Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) asked trade associations to nominate their representatives in the board of the port as the tenure of the earlier board of trustees with 16 members ended on 31 March. The board of trustees of JN Port is constituted by the government for a two-year term. Currently, the board has only seven members and hence the authority asked vario
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Mormugao Port to develop as cruise terminal
Mormugao Port Trust is holding discussion with various cruise liners to call at the port as Goa is also a popular holiday destination. The port is making attempt to develop cruise tourism as it would serve as an alternate source of revenue at a time when the iron ore cargo volume declined following the ban on mining
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L&T Finance may not be able to set up NOFHC
L&T Finance Holdings, which aspires to set up a banking business, may not be able to set up a non-operative financial holding company (NOFHC) as mandated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) because its public shareholding is below 51 per cent. According to the clarification issued by the central bank on new bank license norms, private players aspiring to enter the banking space need to create a NOF
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Fitch affirms ratings for RIL
Fitch Rating affirmed Reliance Industries' (RIL) long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at 'BBB-' and LT local currency IDR at 'BBB'. In a statement, the agency said the outlook on the foreign currency issues default rating is stable while the same for local currency IDR is positive
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Govt may take back navaratna tag from SCI
With the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) announcing loss for two consecutive years, it may lose the coveted navaratna status, which is given to only profit-making state-run companies. It may be noted that the loss of the firm stood at Rs 428.2 and Rs 114.3 crore in 2011-12 and 2012-13 respectively
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RBI to increase forex reserves by buying dollar
Data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shows the central bank bought $820 million dollar more than it sold in March, the first net purchase since 2010. This shows that RBI wants to increase its forex reserves by taking advantage of the rise in foreign fund flows in the equity and debt market in the country. A report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch estimates that the central bank has bought $1 billion since March and may buy an additional $8 billion through March
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Liberalisation of gas sector may incentivise production
Some industry observers suggest the government to liberalise natural gas sector in India in order to incentivise exploration and production by private companies. They point out that like in the US, if gas market is liberalised, it will help IndiaÂ’s economy in more ways than what can be predicted. Some industry observers argue that producers will be attracted to invest in gas exploration including shale gas.
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RBI may switch to CPI to index proposed IIBs
In a conference call with market participants, officials of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) clarified several issues on the proposed auction of Inflation Indexed Bonds (IIBs), which is scheduled on June 4. One of the remarkable information that the officials shares is that the central bank may use Consumer Price Index (CPI) as a benchmark for these bonds once the CPI stabilises
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Lack of infrastructure prevents IOC from investing in Canada
AMK Sinha, the director of planning and business development at Indian Oil Corp (IOC) informed reporters that lack of pipeline infrastructure in Canada is hindering the firm's investment plan in the country. Although the firm intends to invest in CanadaÂ’s energy sector to gain access to crude and natural gas exports, lack of infrastructure makes it very difficult, Sinh
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Transmission of RBI policy signals is asymmetrical
A research paper from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shows that transmission of monetary policy signals to financial markets in India is asymmetrical. It is asymmetrical because the transmission is faster and persistent when the monetary system is in deficit mode, than when it is in expansionary phase, the paper argu