The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has marginally revised up the demand forecast for crude oil in 2013 to 89.68 million barrels per day from 89.55 mbd estimated a month ago. Estimated oil demand for 2012 is also revised up to 88.84 mbd from 88.80 mbd estimated in January by the organisation which accounts for about 35.0 percent of glob
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OPEC slightly revises up oil demand forecast for 2013
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has marginally revised up the demand forecast for crude oil in 2013 to 89.68 million barrels per day from 89.55 mbd estimated a month ago. Estimated oil demand for 2012 is also revised up to 88.84 mbd from 88.80 mbd estimated in January by the organisation which accounts for about 35.0 percent of glob
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State FMs to meet Chidambaram on Feb 14
Finance Ministers of all the states in the country would meet Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on February 14 in New Delhi to discuss the framework of the goods and services tax (GST). During the meeting, Chidambaram is expected to seek the nod of the state finance ministers on the framework of GST so that a broad outline of the indirect tax
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Crude oil price rises on strong economic data
International crude oil price rose marginally in recent trading sessions on the back of positive economic data from the US and the Europe. Recent data from the US shows rebound in its serv
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Number of bank loan recast falls in December quarter
The number of cases admitted to the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) cell by banks declined to 24 cases worth Rs 19,650 crore during October-December 2012 compared to 41 cases worth Rs 20,528 crore in the preceding quarter. Industry insiders attribute the decline in CDR cases to the improving economic outlook. With inflation sho
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India on course to meet $1 trillion infra investment target
G Padmanabhan, Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) remarked that the country is on course to meet its infrastructure investment target of $1 trillion during the ongoing 12th five-year plan (2012-17). Speaking at a conference in London, he said the funding process was working in a seamless manner and thing
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Remove policy jam | Budget 2013-14
There should be a steady policy and quick redressal of the policy changes that have been brought to the attention of NHAI, AAI, AERA and such organisations. Approval procedures for land acquisition, environment clearance and financing policies for infrastructure need a re-think with a background that they should result in profitability and surpluses for the infrastructure companies investing in these sectors.
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RBI survey expects 5.5% economic growth in FY13
According to a survey sponsored by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Indian economy may expand at 5.5 per cent in 2012-13, lower than the government's revised annual growth estimate of 5.7 per cent. It may be noted that the RBI had earlier projected a growth rate of 5.8 per cent for 2012-13. The Indian econ
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RBI hints at more policy easing if inflation, CAD falls
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao informed reporters that there would be more room for monetary policy actions if inflation eases further and the current account deficit moderates further. He said this after announcing the decision of the RBI to reduce repo rate by 25 basis points and cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled commercial banks by 25 bps in the third quarter monetary policy
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Investment by PE, VC funds decline in 2012
Private Equity and venture capital funds invested $7.6 billion across 415 deals in 2012, which is a fall of 21 percent from the year-ago period of $9.6 billion, global consultancy firm Ernst & Young said. The decline in the investment is mainly because of a significant fall in infrastructure sector investments $2.3 billion invested in 2011, compared with $774 million in 2012