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Economy Don’t sign free trade pact with EU, Commerce panel tells Govt Rubber import duty increase may hurt domestic tyre industry: ICRA FinMin to pitch for ratings upgrade with Fitch, other agencies FM to sell India as an investment destination International Trends IMF Trims U.S. Growth Outlook in Draft Report Citing Fiscal Cuts Emerging Bond Yields Hit Record Lows as Japan Adds Stimulus China Rebound at Risk as Xi Curbs Officials’ Spending Singapore Keeps Forex Policy as Inflation Outweighs GDP Drop Economy Bears Turn Bulls Seeing 3% GDP for U.S. Few Saw in 2012 Mutual Funds More MFs aim to tap Japanese investors More MF schemes to be merged as tax comes down Equity MF managers would like to forget FY13 Equity Market Sensex up for 2nd day; Infosys results, IIP key Export-driven growth makes up for slowing domestic sales Kingfisher Seeks to Fly Again, with UB Backing Debt Market Asset-financing NBFCs could be hit by slow car sales Bank finance for infra to remain tepid due to Basel-III: Icra Inflation indexed bonds may be issued in a month: RBI In FY13, firms borrow more from non-banking sources Shorter tenure bonds see higher trader interest Real Estate Indian real estate offers some of the best investment options: Sanjay Verma,CEO (APAC), Cushman & Wakefield Facing a Big Hit, Property Owners May Move Court Against Retrospective Tax Insurance Low returns might keep insurers away IRDA directs life insurers to renew dormant licences Manulife, HDFC Life in the fray for HSBC India insurance arm The many ways to reduce your car insurance premium Forex Aussie, N.Z. Dollars Set for Weekly Advance Amid China Optimism Canadian Dollar Reaches 7-Week High on Demand for Riskier Assets Yen Near 100 Per Dollar Before Kuroda, Set for Weekly Declines Commodities IEA Cuts Oil-Demand Forecast Because of European Demand WTI Crude Fluctuates After Dropping Most in Week on IEA Outlook Natural Gas Rises to 20-Month High After U.S. Stockpile Decline Gold Heads for Third Weekly Drop on Outlook for Reduced Stimulus Opinion Economy is not the villain Regulatory arbitrage is not good for any financial sector: Ravi Narain,Non-Executive Vice-Chairman, NSE Lines of foreign control Should pharma MNCs be peeved?:-Bhupesh Bhandari Moving towards revulsion :-Akash Prakash Knowledge Center Is opening a bank savings account a good way to start investing? EPF scores over NPS Check the tax efficiency of your salary Buy a house or save for retirement?