To access the newsletter, click on the link: http://share.thomsonreuters.com/assets/newsletters/Indiamorning/MNC_IN_01172017.pdf If you would like to receive this newsletter via email, please register at: https://forms.thomsonreuters.com/india-morning/ FACTORS TO WATCH 9:00 am: Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Health Minister J.P. Nadda at an event in New Delhi.
LIVECHAT-GLOBAL TRADE We chat with Arancha Gonzalez, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, about the outlook for global trade in the context of Brexit and Trump's presidency at 12:30 pm. To join the conversation, click on the link: https://forms.thomsonreuters.com/communities/ INDIA TOP NEWS Reliance expects sharp rise in operating profit from next financial year Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd expects a sharp rise in operating profit from the next financial year as it completes an expansion of its core refining and petrochemicals business, a senior executive said on Monday.
Jaitley says July 1 rollout of GST "more realistic" India's new nationwide sales tax is now expected to be rolled out from July after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday managed to break a three-month long deadlock on who would administer the tax.
IMF upgrades China growth estimate on stimulus, downgrades India after cash crunch The International Monetary Fund on Monday raised its forecast for China's economic growth this year by 0.3 percentage points to 6.5 percent, on expectations of continued policy stimulus.
India cenbank relaxes cash withdrawal limit with immediate effect India's central bank on Monday relaxed cash withdrawal limits from automated teller machines and current accounts with immediate effect.
Indian election commission backs son in family dispute over party India's election commission on Monday backed the leader of the country's biggest state in his battle with his father for control of their party, a feud Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to exploit in a crucial election.
GLOBAL TOP NEWS Britain will not seek "half in, half out" EU deal -PM May Britain will not seek a Brexit deal that leaves it "half in, half out" of the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May will say, according to her office, in a speech setting out her 12 priorities for upcoming divorce talks with the bloc.
Chinese president to defend globalisation in Davos Chinese President Xi Jinping will defend globalisation in the face of mounting public hostility in the West in a speech at the World Economic Forum that will underline Beijing's growing global role.