NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was overseas and his outgoing finance minister was clearing his desk last week as the government quietly began preparing the ground for a new push to open up India's $450 billion retail sector to foreign firms.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was overseas and his outgoing finance minister was clearing his desk last week as the government quietly began preparing the ground for a new push to open up India's $450 billion retail sector to foreign firms. Investors and business leaders clamoring for reform may be skeptical that the bold measure, shelved in December after a political uproar, will finally be implemented. ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was overseas and his outgoing finance minister was clearing his desk last week as the government quietly began preparing the ground for a new push to open up India's $450 billion retail sector to foreign firms.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was overseas and his outgoing finance minister was clearing his desk last week as the government quietly began preparing the ground for a new push to open up India's ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - It had been another brutal day for the rupee on the foreign exchanges as India's economic crisis escalated and, travelling home from a visit to Myanmar last week, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh summoned journalists on his plane for a briefing.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - There were quiet celebrations in the offices of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late last week after he stunned the country with a slew of steps to revive the tanking economy.
Indian industry has responded angrily to a delay in the government's plan to open the retail sector to foreign supermarkets, warning that failure to push through reforms puts economic growth at risk.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has come under fierce opposition since the changes were announced 10 days ago -- and his administration could be seriously weakened if its key reform pledge is not enacted.