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Japan's economy rebounds in second quarter, Covid-19 clouds outlook

Many analysts expect growth to remain modest in the current quarter as state of emergency curbs re-imposed to combat a spike in infections weigh on household spending

India's economic recovery 'delayed' not 'derailed': L&T chief A M Naik

Says given the scale of India's infra deficit, the company is optimistic about govt's intent to complete projects as envisaged in the National Infrastructure Pipeline

India's inflation could go past RBI target rest of 2021, say report

Forecasts for gross domestic product were raised to a 9.2% expansion in the fiscal year ending March 2022, from the previous 9%, while the gross value added outlook edged down slightly to 9%.

Ease vs cost of doing business in India

Business index rankings have become a substitute for addressing the fundamental constraints faced by entrepreneurs

GDP to grow in double digits in the first quarter, says ICRA report

The Indian economy will grow in double digits for the April-June period on the low base of 2020-21 but will still be short of the levels observed in the first quarter of FY20, it said.

S&P affirms India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-', keeps outlook stable

But says country's fiscal settings are weak, and deficits will remain elevated ahead even as the government undertakes some consolidation

Best of BS Opinion: US mkt exceptionalism, fall in urban male jobs & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

Household debt jumps to 37.3% of GDP in fiscal 2021, says report

Household debt has been steadily increasing ever since the GST implementation in July 2017

Mapping recovery

India needs a new medium-term economic road map

Estimation error?: Government estimates go awry when growth trends down

Historical analysis shows that the government tends to underestimate the growth in agriculture every year; as growth has slipped in the last few years, it has fallen prey to overestimation errors

Best of BS Opinion: Some stability returns, view from the edge & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

View from the edge

The Union government is so fiscally ineffective that it can only spend an incremental 0.4 per cent of GDP on healthcare in a pandemic, against a global average of 1.2 per cent, writes Rathin Roy

The post-Covid economy

There is a strong case for the government to shift its attention from the economy to public service management

Economy likely to see cyclical upturn, says DSP Investment Managers' Sambre

'This may be driven by enhanced government spending in core areas,' says Vinit Sambre, head - equities and fund manager, DSP Investment Managers

Advance tax collection: Automobile, IT firms lead surge in April-June qtr

Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, TCS, and Infosys reported a jump between 44 per cent and 200 per cent in the April-June quarter of this financial year on account of a low base

Exports: India's window of opportunity

The possibility of a sharp recovery for the economy can only be realised through a strong focus on exports.

Caution on inflation

RBI's primary mandate should remain inflation targeting

NDA's Bermuda Triangle

The government has to generate a huge amount of employment without giving an upward push to inflation, while keeping subsistence spending intact

Some bright spots

There are still a number of risks to durable economic recovery

Advance tax collection surges 146% despite Covid-19-led economic disruption

Net direct tax mop-up zooms 100% till June 15