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India to boost infra spend from $1.1 trillion in last decade to $1.4 trillion in next 5 years to reach $5 trillion economy, says Nirmala Sitharaman at IMF

India, Nirmala Sitharaman said, has taken various steps to enhance infrastructure investment by launching innovative financial vehicles

Real estate shows recovery signs, housing sales rise 50% in 2018; year-end liquidity crunch limits strong growth

Property developers and consultants expect housing sales to remain subdued in the first half of 2019 due to the continuing NBFC liquidity crisis and upcoming general elections.

Other regulators need to play active role for REITs, InvITs growth, says Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi

The Sebi chief said a humungous amount of investment needs to go into infrastructure development in India to address the current gap as well as to provide for projected requirements of the economy

India tops as Asia's most investment savvy economy: Standard Chartered study

India is Asia's most investment savvy economy and more than two-thirds of the country's affluent class prefer to use various investment products

Budget 2018: Low interest rates, single window clearance among key expectations of realty

The real estate sector, which has been under stress due to decline in sales and project launches, has set high expectations on Budget 2018

Look beyond bank recapitalisation: Budget announcements may help speed up bad loan hive-offs for PSBs

Banking reforms may be a slower process, but the monkeys of bad loans may be off the back of public sector banks sooner than we think.

Budget 2018: Property consultant JLL seeks bigger tax sops for first time home buyers

Property consultant JLL India on Thursday suggested that additional tax incentive to first time home buyers should be doubled to Rs 1 lakh in the upcoming budget to boost sluggish housing demand

Sebi permits convergence of stock, commodity exchanges; to be effective from Oct 2018

Sebi's move will allow major players like BSE, NSE to introduce commodity-backed financial instruments on their platforms, while MCX and NCDEX will be allowed to list equities and equity F&O

RBI Monetary Policy: Experts hail status quo on repo rate, continuance of neutral stance

The Reserve Bank of India kept its repo rate at 6.25 percent for a third consecutive policy meeting

Sebi proposes fresh relaxation for REITs, InvITs norms

Sebi had notified the REIT and InvIT Regulations in 2014, allowing setting up and listing of such Trusts, which are very popular in some advanced markets