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With only two weeks to go for NDA 3.0 to present its second full budget, India Inc. has a long list of reforms they expect Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to address as she delivers her eighth budget speech. On the indirect tax front, the industry will be keenly watching for more measures to support…
As India prepares for Budget 2025, doctors and healthcare providers are closely monitoring what the Centre has planned for the healthcare sector. From a severe shortage of staff to rising healthcare costs and a rural-urban divide, the challenges are manifold. CNBC-TV18 spoke to Dr Jay Goyal, Director of Surya Eye Hospital, and Dr Anshuman Manaswi,…
Chirag Paswan, India’s Minister of Food Processing, emphasised the pivotal role of food processing industries in achieving the nation’s vision of “Viksit Bharat” (Developed India). Speaking to CNBC-TV18, during his first visit to Davos as a minister, Paswan highlighted the transformative potential of the sector under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. “This is my first…
The US Federal Reserve is likely to move carefully on further interest rate cuts, according to Geeta Gopinath, Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking with CNBC-TV18 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Gopinath noted the resilience of the US economy and labour market, which has exceeded expectations from just a…
Post-pandemic, health and pharma have continued to be the focus of the union government. Sources say that the finance minister is once again expected to emphasise building more primary and tertiary healthcare infrastructure in the country, in light of the growing needs and demands of the people. Strengthening healthcare infrastructure Sources told CNBC-TV18: “The finance…
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday criticised the steel and cement industries, accusing them of cartelisation and hindering India’s infrastructure growth. Company Value Change %Change Speaking at the IECRP 2025 exhibition, he remarked, “Steel and cement industries are in the hands of a few people. They always decide the rates….
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who’s currently a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, believes US President Donald Trump is committed to imposing tariffs. According to Rajan, Trump’s announcement of an external revenue service signals his intent to use tariffs both as a means to raise revenue and as a strategy to…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu highlighted the state’s robust growth in the petrochemicals sector, which is currently expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 7%. Company Value Change %Change Speaking to CNBC-TV18 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, Naidu shared his optimistic view…