New Delhi: Committing to carry forward the economic reforms programme in the remaining term of UPA-II, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the government will take more executive actions in the next two to four months and sought cooperation of the main opposition party to push through important bills in Parliament.
Ruling out early elections, the Minister said the government would last for 13 months more and would continue to take small but significant steps to ensure that the country achieves its potential growth rate of 8 per cent. "There is much more to be done. The remaining bills have to be passed. There are many more executive actions that have to be taken... Some of these are executive actions which we will take in the next 2-4 months.
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12:15 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram will seek to drum up foreign investment from the United States and Canada this week to fund a record high current account deficit, even as policymakers debate the risks of over-reliance on foreign investors to finance the gap. As Chidambaram kicks off a week-long North America trip, his officials are working on a series of steps to attract at least $20 billion in new...
04:59 PM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram is embarking on a week long visit to Canada and the US on Sunday to sell India's growth story to foreign investors and participate in the World Bank/IMF spring meetings in Washington. During his tour, he is expected to talk about the recent steps taken by the government to speed up large projects and measures to bring down fiscal deficit. With India facing high...
06:24 PM, Apr 13, 2013
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London: England will make a last-minute decision over the fitness of Jonathan Trott after scans showed the batsman did not fracture his hand in Sunday's one-day victory over South Africa. Trott, England's number three, suffered a painful blow on his right hand after being hit by a short ball from Dale Steyn during his side's six-wicket win at Lord's. With the 31-year-old showing obvious signs of discomfort during a century...
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