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End lockdown or not?

Extending the lockdown could lead to more deaths

IT industry is resilient and will emerge stronger, says U B Pravin Rao

The immediate priority is navigating through the Covid-19 situation and ensuring business continuity"

The long shadow of FY20 on Centre's finances can not be missed by anybody

There may be no official word yet on how the Centre's tax revenue assumptions for the current year have gone awry

Investment pipeline in economy chokes as key indicators show deterioration

Gross fixed capital formation - an indicator of investment demand -as a percentage of GDP, fell to nearly two-decade low

Questions about borrowing

The funding need can change materially

Now what?

Once the lockdown is lifted, we will need the mother of all fiscal and monetary policy support to sustain the economy

The Morning After

Policy interventions will have to be intelligent: Striving to create deep, but temporary, safety nets during COVID-19 without generating imbalances and distortions thereafter

Lest we forget

Sub-optimal responses against viral pandemics and crony lending would keep resurfacing if voters do not hold govts accountable

Growth in next 2 quarters won't be over 3% due to coronavirus: Pronab Sen

Sen further said that due to the ongoing 21-day shutdown, there may be a reduction of about Rs 5 trillion in gross domestic product

Exceptional crisis, exceptional responses

Exceptional circumstances are sometimes the catalyst for exceptional leaders to emerge; they can also be extremely harsh for those who fail the leadership test.

Enough of chest-thumping

Lockdown can't be a substitute for quick action in other areas

The other casualty of Covid-19

COVID-19 will cause no less a disruption to the economy than the goods and services tax has done

Covid-19 hit US economy already in recession: BofA; pegs job loss at 3.5 mn

US Federal Reserve urged not to restrict the quantum of stimulus measures

Moody's cuts India's GDP growth to 5.3% for 2020 over Covid-19 outbreak

Moody's said oil price shock adds to growth and fiscal pressures for exposed sovereigns.

States also flout Budget numbers discipline

More attention needs to be focused on state Budgets

A telecom crisis, once again

An implosion of the sector will have economy-wide ramifications. This is the last thing India needs now

Policy challenges of India's trek to bond indices

If the volatility in the financial market continues for a prolonged period, it could also result in important implications for asset prices

Lacklustre performance of major segments drag down GDP growth in Q3

The only two indicators that grew at higher rates in Q3 of the current fiscal than the previous year were aggregate bank deposits and the consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rate

Q3 GDP growth to be below 5%, but better than Q2, say economists

Govt spending would be a key driver of mild improvement in GDP growth, says ICRA

S&P's rating an affirmation that the Indian economy is on right path

The recent Budget proposals came in as a disappointment for most analysts in the absence of strong measures