in rural areas, showed official data issued on Thursday.
Urban unemployment rose to 6.7% in December from 6.5% a month earlier, whereas the rural rate...
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India’s goods trade deficit widened to $25 billion in December from $20.6 billion a year ago as export growth slowed to 1.9% from a 41-month high of 19.4% in November, official data released Thursday showed. Exports to the US, India’s top destination, declined a marginal 1.8% in December to $6.9 billion amid ...
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The pall of gloom around India's outsourcing industry, a $200 billion-plus exporting powerhouse, was lifted overnight by Infosys Ltd. After the company raised its full-year sales forecast, investors took optimistic commentary from management as a sign that large client orders are coming back. The stock, which...
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India has been a key driver of global growth, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesperson Julie Kozack noted as the UN agency looks to upgrade its India growth forecast in the upcoming World Economic Outlook in January.
India has been a key driver of global growth, and growth has been quite robust in In...
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Russia is betting big on India for non-energy joint ventures and a number of Russian companies are in talks for localisation of products in areas including engineering, shipbuilding, IT, renewable energy, oil refining and metallurgy, ET has learnt.
The development comes in the backdrop of the bilateral ann...
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India’s merchandise exports rose 1.87% to $38.5 billion in December 2025, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Thursday, according to PTI. Imports increased to $63.55 billion in December 2025 from $58.43 billion a year ago. The trade deficit stood at $25 billion during the month under review.
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India’s Trade and Commerce Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal said that India is close to signing a trade deal with the European Union later this month, with negotiations expected to conclude by January 26.
The Commerce Secretary said that talks between the two parties have already been in the last and most arduous...
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With sensitive agriculture issues kept out of the prospective free trade agreement between India and the European Union (EU), the negotiators from both sides are working on the last few remaining matters so that the deal is ready for announcement when the top leadership of the 27-member bloc visits New Delhi ...
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Despite being hit by the high US tariffs, India’ marine products exports increased by over 15% to $ 6.56 billion in April – December, 2025-26 on year because of a huge surge in shipment across several new markets such as Vietnam and Belgium, according to a commerce ministry official.
In December, 2025, Ind...
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India’s merchandise exports grew for the second straight month despite challenges of high additional tariffs in its biggest market the US, expanding by 1.87% on year to $ 38.5 billion.
The drivers of the growth were electronics where the exports grew 16.78% to $ 4.17 billion, pharma which was up 5.65% to ...
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The Centre’s debt-to-GDP ratio in 2026–27 may be reduced by one percentage point to nearly 55.1%, signalling a structural shift in India’s fiscal policy framework. A one-percentage-point reduction in the debt ratio would translate into a fiscal deficit of around 4.2% of GDP in FY27, compared with the budgete...
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MARKET & FINANCE
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Nilesh Shah of Kotak AMC urged the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to work with market participants to find ways to unlock the value of gold lying idle in vaults across the country, roughly 125 percent of the GDP.
Speaking at SEBI’s annual Samvad symposium, Shah said that while gold currently...
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Indian government bonds slipped in early deals on Friday, with traders turning cautious ahead of a weekly debt auction and as the central bank's bond-buying has remained focused on less-traded securities.
The benchmark 10-year yield was at 6.6692% as of 10:30 a.m. IST. It ended at 6.6498% on Wednesday. The...
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The United States (U.S.) corporate bond issuance is expected to rise sharply in 2026, driven by increasing funding requirements from artificial intelligence hyperscalers as they ramp up investments in data centres and computing infrastructure, analysts told Reuters.
Total U.S. corporate bond issuance is fo...
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Experts have described the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Tiger Global-Flipkart capital gains dispute as a pivotal shift in India’s approach to international tax treaties, potentially reshaping foreign investment structures, increasing litigation, and introducing greater uncertainty for overseas investors.
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GLOBAL CORPORATE
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European corporate earnings are set to decline in the fourth quarter, the latest forecasts showed on Thursday, as geopolitical uncertainty mounts and the market awaits a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs.
European firms are expected to report a 4.1% d...
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Ford is in discussions with BYD to purchase batteries for its hybrid models, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, at a time when the Detroit automaker deals with waning demand for electric vehicles.
The two companies are still discussing how the arrangement would work, the report said, citing peop...
