India asks eight state firms to consider share buybacks this year to rein in fiscal deficit

India asks eight state firms to consider share buybacks this year to rein in fiscal deficit

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India has asked at least eight state-run companies to consider share buybacks in the fiscal year that runs through March 2021, two government officials said, as New Delhi scours for ways of raising funds to rein in its fiscal deficit.

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