INDIAN ECONOMY
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India has asked Russia to fast-track approvals for
Indian exporters --including expedited listing of
domestic establishments and quicker registration
of marine and pharmaceutical products as part
of a broader push to expand two-way trade, the
commerce ministry said on Thursday.
Commerce secretary Rajesh...
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said all possibilities are on the table regarding the resumption of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Canada.
Goyal said he has held two rounds of discussions with Canada's Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development ...
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The retail inflation excluding gold is expected to remain negative over the next two months, accirding to a report by SBI Research, highlighting an unusually low-inflation environment in India.
India's CPI inflation moderated to an all-time low of 0.25 per cent year-on-year in October this year, largely dr...
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Andhra Pradesh on Friday set a mammoth target to attract $1 trillion investments in assorted sectors over the next 10 years, laid the foundation stone for its ambitious drone and space city projects, and vowed to launch a “Quantum Valley” by January, seeking to position itself as the leading state in high-tec...
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India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the country is currently negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with several economies including the United States, the European Union, New Zealand, Oman, Peru and Chile. He was speaking at the CII Partnership Summit 2025
Goyal also said that ...
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Economists expect reciprocal US tariffs on Indian exports to be lowered to 15%-20% by the end of December, as there seems to be some concrete movement from both governments.
Importantly, most believe the additional 25% penalty duty, imposed on August 27, is on its way out after India has moderated its oil ...
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the Trade Relief Measures Directions, 2025 on Friday to cushion exporters from global trade disruptions and ensure continuity of viable businesses. Effective immediately, the framework applies to commercial banks, co-operative banks, NBFCs (including housing finan...
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MARKET & FINANCE
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Foreign investors (FIIs/FPIs) net sold Rs 4968 crore worth of Indian equities on Friday, November 14. This is the highest sell off so far for the month of November. At the same time, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought shares at a record high since August 29, worth Rs 8461 crore, according to p...
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India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $2.7 billion to $687.73 billion in the week ended November 7, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.
The reserves had dipped by $5.6 billion to $689.73 billion in the week preceding that, the weekly statistical data shared by the central bank had not...
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Mutual funds have inched up their investments in IT stocks to 7.6% in October after touching a 67-month low in September 2025.
The investments on monthly basis have gone up by 10 basis points from 7.5% in September to 7.6% in October whereas on a yearly basis, the investment has gone up by nearly 130 basis...
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Global financial markets are showing surprising resilience despite a series of geopolitical and economic challenges, according to Avnish Jain, Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income at Canara Robeco Asset Management Company. Jain notes that even with the prolonged Russia–Ukraine conflict and the recent US go...
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Debt mutual funds received an inflow of Rs 1.59 lakh crore in October after witnessing an outflow for two consecutive months. Market experts say that the turnaround was largely driven by institutional investors who redeployed surplus cash after the quarter-end outflows observed in the previous month.
“Debt...
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GLOBAL CORPORATE
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Sales of iPhones in China rose 22% from year-earlier levels in the first month after the iPhone 17 series launched, even as the broader market softened, a private survey showed on Friday.
The new lineup drove most of Apple's smartphone sales in China in the period from the September 19 launch, with the 17 ...
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Saudi Aramco is set to sign two U.S. liquefied natural gas supply deals with Woodside Energy and Commonwealth LNG when Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Washington next week, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The world's largest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, wants to become ...
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Global supplies of the rare earth element yttrium are running low due to Chinese export restrictions, sparking fears of shortages and surging costs that could hit aerospace, energy and semiconductor production.
China, the main source of the element used in speciality alloys found in engines as well as coat...
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The U.S. fund overseeing U.S. President Donald Trump's critical minerals deal with Ukraine said on Friday it had appointed advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal to help it identify and size up potential opportunities.
Ukraine and the U.S. in April signed a deal, heavily promoted by Trump, that gave the United Sta...
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Alphabet's Google said on Friday it would invest $40 billion in three new data centers in Texas, as part of its push to expand capacity for artificial intelligence initiatives.
