Page 22 - India Economy

Modi's world vs Manmohan's world: What makes things quite different now

For a prime minister who spent considerable time globe-trotting, Modi would be hoping that the world pays back when he wants it the most

Govt, RBI make coordinated policy moves to fight rupee drop, cash crunch

Recent measures to shore up rupee have underwhelmed and pressure is building on the authorities to do more to curb the yawning trade- and current-account deficits

Why India is now better placed to handle a crisis akin 2013 'taper tantrum'

Here are some indicators to show why India today is better off than five years ago

India ranks 96th on Economic Freedom Index; HK, Singapore retain top spot

In overall ranking, India was evenly placed among BRICS nations

India's economy to double in size to $5 trillion by 2022: PM Modi

Modi said the Indian economy will grow at over 8% rate with massive employment generation being seen in IT and retail sectors

Economic confidence in India slides to 56% in 2018 from 83% last year

This decline is in contrast to the trend in most countries where public confidence was similarly pronounced in 2017 and 2018

India, the fastest-growing major economy, holds shaky crown as risks build

Data on Friday showed gross domestic product grew 8.2 percent in the three months ended June from a year ago, the fastest in nine quarters

Why India's world-beating growth is not enough to end its deep jobs drought

With more than 90% of India's labor force employed in the nation's informal economy, the government has struggled to produce reliable jobs data to even get an accurate read on the level of joblessness

India likely to replace Britain as world's 5th largest economy next yr: FM

Arun Jaitley said India has the potential to be among top three economies of the world in the next 10-20 years

India's growth remains quite robust into the future, says IMF official

For India, the main factor is the rise in oil prices

Indian elephant ready to run but economy needs to 'open up': IMF official

Changyong Rhee said 'India has to open up, has to have more international linkages so that the world can benefit a lot'

Automobile sector's Q4 show could offer signals about entire economy

Auto industry is a barometer of consumption demand

India 'pales' before China, comparisons unfair, says Raghuram Rajan

By any criteria, except comparisons to China, India is a very impressive story, said Raghuram Rajan

Statsguru: India's economy grew at 6.6% in FY18, down from 8.2% in FY16

On inflation, there is reason to cheer; the headline retail inflation rate has fallen from 6% in FY15 to 3.5% in FY18

Gujarat, MP, Haryana fastest growing states in past 4 financial yrs: Crisil

Gujarat was the top performer in construction and manufacturing growth, while Chhattisgarh and Haryana were among top performers in manufacturing and trade, transportation and communication services

Indian economy will bounce back, but what about jobs creation?

Fall in jobs in India, where 10 mn expected to join workforce annually, is disastrous, to put it mildly

Modi govt's fiscal push for growth revival to hurt investor sentiment: UBS

Govt is already walking a 'tight-rope' to meet 2017-18 fiscal deficit target of 3.2% of GDP

ACCA estimates Indian 'shadow economy' to decline by 13.6% of GDP by 2025

Fall in the shadow economy is due to increasing health of economy, rising employment & GDP growth

India on track to knock Britain out of world's top 5 economies

India will overtake Germany in 2022 as the world's fourth-largest economy

This is how India can reduce the size of its black economy

A deeper understanding of the economy is needed to figure put ways to deal with black economy