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India unveils budget focused on rural voters

IndiasaidonThursdayitexpectedeconomicgrowthtosurgeabove8percentasitannounceda2018/19budgetthatallocatedbillionsofdollarsforruralinfrastructureandunveiledahealth

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India's Finance Minister invites pension funds, other Japanese investors

Keen on investments from Japan to boost economic growth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday met key ministers in the Japanese administration and wooed pension funds to partner in India's infrastructure development.

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7.5% growth not enough for India’s requirement, Finance Minister says

India's current growth rate of 7.5 per cent is not enough as per its own requirement standard and the country has the "potential" to do "better", Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has said.