fiscal deficit
Finance
Former RBI chief Raghuram Rajan suggests state asset sales to bail out banks
India could sell stakes in state-owned companies to fund a bank recapitalisation and revive growth without straying from the path ......
Infrastructure
Govt raises $1.4 bn from NTPC stake sale
The Indian government has raised 91.36 billion rupees ($1.4 billion) from a share sale in state-run utility NTPC Ltd, according ......
Manufacturing
Govt mops up $186 mn from Nalco stake sale
The government raised Rs 1,200 crore ($186 million) by selling a 9.2% stake in state-run National Aluminium Co (Nalco), in ......
Manufacturing
Govt kicks off FY18 disinvestment process with $200 mn Nalco stake sale
The government is selling a stake of up to 10% in state-run National Aluminium Company (Nalco) to raise as much ......
Infrastructure
Govt plans stake sales worth $5.4 bn in Indian Oil, six other state-run firms
India plans to sell stakes worth $5.4 billion in seven state-run companies during the current financial year as Asia's third-largest ......
Consumer
Govt raises just under $1 bn via ITC stake sale
The government on Tuesday sold a 2% stake in cigarette maker ITC Ltd for Rs 6,690 crore ($993 million) as ......
General
Govt sets record disinvestment target for FY18
The government on Wednesday laid out a record disinvestment target for the forthcoming financial year as part of measures to ......
General
Will railways lose its autonomy post the merger of rail & general budget?
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to merge the railway and the general budgets. This will end a ......
General
Economy round-up: Inflation slows, factory output shrinks, stocks slump
The week began on a pessimistic note on Monday with renewed fears of a rate hike in the US dragging ......
General
Govt starts process to sell stakes in private companies
The Indian government has invited bids from bankers to sell its minority stakes in many listed and unlisted companies as ......
