Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman attends 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Washington DC
The meeting was the final FMCBG Meeting under the G20 Italian Presidency and saw discussions and agreements on various issues concerning global economic recovery, pandemic support to vulnerable countries, global health, climate action, international taxation and financial sector issues.
October 14, 2021 -
India needs four or five SBI like ‘big banks’ to meet requirements of growing economy
India needs to scale up banking to meet the changing requirements.
September 26, 2021 -
Public sector banks are stable now after PCA: Nirmala Sitharaman
Referring to TMB's deposit base of Rs 41,000 crore and advance portfolio of Rs 32,000 crore, Sitharaman said: "If that is the rapidity with which you are using the money to make more businesses work, it is possible to be more efficient if you adopt complete technology related solutions."
September 12, 2021 -
India, UK announce new steps to tackle climate change
The UK-India economic relationship is already strong with bilateral trade of over £18bn in 2020, supporting nearly half-a-million jobs in each other’s economies.
September 2, 2021 -
Sitharaman assures policy certainty, urges industry to take more risks
Earlier, while sharing the CII suggestions for a robust recovery, CII President T.V. Narendran said that for growth to take deep roots, sustained demand is critical, and the immediate source of demand has to be government expenditure.
August 25, 2021 -
Hospitality sector sore as Centre stalling Rs 60K cr package
In a representation to Sitharaman, the FHRAI has sought her intervention to set in motion the Rs 60,000 crore sanctioned under the 'Loan Guarantee Scheme' for Covid-hit sectors, as announced by her on June 28, said FHRAI Vice President Gurbaxish Singh Kohli.
August 11, 2021 -
No plan to print currency notes to tide over crisis: FM
The Reserve Bank of India, in its latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) resolution of June 4, 2021, has projected India's real GDP to grow at 9.5 per cent in 2021-22, after accounting for the impact of the second wave as compared to its earlier projection of 10.5 per cent, she said.
July 26, 2021 -
Wide-ranging reforms make India attractive destination for investment: FM
India has vibrant and pulsating financial markets, enormous investments opportunity in infrastructure sector and R&D, she added.
July 17, 2021 -
Nirmala Sitharaman attends Third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting
The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors reaffirmed their resolve to use all available policy tools for as long as required to address the adverse consequences of COVID-19.
July 12, 2021 -
8 measures to boost Covid-hit economy
Major sops for credit relief, funds for health infra and tourism sector
June 29, 2021 -
FM to chair meeting with heads of insurance companies
Since 2014, as per the ministry, the Modi government has taken various financial inclusion initiatives to empower the people.
June 5, 2021 -
West Bengal’s industry ‘needs a lot more oxygen’
Sitharaman said that there should be complete trust between the industry and the government to sustain growth amid Covid-19 pandemic situation.
April 21, 2021 -
Govt withdraws interest rate cut in small savings schemes, calls it oversight
The interest rates on such schemes will continue to remain as they were during January-March, reversing Wednesday’s highest cut of 1.1 per cent.
April 1, 2021 -
‘Not all banks are going to be privatized’: Nirmala Sitharaman
"We want banks to meet the aspirations of the country,” she said.
March 16, 2021 -
Shipping Corp shares surge as government gets multiple bids for stake sale
Earlier in the day, the stock touched the mark of Rs 123.5, after it rose 19.03 per cent.
March 2, 2021 -
Unleash animal spirits to make India fastest growing economy: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to India Inc
"We need capacities to be ramped up, we need expansion, we need more production of very many such products, which are so required for the economy," she said.
February 20, 2021 -
Budget set pace for self-reliant India: Sitharaman in LS
She said a challenging situation like the pandemic didn't deter the government from taking up reforms that are going to be necessary for sustaining long term growth for the country to boost the economy.
February 13, 2021