-The Telegraph The finance ministry has warned that the current account deficit will deteriorate in 2022-23 because of costlier imports and tepid exports on the merchandise account The country’s trade deficit touched an all-time high of $26.18 billion as imports expanded 57.88 per cent to $66.31 billion in June because of a doubling of oil imports and a spike in the inflow of coal, gold, electronic goods and chemicals. The finance ministry has...
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Retail inflation eases to 7.01% in June, but remains above RBI's target band -Meghna Sen
-Livemint.com For the sixth month in a row, the retail price inflation stayed well above the RBI's upper tolerance limit of 6% India's retail inflation eased slightly to 7.01% in June against 7.04% in the previous month, government data showed today. However, in June 2021, the retail inflation stood at 6.26%. The consumer price-based inflation (CPI) has breached the upper limit of RBI's tolerance band, ranging from 2-6%, for the sixth consecutive...
More »Retail inflation eases in June to 7.01%, but still above RBI’s upper limit -Zia Haq
-Hindustan Times Food price index leapt 7.75% in June on the back of a global spiral in commodity prices, slightly lower than 7.97% in May India’s retail inflation marginally eased for the second month in a row to 7.01% in June from a year ago, official data on Tuesday showed, but consumer prices, which rose 7.04% in May, continued to breach the Reserve Bank of India’s upper limit of 6% for the...
More »UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
-Press release by FAO dated 6 July 2022 The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition Rome/New York: The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United...
More »DGFT issues RCs for 1.6 mn tonne wheat export after May 13 ban order
-PTI/ The Hindu Business Line Registration certificates of wheat to exporters having valid letter of credit The commerce ministry's arm Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued registration certificates for about 1.6 million tonne of wheat to exporters having valid letter of credit, after the ban order of May 13, an official said. The government is allowing wheat shipments for which irrevocable letters of credit (L/C) were issued on or before May...
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