Fertiliser subsidy, estimated at Rs 1,20,000 crore in the current fiscal, is likely to come down below Rs 1,00,000 crore owing to fall in prices of major nutrients like nitrogen and phosphate in global market.
FICCI has asked the government to cut the rate of corporate tax to the level in the competing countries like China and encourage exports of manufacturing goods.
As wealthy nations deal with their own struggling economies, the World Bank launched a new fund on Saturday to help emerging countries trade lessons amongst themselves.
Indian bank ICICI's exposure to the creidt crisis is likely to hurt its profits but will not dent its credit profile, rating agency Standard & Poor's said on Friday after a sharp drop in the bank's share price.
This week alone, RBI has announced a 1.5-per cent cut in mandatory deposits that banks keep with the central bank, raising expectations of reduction in interest rates by banks.