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Indian economy may reach 7% growth in 2018: Assocham

Indian economy may reach 7% growth in 2018: Assocham

🕔10:11, 25.Dec 2017

New Delhi, Dec 25  With government policies set to tilt more towards the “stress-ridden rural landscape” next year in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Indian economy may reach a 7 per cent growth in 2018 while

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Indian healthcare may grow threefold to $372 bn by 2022: Assocham

Indian healthcare may grow threefold to $372 bn by 2022: Assocham

🕔09:55, 4.Dec 2017

New Delhi, Dec 4  The Indian healthcare market is likely to reach $372 billion by 2022 in a threefold growth in value terms, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday, citing its latest study on the subject. “India’s healthcare market may

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Chinese products sales may decline 40-45% this Diwali: Assocham

Chinese products sales may decline 40-45% this Diwali: Assocham

🕔15:47, 9.Oct 2017

New Delhi, Oct 9  Be it decorative items like lights, gift items, lamps and wall hangings or other product, the sale of Chinese products is likely to decline by 40-45 per cent this Diwali as compared to last year, a

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India must push for gas pipeline from Iran-Oman: Assocham

India must push for gas pipeline from Iran-Oman: Assocham

🕔09:40, 6.Sep 2017

New Delhi, Sep 6  India must push for a trans-national deep water gas pipeline from Iran, passing through Oman but by-passing Pakistan, to feedstock the country’s power, fertilizer and steel plants in an environment-friendly and affordable way and for sustainable

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Aadhaar helped disburse Rs 83,000 cr via DBT: Assocham

Aadhaar helped disburse Rs 83,000 cr via DBT: Assocham

🕔08:41, 28.Aug 2017

New Delhi, Aug 28  Biometric cards have facilitated disbursement of as much as Rs 83,184 crore to beneficiaries of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes without the notorious leakages of the past, industry body Assocham said on Sunday, citing its report

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Rupee’s high external value hurting exporters: Assocham

Rupee’s high external value hurting exporters: Assocham

🕔10:58, 7.Aug 2017

New Delhi, Aug 7  The external value of the Indian rupee currently supersedes its internal strength and the resulting mismatch is hurting exporters, whose competitive edge gets hit with the declining value of the dollar vis-a-vis the rupee, industry lobby

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RBI needs to cut interest rate by 25 basis points: Assocham

RBI needs to cut interest rate by 25 basis points: Assocham

🕔09:59, 31.Jul 2017

New Delhi, July 31  Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) forthcoming monetary policy review next week, industry chamber Assocham has on Sunday urged the apex bank to cut interest rates in view of latest data that shows inflation

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RBI might take up NPAs worth Rs 8 lakh crore for resolution by 2019: Assocham

RBI might take up NPAs worth Rs 8 lakh crore for resolution by 2019: Assocham

🕔09:38, 17.Jul 2017

New Delhi, July 17  Industry body Assocham on Sunday said the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance has empowered the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to take up “bad loans worth about Rs 8 lakh crore” for resolution by March 2019. According

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Small, medium firms will be more competitive with GST: Assocham

Small, medium firms will be more competitive with GST: Assocham

🕔09:39, 10.Jul 2017

New Delhi, July 10  The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will boost the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) said on Sunday, citing its report on the unified

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GST to be best achievement of Modi government: Assocham

GST to be best achievement of Modi government: Assocham

🕔08:57, 22.May 2017

New Delhi, May 22  Progress towards realising the pan-India single tax system, the Goods and Services Tax (GST), will be the biggest achievement of the Narendra Modi-led government, industry organisation Assocham said on Sunday. As the NDA government completes three

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Karnataka can attract 15 cr domestic tourists by 2019: Assocham

Karnataka can attract 15 cr domestic tourists by 2019: Assocham

🕔14:58, 27.Feb 2017

Bengaluru, Feb 27  Industry body Assocham on Monday said Karnataka must promote more inclusive tourism policies to attract over 15 crore domestic tourists and about 10 lakh foreign travellers by 2019. “Domestic tourist visits in Karnataka can grow at a

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RBI’s 50 bps rate cut can be effective: CEO survey

RBI’s 50 bps rate cut can be effective: CEO survey

🕔11:44, 4.Apr 2016

New Delhi, April 4  While 25 basis points (bps) cut in the interest rates by the RBI in the monetary policy is imminent, the real impact on lending costs will be felt if the apex bank goes for at least

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Online shopping to grow by 78 percent in 2016: Assocham-PwC

Online shopping to grow by 78 percent in 2016: Assocham-PwC

🕔11:28, 21.Mar 2016

New Delhi, March 21  Average online purchases in India are expected to increase by 78 percent this year on the back of attractive deals and aggressive marketing of merchandise, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday.“Unfazed by slowdown, average online purchases

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NTPC Awarded for Skill Development

NTPC Awarded for Skill Development

🕔10:13, 17.Mar 2016

NTPC has been conferred prestigious Gold Trophy & Certificate of Merit of “ASSOCHAM Award 2015-16” and adjudged “Best PSU” for implementing vocational training programmes in PSU Category. The Award was received by U. P. Pani, Director (HR) from Rajiv Pratap

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Fiscal discipline is of prime importance: Jaitley

Fiscal discipline is of prime importance: Jaitley

🕔12:13, 2.Mar 2016

New Delhi, March 2  In a post-Budget 2016-17 meeting with India Inc on Wednesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reiterated the need for fiscal discipline and said he was optimistic of the reform process moving ahead in parliament.“Fiscal discipline is going

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PNB wins ASSOCHAM Social Banking Excellence Awards 2015

PNB wins ASSOCHAM Social Banking Excellence Awards 2015

🕔12:29, 4.Feb 2016

Punjab National Bank has been conferred ASSOCHAM Social Banking Excellence Awards 2015 (Runners up) under Rural Banking category for Large Banks on 29th January 2016 in 11th Annual Banking Summit–cum Social Banking Excellence Awards 2015 held at Mumbai. The award

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Economy to improve, private investment a concern: Assocham

Economy to improve, private investment a concern: Assocham

🕔10:09, 25.Jan 2016

New Delhi, Jan 25  The Indian economy is expected to improve in six months but private sector investments will be a matter for concern due to sluggish capacity utilisation and pressure on corporate earnings, the Assocham said on Sunday.According to an Assocham-Bizcon survey,

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Assocham lowers fiscal’s export outlook again – to $255-260 bn

Assocham lowers fiscal’s export outlook again – to $255-260 bn

🕔11:38, 28.Dec 2015

New Delhi, Dec 28  Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) on Sunday further lowered its outlook for India’s exports in the current fiscal to $255-260 billion, countering the government’s claim that there is no crisis in the sector.The development

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Economy to improve though no change in last 6 months: Assocham

Economy to improve though no change in last 6 months: Assocham

🕔09:19, 9.Nov 2015

New Delhi, Nov 9  Majority of Indian businesses are optimistic about the state of the economy improving in the next two quarters, although the last six months have not witnessed much of a change at the ground level, said an Assocham

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Education, health costs rose more than retail inflation: Assocham

Education, health costs rose more than retail inflation: Assocham

🕔14:21, 26.Oct 2015

New Delhi, Oct 26  Costs of education and health services have risen much higher than the retail, or consumer price indexed (CPI) inflation for September, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) said on Sunday.“With severe shortages

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