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India's economic growth needs more affordable interest rates, minister says

IndiaTimes Monday, 18 November 2024
India's Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, emphasized the need for more affordable bank interest rates to stimulate economic growth. Her comments followed a surge in retail inflation driven by rising food prices, which impacted hopes for an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India.
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