Low attendance meeting ends inconclusively.

‘Changing geo-political situation’ cited in report submitted to ECC; discusses wheat barter with Iran.

Additional development projects being put forward despite funding constraints on previously approved schemes.

A ministerial committee is set up to hire financial advisors for arranging funds.

Exports plummet while imports grow in double digits.

Economic managers generate maximum savings from non-development allocation.

Commer­ce secret­ary says issue will be taken up at bilate­ral trade talks in April.

Regulator could not get cabinet clearance to avoid competitive bidding rules.

The programme was earlier downgraded to ‘moderately satisfactory.’

Planning Commission reluctant to include the ‘optimistic’ figure in Economic Survey.