\"Recognising the shift in balance becomes crucial here as national policies need to be complemented by more effective international cooperation in order to achieve shared goals, particularly in the areas of climate change, international trade and finance\"

The trade volume between India and China declined by about $3 billion last year while India's trade deficit continues to be high amounting to $56.8 billion

The act by the Union minister of state for finance and corporate affairs came as a surprise to several members of the city-based chambers, who attended the pre-budget meet

US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed the phase-1 of the trade deal at a special ceremony at the White House on Wednesday

While Reliance Jio and Airtel's subscriber base increased 1.54 per cent and 0.51 per cent, respectively, Vodafone Idea's user base shrunk 9.77 per cent in the period

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Part II of this two-part article looks at some of the solutions that present themselves and address the pressing concerns of raising income and demand - that include raising minimum wages, expanding the job guarantee scheme, higher government investment in infrastructure etc. both as short-run and long-run measures

For the month of December, the Indian pharmaceutical market growth stood at 8.8 per cent y-o-y compared to 9.3 per cent in December 2018

Bezos, who is currently in India, said Amazon would invest $1 billion to bring small businesses online in the country, seen as part of the company's efforts to dispel criticism

Exports of gems and jewellery are unlikely to see an uptick in remaining months of FY20

Garg says it will be more convincing if the fiscal deficit goal is defined to include all budgetary and off-budgetary liabilities, which currently are around 4.5 per cent of GDP

The Central government would do well to spend more, keeping fiscal consolidation aside when consumption demand is depressed and unemployment is high, leading to a fall in industrial production, profits and investments.Part I of this two-part series looks at the ground realities from a policy perspective and solutions that always existed but received inadequate attention of policymakers

If in the current situation the government does not cut welfare spending or increases taxes, it would need to increase borrowing to inject cash into the market

Budget 2020: According to a recent research report from analyst firm ICRA, gold jewellery demand may remain subdued in FY20 with growth in the range of 6-8 per cent due to elevated gold prices

Budget 2020: While taxpayers' expectation on withdrawal of DDT has been on for several years now, the probabilities are stronger due to the objective of the government to rationalise corporate tax rate and promote economic growth

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The government has budgeted for a fiscal deficit of Rs 7 lakh crore, and based on its nominal GDP target of Rs 211 lakh crore at 12% growth, the fiscal deficit was estimated to be 3.3% of the GDP

In the upcoming Union Budget, the auto industry has sought measures, such as reduction in GST rates on vehicles and abolition of duty on import of lithium-ion battery cells, to encourage electric mobility

Budget 2020: The government infused Rs 2,500 crore in the three insurers -- National Insurance, Oriental Insurance and United India Insurance -- through first supplementary demands for grants for 2019-20 last month

In the last Budget, its fiscal deficit target for 2019-20 was revised to 3.3 per cent from the earlier 3.4 per cent, which seems unattainable now due to deficient tax revenue