India must sell more long-term debt and keep H1 bond sales to 55% of its yearly target: Traders

According to market players who spoke with the central bank last week, India’s federal government should limit borrowing in the first half of the upcoming fiscal year to 55% of the objective and increase the proportion of longer-tenor bonds. The Reserve Bank of India, which represents as the government’s debt arranger, met with a select…

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Oil is nearly unchanged as U.S. crude stock draw battles economic worries

On Thursday, oil prices remained almost unchanged due to a larger-than-anticipated drop in U.S. crude stocks and concerns that more aggressive U.S. interest rate increases would slow economic growth and reduce oil consumption. Brent crude futures had increased by 5 cents to $82.71 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures had increased by…

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First foxtail millet food safety certification from AP outfit

The first organization to receive IndG.A.P certification for foxtail millet is a farmer-producer organization (FPO) called Sri Rapthadu Mandala Raithu Utpatti Darula MACS, which is based in the Andhra Pradesh district of Anantapur. It is supported by the agricultural businesses Samunnati and eFresh Agri Business Solutions. The development occurs at a time when India’s government…

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Following a two-year decline in consumption, palm oil imports to India may reach a four-year high.

According to a senior industry official who spoke to Reuters on Tuesday, India’s imports of palm oil might increase 16% to a four-year high of 9.17 million tonnes in 2022/23 as demand is expected to increase following two years of contraction due to COVID-led lockdowns. Palm oil futures are already trading near their highest level…

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NTPC records a roughly 12 % increase in electricity production from April – February of this fiscal year.

The state-owned power producer NTPC announced on Monday that its electricity production increased by over 12% between April – February of last year to 364.2 billion units. NTPC Ltd. “recorded 11.92% rise in generation, i.e. 364.2 BU in FY23 through February month, compared to the country’s generation growth of 9.56%,” according to a company release….

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