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Economy: This is as good as it gets
Structural reforms are much less about privatisation, land, and labour, and more about expanding the scope of private enterprises and allowing them to be more competitive and productive
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Is more debt the way out for a world economy that already owes $250-trn?
Fiscal hawks argue such proposals will merely sow the seeds for more trouble. But the needle seems to be shifting on how much debt an economy can safely carry
 "Is more debt the way out for a world economy that already owes $250-trn?")
GDP growth numbers: Will there be some good news?
The upcoming data will likely show the economy had its weakest performance last quarter in more than six years, with the growth rate dropping below the symbolically important 5% mark
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As news goes from bad to worse, Modi govt scrambles to revive the economy
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this week she's not closing the door on additional steps to support the economy.
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Rise of Asia will shift balance of global economic power by 2050: Nayyar
The rise of Asia represents the beginning of a shift in the balance of economic power in the world and some erosion in the political dominance of the West, he said
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Stark recession warning of inverted yield curve looks so last year
Global share prices also aren't indicating trouble ahead on the economic front
 "Stark recession warning of inverted yield curve looks so last year")
Morgan Stanley pegs 2020 global growth at 3.2%; EMs to outperform
Uncertainties relating to trade wars, macro data from the United States (US) and reduced scope of monetary policy, however, are the three key risks it cites to its projections
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Global fund managers stay bearish on equities; recession top worry: BofAML
According to BofAML, trade war, Monetary policy impotence, bond market bubble and a credit event are some of the other 'tail risks' that the fund managers seem to be wary about
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Global goods growth in Q4 to remain below trend over rising tariffs: WTO
Its latest quarterly barometer showed growth in global merchandise trade rose by 0.2% in the second quarter of this year against 3.5% in same period of 2018
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World economy took $1-trillion hit due to terrorism, says PM Narendra Modi
In a joint statement released by BRICS, the five countries condemned terrorism in all its forms
Flexible office growth in non-metros may add $254 bn to economies by 2029
It revealed that on average 121 new jobs are created in communities that contain a flexible workspace, with an extra $9.63 million going directly into the local economy
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Ever heard of an economy growing at 86%? IMF just identified one such
South America's only English-speaking nation owes the anticipated windfall to offshore oil deposits discovered in 2015
 "Ever heard of an economy growing at 86%? IMF just identified one such")
The global outlook could be worse than 'low for long'
The surest way out would be for governments to work together, while moving to bolster growth at home
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Global economic outlook dependent on path laid by nations like India: PM
Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its outlook for the world economy, predicting that the growth this year will be the weakest since the 2008 financial crisis
Best of BS Opinion: The clouds over 2020, Corporates 2.0, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
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The clouds over 2020
The last few months have brought us an avalanche of downgraded forecasts from all international and private sector financial institutions and think tanks
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Why it makes sense to invest in gold in the present global environment
An allocation of 10-15% of portfolio is recommended for gold; use any correction as an opportunity to add more gold to portfolio or keep allocating to gold in a systematic manner
 "Why it makes sense to invest in gold in the present global environment")
Brexit to have minimal impact on world economy: Ex-Bank of England governor
I don't honestly believe that Brexit has any great significance even for the rest of Europe, let alone the rest of the world, he said
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As IMF sees global recession on horizon, here are the signs to look out for
In the April 2009 study, its economists decided that declining per-capita GDP was the main indicator to monitor recession
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US-China trade war plunges global growth to lowest level in a decade: OECD
The OECD said that the global economy risked entering a new, lasting low-growth phase if governments continued to dither over how to respond
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