Naina Lal Kidwai

Finally, RK Pachauri exits TERI: The victim's not satisfied and there's a good reason why

There's a big hole in TERI's statement announcing Pachauri's departure. It's best summed up by a word called 'empathy'.

Jaitley rings closing bell at New York Stock Exchange

Before ringing the bell, Jaitley met senior officials of the stock exchange and toured the trading floor where the Indian tricolor was displayed at various TV screens.

Govt expenditure a worry but waiver of coal duty a positive: HSBC

Naina Lal Kidwai, country head of HSBC India, said the main worrying factor in this Budget is government expenditure as the money never reaches the right hands.

Banking sector's role in promoting women commendable, says Madhur Bajaj

The banking sector has done a "commendable" job in giving equal opportunities to women and other corporate sectors should take a lesson from it, Bajaj Auto Vice-Chairman Madhur Bajaj said today.

Remove supply hurdles to tame inflation: industry captains to govt

Costlier food items, including vegetables, pushed the October WPI to 7 percent, the highest in current financial year.

CII, Ficci give thumbs up to Raghuram Rajan's Santa act

Ficci President Naina Lal Kidwai said RBI's decision to keep the repo rate unchanged after two successive increases comes as a welcome breather.

India Inc demands rate cut as IIP contracts for second month in June

Industry body Ficci said the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) figures for June are indeed a matter of concern and clearly indicate that supply side bottlenecks and weak consumer demand are weighing down on industrial growth.

RBI move bad for industry, hoping for quick reversal: Kidwai

If rupee shows normalcy, she said, the measures announced to check rupee fall should be eased.

Subbarao meets FM ahead of RBI policy review next week

The meeting assumes importance in the backdrop of RBI taking a series of measures to tighten liquidity and check import of gold with a view to arrest rupee fall. In its first quarterly review of monetary policy to be unveiled on July 30, RBI will have to take a call on interest rates and improvement of the liquidity situation.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />

Rate hike may be a body blow to industry: Kidwai

Kidwai, however, wished that banks should transmit series of interest rate reduction undertaken by RBI since January, 2012.