Want better business ties with India: UK Chancellor of Exchequer to NDTV
May 17, 2013
Is the era of austerity really over in France?
May 6, 2013
No confidence in JPC chairman, can't accept report: Yashwant Sinha
Apr 25, 2013
JPC meets today to discuss 2G report; BJP steps up pressure on PM
Apr 25, 2013
Finance Ministry implements amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters
Sunday May 19, 2013
Aimed at widening revenue from indirect tax, the Finance Ministry has implemented one-time amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters to pay their due without any penalty or late payment charges.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram to meet top IT brass later this month
Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram will inaugurate a two-day conference of top Income Tax department and CBDT officers later this month in the national capital and discuss efforts to maximise revenue collection.
We will give CBI functional autonomy: Finance Minister P Chidambaram to NDTV
Rahul Joglekar | Friday May 17, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the expert panel formed by the government will work towards giving CBI functional autonomy, but at the same time warned that accountability is important.
Chidambaram dons hard hat, visits Crossrail project in London
Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday donned a hard hat as he visited a construction site of the new Crossrail project in east London along with his British counterpart George Osborne.
Government defers decision on MMTC stake sale till July
Tuesday May 14, 2013
The government has deferred a decision to sell its 9.33 per cent stake in MMTC till July as it is awaiting the state-run trading firm's audited earnings for FY13 for deriving the true value of its equity.
Nawaz Sharif picks veteran Ishaq Dar as Finance Minister, Pakistan stocks hit new high
Agence France-Presse | Monday May 13, 2013
Pakistan election-winner Nawaz Sharif has picked a veteran finance minister to serve in his cabinet as Karachi stocks hit an all-time high Monday over hopes his pro-business agenda can revive the economy.
Spotted. Nitish Kumar outside the Congress headquarters in Patna.
Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Sunday May 12, 2013
It was courtesy and a technical snag that took the Bihar Chief Minister to Sadaquat Ashram, that houses the Congress' main Bihar office, not a search for new political friends. Mr Kumar was dropping off his guest, Finance minister P Chidambaram.
Bihar will qualify for special status under new criteria, says Chidambaram
Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Saturday May 11, 2013
In a move that is bound to appease Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said a high-level sub-committee will soon be constituted to finalise the new criteria for "backwardness." He also added that under the new crit...
GoM meet on BSNL, MTNL revival cancelled
Press Trust Of India | Friday May 10, 2013
The Finance Minister had to travel to Chennai and hence he was not available for the meeting.
Karnataka election results: Chidambaram turns TV reporter, Jaswant Singh candidly responds
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Buoyed by the Congress' showing in Karnataka, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in a lighter moment, turned into a TV reporter today. The senior Congress leader grabbed a mike from a television reporter and thrust it front of senior BJP leader Jaswant ...
India's growth story credible, FinMin tells Moody's
Tuesday May 7, 2013
Last week the agency had said India's sovereign outlook is stable and does not warrant any action on the country's credit rating in the next 12-18 months.
Standard & Poor's rules out rating upgrade for India
Saturday May 4, 2013
Global agency Standard & Poor's on Saturday ruled out rating upgrade for India at the current juncture but said improvement in outlook was something which could be considered.
India story on investment just starting out: Chidambaram
Saturday May 4, 2013
With the government liberalising FDI norms and setting up a system to speed up mega projects, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Saturday that India story of investment is "just starting out".
Declining inflation will raise scope for further rate cut: Chidambaram
Friday May 3, 2013
Accepting Reserve Bank's stance on policy rate for what it is, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today expressed hope that declining inflation would increase the scope for rate cut by the central bank.
Use of knowledge, technology needed for inclusive growth: Chidambaram
Thursday May 2, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today pitched for greater use of knowledge and technology to meet the challenges of economic growth and improve the plight of people at bottom of pyramid.
