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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said India stands out in debt management among major economies, with an overall debt-to-GDP ratio of about 81%, even as the global economy faces rising volatility and uncertainty, PTI reported.Speaking at an event organised by the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), Sitharaman warned that the ongoing…
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MUMBAI: Credit-deposit ratio of banks hit an all-time high of 83% as of March 15, 2026, after deposits fell and credit continued to expand during the reporting fortnight.Aggregate deposits declined by Rs 1.8 lakh crore duCredit growth outpaced deposit mobilisation through the current financial year, with incremental credit at Rs 25.3 lakh crore exceeding incremental…
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has delivered another strong quarterly performance, with higher premium income and expanding assets driving a 31% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 10,098 crore for the September quarter.The state-run insurer’s premium income rose 5.5% to Rs 1,26,930 crore from Rs 1,20,326 crore a year earlier, even as…
Pakistan’s total public debt reached $286.832 billion (PKR 80.6 trillion) as of June 2025, almost 13 per cent higher than the previous year, according to official data released by the ministry of finance in its Annual Debt Review for FY25. Of this, domestic debt stood at PKR 54.5 trillion while external debt was PKR 26.0…
NEW DELHI: With the percentage of the economically active population in the 15-59 age group at over 66% in the country, the Sample Registration System Statistical Report for 2023 shows Delhi has the highest proportion in this category at 70.8%, with the percentage for females marginally higher at 70.9% than males (70.7%), reports Ambika Pandit….
NEW DELHI: The sex ratio at birth recorded a decline for the fourth successive year in Delhi, with 920 females being born in 2024 per 1,000 males, compared with 922 in 2023 and 929 in 2022. Delhi govt officials said the fall was marginal, but health experts sounded an alarm, saying that the trend pointed…
