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The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by IHS Markit, rose to 50.7 in February from 50.4 in January. That beat a Reuters poll median of 50.3 and was the highest level since November.
Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, who has proposed setting up a public asset rehabilitation agency to fix the balance sheets of both struggling banks and indebted companies, said the government was in touch with the RBI on the matter.
A Reuters poll last week, conducted before the government presented its annual Budget, showed 28 of 46 participants expected the RBI on Wednesday to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.0 percent, its lowest since November 2010. Another two expected a 50 bps cut.
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Persistently, low oil prices have affected overseas workers‘ income. About half of India‘s USD 70 billion-odd NRI remittances originate from the Gulf countries, the region worst affected by record-low crude oil prices and subdued global economic activity.
Reaching the target may be easy, but will the central be able to keep a leash on inflation without supportive fiscal policies?
Despite a strong session on Thursday, the SGX Nifty is indicating a weak opening for the market. Sensex yesterday rallied over 300 points to move closer to the 26,000 mark. Nifty, as well, soared past the 7,800 level.
As per sources, the possible agenda of this meeting was to understand the progress and implementation of some of the schemes like strategic debt restructuring (SDR), 5:25 scheme.