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Who Chidambaram blames for the economic mess?

As economic mess unfolds with the rupee plunging to historic lows, economic growth rates getting worse, Nifty hitting a 1-year low and rating agencies threatening a downgrade, Finance Minister Chidambaram is attributing the economic mess to a host of reasons. ...

The hits and misses of Chidambaram's one year as FM

Chidambaram has completed one year as the Finance Minister of India under UPA II, taking over from Pranab Mukherjee last year. To be fair, Chidambaram did not inherit an economy that was great, but in cretain areas like growth, he has ...

Government targeting a level for rupee: P Chidambaram

JAIPUR/NEW DELHI: Dismissing fears that RBI decisions last night could lead to tightening of interest rates, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said government was targeting a "level" for the fluctuating rupee. He does not expect banks to increase their lending ...

Chidambaram, US treasury secretary hold talks

WASHINGTON: Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday met US Treasury Secretary Jackob J Lew and discussed a hot of bilateral and global issues. During the meeting, Lew encouraged India towards continued implementation of the economic reforms. "Secretary Lew welcomed ...

Is the Indian economy heading for a 1991 like crisis?

Often credited with being the architect of economic reforms by pulling the economy from the brink in 1991, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his team must avoid taking us right back there. In fact, on some parameters like current account ...

Ponzi menace: Govt considering new law to plug regulatory gaps

New Delhi: Concerned over the rising menace of ponzi schemes, the government will bring in a new law to remove regulatory gaps in this regard, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said. "We are considering a law to fill the regulatory ...

India is not imposing restrictions on investments: Chidambaram

Finance Minister P.Chidambaram on Friday rejected suggestions that India is imposing restrictions on investments and said the country's economy is opening up in a gradual manner. "I think the right way to look at it is we are not restricting. ...

Chidambaram promises more reforms

Announcing further liberalisation of FII investment norms, finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said the government is "steadily and surely" working on next generation of reforms to put the economy back on high growth path. Addressing the National Editors Conference ...

Govt will continue with economic reforms agenda: Chidambaram

Undeterred by adverse political developments, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said there will be no let up in the government's efforts to continue with the economic reforms and he will go ahead with his meetings with foreign investors to ...

Govt, RBI steps improved recovery of NPAs: FM

Steps taken by the government and RBI have led to improvement in recovery of bad loans of public sector banks which rose to Rs 1,84,193 crore at the end of December 2012, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today. "The recovery ...

FM launches India's first Infrastructure Debt Fund

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday launched the operations of India Infra Debt Limited (Infradebt), the first Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) under the NBFC structure by handing over the first IDF - NBFC license to Infra Debt in presence of the ...

Chidambaram to launch Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme on Feb 9

Finance Minister P Chidambaram will launch the much-awaited Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) in Mumbai on Saturday, a move likely to encourage new investors to put their money in the stock market. The scheme, which was announced in Budget ...

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