LiveIndia Flags Concern at WTO Over Indonesia’s Cotton Yarn Import Curbs
India has objected to Indonesia’s proposed import restrictions on cotton yarn at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The objection cites the potential impact on its...
Category : ECONOMY
PM Modi Unveils Rs 47,600-Crore Projects in Kanpur, Focus on Power, Metro & Roads
PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for development projects in Kanpur worth Rs 47,600 crore in Uttar Pradesh on 30th May. Key highlight: Kanpur...
RBI Tightens Rules on Fintech Guarantees for NBFCs’ Loan Provisions
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has told Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) not to exclude fintech guarantees (DLGs) when calculating how much money to set...
India on Track to Overtake Japan as World’s 4th Largest Economy
On 24th May, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said India had overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, citing IMF data. He added that...
India May Let US, Overseas Firms Bid for Rs 4-Lakh-Crore Federal Contracts
According to sources, India is planning to let U.S. firms bid for federal government contracts worth over $50 billion as part of an ongoing trade...
Japan’s Export Growth Slows in April as US Tariffs Hit Trade
Japan’s exports rose 2% in April from a year earlier, below the expected 2.5% rise, while imports fell 2.2%. The yen was 2.6% stronger at...
RBI May Cut Rates Twice by August as Inflation Slips Below 4%
Inflation is expected to stay below 4%, which may give the RBI room to cut interest rates twice, once in June and again in August....
Trump Claims India Offered U.S. a Near Zero-Tariff Trade Deal
During a meeting in Doha, President Trump said India has offered a trade deal with “basically zero tariffs” on U.S. goods. Trump called it “very...
India’s Wholesale Inflation Eases to 13-Month Low in April
India’s wholesale inflation eased to a 13-month low of 0.85% in April, down from 2.05% in March, due to falling food and fuel prices. The...
Retail Inflation Falls to 3.16% in April — 5-Year Low for India
India’s retail inflation eased to 3.16% in April 2025 — the lowest since July 2019 — down from 3.34% in March. The drop was mainly...