Government policy: Page 5

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A Singapore Entrepreneur's Guide to Navigating COVID-19

There are many challenges that small businesses are currently facing, the way the Singapore government has been handling the crisis is impressive.

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#7 Steps To Advocate Trade Policies

Economists have had a massive collision on trade policy, and they offer a sturdy foundation for free trade and for elimination of trade blockades. Though the intention of a trade accord is to ease up trade, the actual supplies are heavily shaped by conjugal and global political realities

Business News

Senators Want to Ban TikTok From Government Phones

The bill comes as TikTok looks to reassure U.S. officials.

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Ayushman Bharat Scheme - Pros and Cons for the Private Hospitals

The PPP model helps to address many of the challenges faced by private healthcare providers who want to set up new facilities

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In Boost For Start-Ups, RBI Plans Alternative Retail Payments System

India's central bank has proposed a draft framework to set up an alternative digital retail payments entity, along the lines of the not-for-profit NPCI.

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[Budget 2020] Railways Remains Under Stress With High Operating Ratio

While passenger earnings hit the target, freight earnings revised downwards for FY20; budgetary support for FY21 goes up.

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[Budget 2020] LIC To Go Public To Pay For Govt's Disinvestment Target Of INR 2.11 Trillion For FY21

The government will sell partial stake in the insurer through an initial public offering.

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[Budget 2020] 3-themed Budget Seeks To Address High Unemployment, Low Demand and Falling Economy

India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the first budget of the new decade, with a broad focus around three themes: aspirational India, economic development and a caring society.

Growing a Business

To Save His Company, This Founder Turned to Congress (and Won!)

No matter how big the fight, don't underestimate the power of making your voice heard.

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IMF Cuts Growth Outlook For India to 4.8% for FY20, Drags Global Number Down

The agency cut the country's 2019 economic growth from the 6.1 per cent that it estimated in October, citing a sharper-than-expected fall in domestic demand and stress in NBFCs leading to a decline in credit growth.

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7 Announcements Made During India-Sweden Policy Dialogue

Both the countries have joined hands and has set up a pilot plant for the conversion of agri-waste into biocoal

Technology

As Indonesia Emerges As An ASEAN Force, Blockchain Is the X Factor

Indonesia's crypto-community has been building organically for years, and is widely expected to have a major impact on the country's future as well as its standing in the world

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Moody's Downgrades India's Outlook to Negative, Businesses Feel the Heat

Although the ratings agency expects government measures to provide support to the economy, they are unlikely to restore growth to previous levels

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How Swedish Business Community Can Benefit Indian Industry

Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister, Piyush Goyal attended 19th Indo-Swedish joint commission for economic, industrial and scientific cooperation (JCEC) in Stockholm in Sweden

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China's TechCrunch-like Website Files to Go Public, Shrugging U.S.-China Trade War Volatility

The filing came amid market rumours that the U.S. was considering delisting Chinese firms from U.S. stock exchanges.