Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says discussing steps to revive economy

Rajesh Sharma (2070 articles)

The Indian government is discussing steps to revive the economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday.

Jaitley’s comments came after India’s economic growth slipped to a three-year low of 5.7 percent in the last quarter.

Rajesh Sharma is Correspondent for Stock Market of South East Asia based in Mumbai. He has been covering Asian markets for more than 5 years.

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