The investment, which will be made through 2027, underscores the intensifying competition among AI and cloud service providers to ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on dozens of food products, including such staples as beef, tomatoes and bananas, in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries. The new exemptions – which take effect retroactively at midnight on Thursday – mar...
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Banking
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Days after govt announced the 'export
promotion mission' and easier loan flow, RBI has eased repayment rules for exporters by giving them more time to bring in the proceeds and allowing banks to offer temporary relief on trade-related loans.
The changes, issued through a Gazette notificatio on Nov 13 amen...
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Banks' annual credit growth at the end of October 31 stood at 11.3% while deposits grew 9.7%, Reserve Bank of India data showed.
The credit growth was seen at 11.5% a fortnight back while deposits growth print was at 9.5%.
This means the gap between credit and deposit growth prints narrowed to 160 basis...
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Microfinance institutions (MFIs) need to rebuild credibility and confidence to achieve sustainable growth, a joint study by consultancy firm PwC and Sa-Dan, a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) of the sector, said.
Microfinance, which is principally underpinned by trust among the stakeholders, who are the ...
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Indian travellers visiting Malaysia will soon be able to pay local merchants directly through their usual UPI apps, following a partnership between Razorpay’s Malaysian entity, Curlec, and NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL). The agreement, finalised at the Global Fintech Fest 2025, enables instant tra...
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Consumer prices in France rose 0.8% year-on-year in October, statistics office INSEE said on Friday, below analysts' expectations and the preliminary reading published last month.
The EU-harmonised inflation figure in the bloc'...
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Over-indebtedness among German adults is climbing again after years of decline, as economic weakness and rising costs squeeze household finances, data from credit agency Creditreform showed on Friday.
About 5.67 million people ...
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The euro zone economy continued to expand at a modest but respectable pace in the third quarter while the trade surplus surged in September on healthy exports to the United States, data from Eurostat showed on Friday.
The 20-na...
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The UK government's commitment to its own fiscal rules to balance the budget by 2029/30 remains vital for the country's AA- credit rating, credit agency Fitch said.
UK bond markets reacted badly on Friday to a report that Briti...
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The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Friday it was working to update its schedule of economic data releases affected by the recently ended government shutdown.
"BEA is consulting with the U.S. Census Bu...
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Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan on Friday again signaled she would oppose an interest-rate cut in December, after also opposing the Fed's rate cut in October, because of her concern that inflation is too high, trendin...
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South Africa on Friday secured its first credit rating upgrade in nearly 20 years after S&P Global raised the country’s foreign-currency long-term sovereign rating to "BB" from "BB-", citing stronger growth prospects, an improving...
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S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Nigeria to "positive" from "stable" on Friday, backing the country's ongoing economic reforms, and also affirmed the country's rating at "B-/B".
"The monetary, economic, and fiscal refo...
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Credit ratings agency S&P on Friday downgraded Senegal's long-term sovereign credit rating to "CCC+" from "B-", citing the precarious debt position of the West African country.
It also placed Senegal's ratings on "CreditWatch d...
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Japan is considering spending around 17 trillion yen ($110 billion) in new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first stimulus package, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday, underscoring the administration's focus on expansionary ...
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Global ratings agency Fitch upgraded Greece's long-term foreign-curency issuer default rating by a notch to "BBB" on Friday, reflecting the country's strong budget performance and debt reduction.
"Recent fiscal outturns and 202...
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China will strengthen fiscal policy over the next five years, said the country's finance minister on Saturday in an interview with Xinhua News Agency.
Finance Minister Lan Foan said the country will strengthen counter-cyclical ...
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INDIAN CORPORATE
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Telecom sector experts have raised concerns over Vodafone Idea's declining capital expenditure in absence of external funding and the operator's ability to strengthen its network to compete with rivals Jio and Bharti Airtel.
Du...
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Consumer electronics major LG India is eyeing double-digit revenue and margin growth in the second half of FY26 on the back of better market conditions, chief sales officer Sanjay Chitkara told FE.
The company had reported unde...
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Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) on Friday posted a massive 2110% rise in its consolidated profit at Rs 76,248 crore in the July-September quarter. The surge was driven by a one-time exceptional gain of Rs 82,616 crore arisin...
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