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WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) – India’s move to restrict exports of certain types of rice could help exacerbate food price inflation and should be reversed, International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on Tuesday. Gourinchas told a news conference that India’s restriction would have a similar effect of the …

BENGALURU, July 24 (Reuters) – Indian mortgage lender PNB Housing Finance (PNBH.NS) on Monday posted a nearly 48% rise in its first-quarter profit, driven by robust demand for housing loans and improved asset quality. PNB Housing, a unit of state-run lender Punjab National Bank (PNBK.NS), said its consolidated net profit …

BENGALURU, July 24 (Reuters) – India’s economy will grow at a solid pace for the rest of this fiscal year and next but well below its potential rate, according to a Reuters poll of economists who also said the employment situation will improve only slightly. The world’s most populous country …

MUMBAI, July 21 (Reuters) – India’s foreign exchange reserves (INFXR=ECI) rose for a third straight week to a total of $609.02 billion as of July 14, the highest in nearly 15 months, data from the central bank showed on Friday. They rose by $12.74 billion from the week earlier – …