- Financial markets
- Regulators
- The banking system
- Non-banking finance companies
- The capital market
- Mutual funds
- Overall approach to reforms
- Deregulation of banking system
- Capital market developments
- Consolidation imperative
| Economy of India | |
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| Currency | 1 Indian Rupee (INR) (₨) = 100 Paise |
|---|---|
| Fiscal year | April 1–March 31 |
| Trade organisations | WTO, SAFTA |
| Statistics | |
| GDP (PPP) | $5.21 trillion (PPP) (2008 est.) (3rd) |
| GDP growth | 9.6% (2006/07) |
| GDP per capita | $978 (nominal); $2,659 (PPP) [7] |
| GDP by sector | agriculture: 19.9%, industry: 19.3%, services: 60.7% (2006 est.) |
| Inflation (CPI) | 12.01% (26 July 2008)[1] |
| Population below poverty line | 25% (2002 est.) [8] |
| Labour force | 509.3 million (2006 est.) |
| Labour force by occupation | agriculture: 60%, industry: 12%, services: 28% (2003) |
| Unemployment | 7.8% (2006 est.) |
| Main industries | textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, services |
| External | |
| Exports | $125 billion (Financial Year 2006-2007) |
| Export goods | textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures, services |
| Main export partners | US 18%, the People's Republic of China 8.9%, UAE 8.4%, UK 4.7%, Hong Kong 4.2% (2005) |
| Imports | $187.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Import goods | crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals |
| Main import partners | the People's Republic of China 7.2%, US 6.4%, Belgium 5.1%, Singapore 4.7%, Australia 4.2%, Germany 4.2%, UK 4.1% (2005) |
| Public finances | |
| Public debt | $132.1 billion (2006 est.) |
| Revenues | $109.4 billion (2006 est.) |
| Expenses | $143.8 billion; including capital expenditures of $15 billion (2006 est.) |
| Economic aid | donor: $17.3 million (2006) |
Friday, September 5, 2008
Financial and Banking Sector Reforms
The last decade witnessed the maturity of India's financial markets. Since 1991, every governments of India took major steps in reforming the financial sector of the country. The important achievements in the following fields is discussed under serparate heads:
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