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Companies

Niti Aayog is exploring ways to make more Indian MNCs

The government is working to further improve the ease of doing business in India, says Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar

2 min read26 Nov 2018
Market

Indian firms less confident about profit, investment growth than global peers

Factors clouding outlook include worries about fuel costs, general election, limited pricing power, currency volatility

1 min read20 Nov 2018
Companies

What India can do to better its ease of doing business rank

An analysis of what India did right and where it needs to do better to improve its ease of doing business rank in future World Bank Doing Business reports

2 min read2 Nov 2018
Politics

India ease of doing business rank jumps 23 places to 77 in World Bank’s Doing Business 2019 survey

The sharp rise in India's ease of doing business rank is seen burnishing the reformist credentials of PM Narendra Modi ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections

2 min read1 Nov 2018
Politics

Narendra Modi on Indian economy: The ‘elephant’ is running on the right path

'My government's reform process is not a big bang but a continuum', PM Narendra Modi says in an interview, dwelling at length on the state of the Indian economy

9 min read12 Aug 2018
Companies

Govt plans to decriminalize less serious Companies Act violations

The corporate affairs ministry has set up a 10-member panel, led by secretary Injeti Srinivas, to review Companies Act, 2013, for a list of offences where a penalty can be levied in cases of default

1 min read16 Jul 2018
Politics

Andhra Pradesh tops states’ ease of doing business ranking

Telangana, Haryana, Jharkhand and Gujarat make up the top five in states' ease of doing business ranking, Meghalaya last

1 min read10 Jul 2018
Politics

India on a drive to improve investment climate, ease of living: Narendra Modi

India is now a 'free, growing market' with minimal state role, PM Narendra Modi tells India-Korea business summit

2 min read28 Feb 2018
Politics

Govt ropes in IIFT, ICAI to improve ease of doing business ranking

Commerce and industry ministry has appointed four institutes, including IIFT and ICAI, to interact with stakeholders and suggest measures to push India's ranking in World Bank's ease of doing business index

1 min read25 Feb 2018
Opinion

A tale of many ratings

Rating agencies are often lagging indicators, and policymakers need not be distracted by them. They have much work to do on the internal reform agenda

4 min read29 Nov 2017
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