PM Modi with communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, his deputy Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm Akash Ambani, and Bharti Group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal at the inauguration of the India Mobile Congress NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a pitch to boost investments in manufacturing in the country, saying, it…
BENGALURU: Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani said India’s “Finternet” initiative, which is a digital infrastructure framework that integrates tokenisation, AI, and regulated finance, is set to expand across 20 ecosystems in four continents and see live implementations by 2026.Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2025 in Mumbai, Nilekani described Finternet as India’s vision to build…
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra (Photo-PTI) Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday urged the country’s fast-growing fintech ecosystem to prioritise financial inclusion and build products for the underserved, instead of focusing only on the privileged segments that promise higher profits.Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest, Malhotra acknowledged that catering to affluent consumers can…
India’s physically backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their biggest-ever monthly inflow in September, pushing total assets under management to a record $10 billion, according to World Gold Council (WGC) data cited by Reuters. The surge came as investors turned to gold amid weak stock market returns and persistent geopolitical uncertainty.Gold ETFs saw inflows of…
(AI image generated using ChatGPT) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has hailed India as a “key growth engine” of the global economy. Her remarks come as the global economy is battling trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on April 2. “Global growth patterns have been changing over the years, notably…
Silver rate today: Silver prices surged for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, gaining Rs 3,000 to trade near a record high of Rs 1,57,000 per kilogram in the national capital amid global uncertainties and the prolonged US government shutdown.The white metal had closed at Rs 1,54,000 per kg on Tuesday and touched Rs 1,57,400…
The German government on Wednesday raised its growth projections, saying Europe’s largest economy is now expected to narrowly avoid stagnation in 2025 before accelerating to 1.3% in 2026. The previous forecast in April had predicted zero growth for 2025 this had been upgraded to 0.2%,, while the estimate for next year has been upgraded from…
Piyush Goyal (File photo/ANI) Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that no power on earth can prevent India from becoming a developed nation by 2047, with the government taking multiple steps to boost infrastructure, domestic economy, and international trade.Speaking at the 6th edition of the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) in Mumbai, Goyal…
US President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs have brought limited tariffs for the United States even after six months of introduction, former IMF deputy managing director Gita Gopinath said.In a post on X, the she explained that while the tariffs have significantly boosted government revenue, the gains have come largely at the expense of domestic…
The government has initiated the process of overhauling the legal framework governing social security and pension benefits for coal workers, with the coal ministry proposing a new law to replace the 77-year-old Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948.According to the ministry, the proposed Coal Mines Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill,…
