Economy Interviews

Need to guard against risks of currency appreciation: RBI MPC member Kumar

Says expanding the manufacturing sector could also help in containing inflationary pressures by enhancing the supply capacity

H-1B ecosystem mainly benefits US firms more than Indian ones: Nasscom Prez

While India has always been recognized for its talent, we must now deepen our technology skillsets to drive growth

Best friend of a small business is small practice: ACCA Helen Brand

Brand said that small firms need to upgrade tech and India can have its own big four firm through consolidation of smaller firms

Less inequality can push growth, poverty alleviation in India: Piketty

Piketty advocated a wealth tax on Indian billionaires to finance social infrastructure

RBI has a tough balancing act to do: Ficci's Harsha Vardhan Agarwal

Agarwal expresses confidence of pick up in private capex and opportunities arising out of US president-elect Donald Trump's tariff war

India must address challenges to unlock its FDI potential: Sanjay Nayar

Says reducing GST on essential goods can stimulate consumption

India and Israel on right side of the US' equation: Minister Nir Barkat

There is a new world order; India and Israel on the 'right side' of USA's equation: Nir Barkat

Samsung, Hyundai looking at Indian shipbuilding industry: Sarbanda Sonowal

Sonowal is opening up the Indian seas and ports to the world. In an interview with Dhruvaksh Saha and Shreya Jai in New Delhi, he talks of about the ministry's plans

Industry has to heed the environment: UPPCB chairman Ravindra Pratap Singh

Singh spoke about the steps being taken to make people environment-conscious

UP has extensive land bank for industries: UPSIDA CEO Mayur Maheshwari

UPSIDA CEO Mayur Maheshwari spoke about plans to help industries

Investments in UP spread across regions: Minister Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi'

The minister shared details of the steps taken to boost the economy, exports, and industries in UP

Aligning with global audit norms key to Viksit Bharat vision: NFRA Chairman

Ajay Bhushan Pandey says the latest reforms proposed to India's audit standards are historic and long overdue

Forex reserves log sharpest weekly drop; fall $17.76 bn to hit 4-month low

The previous highest weekly fall in foreign exchange reserves was $15.5 billion, recorded for the week ended October 24, 2008, during the global financial crisis

Eyeing level playing field to cater to nation's aspirations: Priyank Kharge

The minister for IT and biotechnology and rural development and Panchayat Raj, government of Karnataka, said the state should get its share of such opportunities as it is a hub for IT services exports

Business & climate are no longer an either-or choice, says Philippe Varin

'Over the next 30 years, we're expected to extract as many resources from the planet as we have since the beginning of human civilisation'

Middle income, affordable housing book is growing fast: TFCI MD & CFO

Bali discussed the huge opportunities in hotel financing in the tier 2 and tier 3 cities

We're now in the era of speed of doing business, says Nara Lokesh

Popular in Andhra Pradesh as the "job creator in chief", the state minister of IT, electronics & communications, and human resource development, says the mantra now is "speed of doing business"

No reason to scale back our domestic targets, says CEEW's Arunabha Ghosh

Expectations from this year's COP are clear on issues, whether we have a ministerial presence or not, Arunabha Ghosh, CEO of Council for Energy Environment and Water, said in his interview

No place as fascinating, interesting as India on development journey: CEA

He talks about issues ranging from the United States election results and growth in gross domestic product to agriculture and his experience of having a ringside view of the Indian economy

BS BFSI Summit: RBI action on some NBFCs warranted, says K V Kamath

Kamath said that the Reserve Bank of India's action on unsecured lending and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) was warranted