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PMO asks FinMin to conduct detailed study on issuance of overseas sovereign bonds
India's sovereign external debt-to-GDP level is among the lowest globally at less than 5 per cent.
Govt may cap overseas borrowing at USD 5 billion this year: Report
DBS Bank suggested hiking the cap on foreign funds' investment in domestic debt is a better option.
Govt to start raising part of its gross borrowings from external markets: FM
The government would start raising a part of its gross borrowing programme in external markets, said Nirmala Sitharaman.
Economic Survey: Chidambaram says govt appears to be pessimistic about economy
‘There are no growth projections sector wise,’ P Chidambaram said.
Economic Survey: Centre and states on the path of fiscal consolidation
‘Despite several headwinds, Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.8pc in 2018-19 while maintaining macro-economic stability,’ it said.
‘Economic growth high on agenda of govt,’ says Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Sitharaman said in the last quarter, there could have been a fall and steps have been taken to improve the economy.
No study on effect of note-ban: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
This was disclosed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in reply to a question by Congress member Digvijaya Singh in the Rajya Sabha.
India's external debt rises 2.63 per cent to USD 543 billion at March-end
The external debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 19.7 per cent at end-March 2019, lower than 20.1 per cent at end-March 2018.
EAC-PM rejects Subramanian's claim on over-estimation of GDP
Primary contributors of the paper are economists Bibek Debroy, Rathin Roy, Surjit Bhalla, Charan Singh, Arvind Virmani.
Government to come out with rebuttal of ex-CEA's claims on GDP numbers
Arvind Subramanian, in a paper, said India's economic growth rate has been overestimated by around 2.5 percentage points.