Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on May 14 met top bank executives and leading industrialists in Bangalore on speeding up execution of infrastructure projects by addressing procedural and structural issues.
The finance minister has assured the industrialists all help in executing pending projects and kick-starting new projects to spur growth and attract more investments in the infrastructure sector, especially power, roads, highways and ports, a leading industrialist who participated in the
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SBI expects credit to grow a maximum of 16%
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SC delivers verdict on PIL against Cairn-Vedanta deal
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Assam gets Rs 125 bn outlay for FY14
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