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India PMI jumps to 59.3 in February as manufacturing surge boosts private sector growth
Fp Business Desk •HSBC flash composite PMI hits three-month high on robust new orders; input cost pressures intensify, keeping RBI cautious
India’s Retail inflation seen rising to 4.3% in FY27 from 2.5% in FY26: Crisil
Fp Business Desk •Ratings agency cites normalisation of food prices and base effects; outlook may allow RBI to maintain repo rate pause
Indian Rupee to stay near 89–90 per dollar by FY27-end, says CareEdge Ratings
Fp Business Desk •CareEdge Ratings maintains the FY27-end USD/INR forecast at 89–90, citing easing dollar strength, improving trade sentiment and a manageable current account deficit.
India’s FM Sitharaman meets Norway PM; pushes semiconductor, green tech, maritime ties
Fp Business Desk •Finance Minister meets PM Jonas Gahr Støre, flags EFTA-TEP A rollout and reform momentum: Norway looks ahead to PM Modi’s visit later this year
UK banks plan national payments alternative to Visa and Mastercard, citing geopolitical risks
Fp Business Desk •City-backed initiative aims to reduce reliance on US payment giants; India’s RuPay seen as example of domestic resilience
India’s frugal innovation powering superpower roadmap: Cambridge professor Jaideep Prabhu | Exclusive
Rajat Mishra •In an exclusive conversation, Cambridge Judge Business School’s Jaideep Prabhu argues that scale does not require Silicon Valley-style capital burn and that India’s frugal mindset may be its biggest geopolitical advantage.
India’s FM Sitharaman meets Norways’ FM Stoltenberg, eyes TEPA boost for green economy
Fp Business Desk •Talks in Oslo focus on renewable energy, sovereign wealth investments and deeper India-EFTA cooperation; FM invites Norway to tap GIFT-IFSC
‘When a billion Indians rise with AI, the nation will transform’: Microsoft India chief on India’s AI moment
Fp Business Desk •Continuous skilling key as AI shifts from tool to ‘digital colleague’; Microsoft to invest $17.5 billion in India data centres
India’s trade deficit widens to $34.68 bn in January as imports jump 19%
Fp Business Desk •Gold and silver shipments surge; exports inch up 0.6% amid global headwinds, with the U.S. tariff reset in focus
India sees slight rise in unemployment; January rate at 5 per cent
Fp Business Desk •Rural joblessness rises to 4.2 per cent, urban to 7 per cent; LFPR steady at 55.9 per cent amid seasonal slowdown