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India's textile and apparel exports to reach $300 bn by FY25: Invest India

The textiles and apparel industry contributes 2.3 per cent to India's GDP and accounts for 13 per cent of industrial production, and 12 per cent of the country's export earnings

Worry about the trend, not the cycle

Our institutional capacity to support trend growth has not stayed the pace

Budget 2020: Why govt must look beyond taxes, do more with its money

Though non-tax revenues, including borrowings, account for 40% of the Budget, there seems to be little focus on boosting these or reducing borrowings by saving on expenditure, writes T N Ninan

Policy challenges with 5 per cent growth

Since the scope of supporting growth through fiscal and monetary policy is fairly limited, economic revival will ultimately depend on policy reforms

Don't depend on MPC alone

Maintain balance between growth and financial stability

Pak set to miss 4% GDP growth on weak industries, agriculture performance

In the case of Gross Domestic Product, the report noted that the revised estimates for the kharif season suggest that the production of important crops is likely to fall short of target for FY20

Some questions from Asia's history of 50 years that need urgent answers

India needs to figure out whether it pays to be rule-takers or seek to be rule-setters. Or, do we have an answer to China's strategic challenge? If not, what are our options, wonders T N Ninan

Economic 'Doom Loops' get harder to avoid

The ability to maintain this inherently unstable equilibrium remains the key to the prospects of advanced economies

Decline in rural sales hits FMCG in 2019, may revive by second half of 2020

To overcome, FMCG makers have introduced low unit price packs in multiple categories to make their products affordable and have also introduced multiple promotions and offers

One-fourth of Rs 102 trn infrastructure spending in energy sector alone

Rs 24.54 trillion investment will flow in the energy sector, and of that Rs 11.7 trillion would be in just the power sector

Year in Review: Rural India hurt FMCG; smartphones rode on e-commerce

FMCG suffered on two counts -- poor consumer sentiment brought on by macroeconomic headwinds and the continuing liquidity crisis arising out of faltering NBFCs

A real Budget, please: This one has to confront severe resource restraints

In Budget 2020 speech, the FM should state how she intends to return to the 7% track, and the hard decisions she will take to adjust to the realities of a slowing economy, writes T N Ninan

Top headlines: Cabinet nod to CDS, ex-Maruti MD accused of fraud, and more

CBI has accused ex-Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar of fraud, while the Union Cabinet has approved the creation Chief of Defence Staff

Twisting the curve

RBI's effort to address yield curve rise may not work as hoped

Fiscal deficit for April-November likely stood at 107% of FY20 target

For the deficit to be 3.3 per cent of GDP, it assumes a nominal GDP growth of 12 per cent in FY20

Advance corporation tax mop-up drops over 5% in Dec quarter to Rs 73,000 cr

Net collection grows only 0.7% to Rs 6.75 trillion

Moody's slashes FY20 growth forecast to 4.9% on weak household consumption

Private-sector banks have a larger exposure to retail loans and may be more at risk

Green shoots in financial sector?

A country's rating must relate primarily to its capacity and willingness to service debt

Budget 2020: Centre may announce increase in FPIs' debt limit to 10%

Existing limit for FPI investment in G-secs is 6% of the outstanding stocks of securities; govt may announce increase to 10% in Union Budget 2020

Negative real interest rate no cause for concern, say economists

The RBI is expected to reduce its policy rate to 4.5% in this rate cycle, economists say