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Normal monsoon to support economic recovery; will agri commodity price rally continue in coming days?

At a time when the Second Covid wave is spreading across the country, the good news is that both the…

June 19, 2021 12:18 IST

Demand can also be revitalised through a time bound tax concession of interest rate subvention for home buyers, a LTC cash voucher scheme as done last year and extending the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana till 31 March 2022, he said.

Govt has room for fiscal stimulus, says CII president Narendran

CII further urged for expansion in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) balance sheet to meet the demand exigencies of…

June 18, 2021 06:30 IST

Unfortunately, agriculture cannot pull the economy out of the trough.

Covid-19: Daily cases fall, but meaningful rebound still some distance away

Outlook on indicators like farm-wages, exports, encouraging but services needs to recover, and signs of that are feeble still

June 14, 2021 06:00 IST

RBI Monetary Policy HIGHLIGHTS: No repo rate cut for 5th straight MPC; maintain accommodative stance

RBI Monetary Policy HIGHLIGHTS: Reserve Bank of India keeps the repo rate unchanged for the 5th consecutive monetary policy committee.

Updated: April 7, 2021 17:25 IST

Resurgence in Covid-19 cases: Manufacturing growth hits 7-month low in March

Manufacturing activity accelerated at its slowest pace in seven months in March, thanks to a resurgence in Covid-19 cases that…

April 6, 2021 01:05 IST

Growth Outlook: Second Covid-19 wave unlikely to impact recovery

The goods sector should continue to recover. Besides, the most vulnerable sectors—hospitality & transportation—constitute just 5.7% of GDP

April 5, 2021 06:10 IST

Fixed investment, on which the government would make bets on, rose by a sharp 55.3% in Q1FY22 to raise its share in GDP by over 7 percentage points to 31.6%.

Covid-19 pandemic pushes back India’s $5-trillion GDP goal by 3 years to FY32: BofA Securities

Currently, India is the fifth-largest economy in the world behind Germany. The government has set a target of becoming a…

Updated: March 22, 2021 19:37 IST

While the services sector is picking up -- the February composite PMI was up at 57.3 from 55.8 in January — the loss of momentum elsewhere is a concern at a time when there is fresh surge of infections especially in key states like Maharashtra.

Economy: Recovery continues but losing tempo; labour-intensive sectors still remain sluggish

The performance of the core sector, for instance, continued to improve in January but at a slower pace; the increase…

March 15, 2021 05:30 IST

Montek Singh Ahluwalia says country’s economy is gradually recovering

The country’s economy, which contracted in the first two quarters of the current fiscal, has started recovering at a gradual…

January 24, 2021 21:12 IST

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All is NOT well with India’s economy: GDP growth may fall to lowest in nearly 30 years

India Ratings and Research has further cut FY21 GDP growth forecast to 1.9%, which will be the lowest GDP growth…

Updated: April 28, 2020 12:34 IST

3 industrial shares to buy: As investors look for gems amid COVID-19 slump, these stocks may gain 40%

With the lockdown extension till May 3, 2020, the key demand driver is likely to deteriorate further in the coming…

April 14, 2020 17:32 IST

Economic impact of coronavirus deepens, second round of relief package for corporate India in offing

The government is all set to announce another round of relief measures for corporate India targeted at specific sectors that…

Updated: April 8, 2020 15:04 IST

India to grow at 7.8 per cent in FY17, led by consumption: DBS

Recovery in the Indian economy is likely to continue and the GDP growth is expected to be higher at 7.8…

June 12, 2016 12:11 IST

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Vietnam targets 6.8 pct economic growth in 2017

Vietnam is targeting economic growth of 6.8 percent in 2017, up slightly from 6.7 percent expected this year, the government…

June 3, 2016 10:29 IST

Japan to roll out new growth strategy, economists asking for more

The growth strategy, to be approved by the cabinet on Thursday, will take steps to narrow the pay gap between…

June 2, 2016 11:27 IST

Time for a reality check on growth

The NDA government is starting its third year. It has had the unenviable task of reviving growth and return it…

May 25, 2016 22:15 IST

Structural reforms needed to put India on faster growth path: Kotak Institutional Equities

Government must focus on structural reforms to put the country on the path of faster economic growth, as the “several…

May 4, 2016 19:26 IST

World Bank trims 2016, 2017 East Asia growth forecasts, cites risks to outlook

The World Bank trimmed its 2016 and 2017 economic growth forecasts for developing East Asia and Pacific, and said the…

April 11, 2016 09:05 IST

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