Daily News Monitor: 4 July 2017

HEADLINES:

1. PM Narendra Modi’s 3-day visit: India, Israel may create $40-million innovation fund

2. Israel looks to boost exports to India amid pending FTA talks

3. India gets good rank on FSB’s reform report card to G20

4. Government mulls leasing out airports, ports and other infrastructure assets to private operators

5. Digital payments rise 55% in FY’17: Watal

6. India, China to account for 50% of new mobile subscribers by 2020: report

GST Focus:

7. GST rollout: China says India needs forceful leadership like theirs to implement

8. GST launch: Now, Modi to turn his focus to job creation and other key economic reforms

9. GST reimbursement scheme on fast track, says government

10. Banks dump $15 billion in India tug-of-war with foreigner

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