Suvashree Dey Choudhury, Devidutta Tripathy And Neha Dasgupta

Stories by Suvashree Dey Choudhury, Devidutta Tripathy And Neha Dasgupta

Raghuram Rajan slams breakdown in global monetary coordination

Raghuram Rajan slams breakdown in global monetary coordination

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2014

Industrial countries cannot at this point wash their hands off developing economises and say we will do what we need to, and you do the adjustment you need to, says RBI Governor.

Consumer inflation to ease in next two months: Raghuram Rajan

Consumer inflation to ease in next two months: Raghuram Rajan

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2014

India's consumer inflation should ease in the next two months, and will fall to 8 per cent by the end of the year, says RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan.

Bharti Airtel net profit rises 1st time in four years

Bharti Airtel net profit rises 1st time in four years

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2014

Bharti Airtel, nearly a third owned by Southeast Asia's top phone carrier SingTel, said it was helped by lower competition and an increase in voice call prices.

India cuts spectrum fee for big telcos to spur bids

India cuts spectrum fee for big telcos to spur bids

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2014

Telecommunication companies buying airwaves in an Indian auction next month will pay 5 per cent of their revenue as an annual fee.

Restrictions on local carriers flying abroad set to ease

Restrictions on local carriers flying abroad set to ease

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2014

Ajit Singh says will seek cabinet nod to scrap 5-year, 20 aircraft rule.

FIPB clears Vodafone's plan to fully own local unit

FIPB clears Vodafone's plan to fully own local unit

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2013

The foreign investment regulator cleared a decision on Vodafone Group Plc's $1.6 billion plan to take full ownership of its local unit.

RBI removes curbs on foreign investment in Axis Bank

RBI removes curbs on foreign investment in Axis Bank

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2013

it was done following the government's approval to increase foreign investment limit in the bank to 62 per cent from 49 per cent.

RBI poised to raise rates after inflation surges

RBI poised to raise rates after inflation surges

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2013

Policymakers have been grappling with high prices for food staples such as onions and potatoes even after the central bank raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point in each of its previous two reviews.

India waits for Iran to open oil payments route, says RBI

India waits for Iran to open oil payments route, says RBI

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2013

Iran can now unlock $4.2 billion of payments for its oil stuck with major clients including India, China, Japan and South Korea after it reached an interim deal with six world powers in November over its nuclear programme.

State oil firms now sourcing all dollars from market: RBI

State oil firms now sourcing all dollars from market: RBI

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2013

The RBI also asked the oil marketing companies to smoothen their daily dollar demand so that upcoming bunched up demand was covered in advance in forward markets or on days with low dollar demand.

State oil firms now sourcing all dollars from market: RBI

State oil firms now sourcing all dollars from market: RBI

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2013

The RBI also asked the oil marketing companies to smoothen their daily dollar demand so that upcoming bunched up demand was covered in advance in forward markets or on days with low dollar demand.

Govt bond yield spike temporary, says Chidambaram

Govt bond yield spike temporary, says Chidambaram

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2013

Bond yields have risen since the Reserve Bank of India raised interest rates for a second consecutive month on October 29.

RBI chief urges 'deep breath' after market tumble

RBI chief urges 'deep breath' after market tumble

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2013

Most immediately, he pledged to move slowly if needed in winding down an oil window that provides dollars directly to state-run oil companies

RBI likely sold dollars via state-run banks to cap rupee fall: Dealers

RBI likely sold dollars via state-run banks to cap rupee fall: Dealers

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2013

The rupee has already shed around 3.3 percent over the last five sessions.

Trai sticks to spectrum price-cut proposals

Trai sticks to spectrum price-cut proposals

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2013

The telecommunications regulator had recommended last month that the reserve price for spectrum in the 900 megahertz band in some key cities be cut by about 60 percent, and also suggested a 37 percent cut in the reserve price for spectrum in the 1800 megahertz band.

Don't assume that next rate move will be upwards: Rajan

Don't assume that next rate move will be upwards: Rajan

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2013

The future action on rate change will depend on data said the RBI Chief.

RBI hints at rate hike to check price rise

RBI hints at rate hike to check price rise

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2013

The central bank is widely expected to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday to 7.75 per cent to fight inflation even as it continues to unwind its rupee defense steps, a Reuters poll showed.

Jet Airways posts worst quarterly loss of Rs 891 crore

Jet Airways posts worst quarterly loss of Rs 891 crore

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2013

Jet Airways in which Abu Dhabi's Etihad is buying a stake, reported its worst quarterly loss on record as carriers in Asia's third-biggest economy battle high fuel costs and taxes.

Trai sticks to spectrum price-cut proposals

Trai sticks to spectrum price-cut proposals

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2013

The telecommunications regulator had recommended last month that the reserve price for spectrum in the 900 megahertz band in some key cities be cut by about 60 percent, and also suggested a 37 percent cut in the reserve price for spectrum in the 1800 megahertz band.

India gears up to launch interest rate futures

India gears up to launch interest rate futures

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2013

India plans to launch trading of government bond futures within the next two months as part of efforts to deepen its financial markets, according to several sources involved in the discussions with the central bank.