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Elon Musk's Grok chatbot is testing Europe's ability to clamp down on deepfakes and digital undressing of images online, even after regulators scored a rare win by forcing Musk's xAI to curb the creation of sexualized images.
xAI said late on Wednesday it had restricted image editing for Grok AI users afte...
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The U.S. and Taiwan clinched a trade deal on Thursday that cuts tariffs on many of the semiconductor powerhouse's exports, directs new investments in the U.S. technology industry and risks infuriating China.
The deal deepens the Trump administration's ties with Taipei at a critical time as China ratchets u...
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Under the terms of a new U.S. trade deal with Taiwan, companies from Taiwan will invest $250 billion and the island's government will invest another $250 billion to expand semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC on Thursday....
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Blackstone could invest up to 4 billion euros ($4.65 billion) for a data center in Lippetal, Germany, Handelsblatt reported on Thursday, citing sources.
In December, Blackstone’s president Jon Gray said he still sees good opportunities to invest in data centers despite a rush of investment into the hardwar...
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Oil prices rose slightly on Friday as market participants weighed concerns about supply risks, though the chances of a U.S. strike on Iran have receded.
Brent gained 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $63.81 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $59.27 per barrel at 0749 GMT.
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South Korea's planned investment of $350 billion in strategic U.S. sectors under a trade deal is unlikely to kick off in the first half of 2026, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said, meaning the weak won currency should not face major new dollar outflows.
The allies agreed to cap annual dollar investment ou...
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Banking
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The 31 combined state-run and private banks may soon be able to hand over 131% higher dividends to shareholders, driven by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) newly proposed framework on dividend distribution for commercial banks. An assessment of FY2024-25 financials for these listed banks shows that while the...
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GLOBAL ECONOMY
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The German economy expanded for the first time in three years in 2025 as consumers and a government spending surge begin to fuel a so far sluggish recovery.
Europe's biggest economy became stuck in stagnation when its vast indu...
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Across the U.S. farm belt, these have become depressing times. Farmers are facing another season of low prices, high costs and difficult decisions about how — or whether — to keep operating. Banks are cutting off some growers just...
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The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, but the drop was likely due to ongoing challenges adjusting the data for seasonal fluctuations around this time of the year.
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U.S. import prices increased 0.4% over the two months from September to November, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday.
The 43-day government shutdown prevented collection of survey data for Octo...
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A major erosion of the Federal Reserve's independence would be negative for the U.S. credit rating, Fitch's top sovereign analyst said on Thursday, with any sign that the dollar's top global currency crown could slip the most crit...
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The International Monetary Fund's latest economic forecasts due next week will show the global economy's continued resilience to trade shocks and "fairly strong" growth, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Reuters on T...
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Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries hit record highs in November, rising after two straight months of declines as market sentiment improved after the U.S. federal government ended the longest-ever shutdown in history.
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Malaysia's economy likely expanded 4.9% in 2025, beating the government and central bank's projections, as growth in the final quarter of the year surged on strong performances in key sectors and robust domestic demand.
Gross d...
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German inflation slowed in December to 2.0%, the federal statistics office said on Friday, confirming preliminary data
Inflation, or consumer prices harmonised to compare with other European Union countries, stood at 2.6% year-...
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INDIAN CORPORATE
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State-owned NTPC Green Energy on Thursday said its board has given a go-ahead for the formation of 50:50 joint venture with GAIL (India) Ltd for development of renewable energy projects.
"Board of Directors of the Company in th...
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India's exports to China jumped 67.35 per cent to USD 2.04 billion in December last year due to an increase in shipments of various products like electronics and marine, according to Commerce Ministry data.
The export increase ...
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Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Friday announced receipt of a 'large' order from a joint venture of four oil and gas PSUs - Petronet LNG, promoted by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), GAIL (India) and B...
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Jio Financial Services reported an 8 per cent YoY profit decline in the third quarter of FY26. The company posted a consolidated profit of Rs 268.9 crore in Q3 FY26. The Reliance Industries group company’s consolidated profit in Q...
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Godrej Properties on Thursday said it has seen a year-on-year growth of 55% in its third-quarter sales bookings at Rs 8,421 crore.
Financial Resilience
In the nine months of FY26, the company clocked a booking value of Rs 24,0...
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INDIRECT TAX
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The Indian government today notified a major change in customs rules to help smaller businesses and exporters find it easier to claim duty benefits.
The government has overhauled customs rules to put exports sent by post at par...
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