Shaktikanta Das
Give primacy to views of developing nations, says FM Arun Jaitley to ADB
Sun, May 07, 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his meeting in Japan has asked Asian Development Bank (ADB) to ensure primacy is accorded to views of developing countries in operations of the multilateral lending agency.
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Indian markets well placed to absorb US Fed rate hike, says Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das
Thu, Mar 16, 2017
"Indian markets (are) well placed to absorb the US Fed rate hike. Gradual approach in future increases augurs well for emerging markets," Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Twitter.
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FIPB approves 15 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 12,000 crore
Tue, Feb 21, 2017
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), headed by Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das, has cleared 15 foreign investment proposals worth Rs 12,200 crore, which includes investments from Apollo Hospitals, Hindustan Aeronautics, Dr Reddy's and Vodafone.
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FIPB phase out mechanism to be ready in couple of months: Das
Sun, Feb 05, 2017
"We will come out with a revised mechanism. The powers will be delegated to the regulators or to the individual ministries or department (for dealing with remaining 10 per cent FDI proposal which requires government approval)," Das told PTI in an interview.
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Rating agencies several notches behind India's reality: Das
Sun, Feb 05, 2017
Taking a dig at global rating agencies for failing to upgrade India's sovereign rating despite significant improvement in macroeconomic parameters, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das has said the agencies are several steps behind from reality and are missing out on something which only they can best explain.
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