Page 24 - India Gdp Growth

Rupee only emerging Asian currency to slide this qtr; losses to gather pace

The rupee dropped to 72.2425 per dollar earlier this month, a whisker away from a nine-month low of 72.4075 set in September.

More than 200 scholars ask govt to release Consumer Expenditure Survey data

The statement comes in light of the Modi government recently saying that it will not be releasing the Survey of Consumer Expenditure, 2017-18 because of "data quality" issues

Govt has no plans to revise fiscal deficit target, says MoS Finance Thakur

Thakur also listed out the steps taken by the government to boost economic activities.

Employment growth has slowed in last two years: CARE Ratings study

Financial sector's performance has by far been most impressive with banks

Govt can raise Rs 95,000 cr from infra bonds to boost growth: BofA

Even though this will raise the overall public sector borrowing, the market will not react adversely as the money raised will be tied to funding specific needs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said

Why delivering a big bang package of reforms is doable for Modi govt

The important thing is to signal to the market that the government is serious and ambitious.

Amid economic slowdown, Moody's lowers India's 2019 growth forecast to 5.6%

Revises prediction from 6.2%, says slump lasting longer than expected

Why economists watered down India's July-Sept growth estimate to 4.2-4.7%

State Bank of India (SBI) joins global agencies such as the ADB, World Bank, OECD, RBI and the IMF in downgrading India's FY20 growth rates

Economists estimate India's July-September GDP growth at 4.2-4.7%

Nomura chief economist Sonal Varma has put the Q2 growth at 4.2 per cent, similar to what SBI has estimated

Ayodhya verdict is cue for PM Modi to focus on fixing India's economy

The speed and energy with which the BJP's social agenda has been implemented stands in sharp contrast to the dilatory and timid approach the government has taken to structural economic reform.

Why experts feel Moody's outlook downgrade for India is unjustified

Economists say that though Moody's cut is not really justified at this point, the move is a grim reminder of the state of the economy and the need to accept that all is not well

Moody's cuts India outlook to negative, predicts 'prolonged slower growth'

Moody's projects a budget deficit of 3.7% of GDP in the year through March 2020, a breach of the government's target of 3.3%.

Diwali demand was muted, India's GDP growth may fall to 5.8%, says BofAML

Economic growth has slipped to a six-year low of 5 per cent for the June quarter and is expected to turn in lower than that in the September quarter

GDP data, market performance have little correlation: ICICI Securities

Market rarely reacts to the release of economic data such as GDP growth or factory output

Aiming for more of the global pie

Indian services export growth has outperformed that of the average emerging market in recent years. If global growth continues to be sluggish, India could enlarge its share of the cake

Moody's slashes India's GDP growth forecast for fiscal 2020 to 5.8%

Moody's attributed the deceleration to an investment-led slowdown that has broadened into consumption, driven by financial stress among rural households and weak job creation

Tax cuts: Knee-jerk or part of a plan?

Like fans of filmstars or cricketers, investors have shown abiding faith in Mr Modi, who is still seen as a doer with the right intent and strong will

Why ration out rate cuts when slowdown is so sharp?

The direction is clear -- there will be more rate cuts but the pace will depend on the incoming data

Economic shudders & revival strategies

Discarding attention-grabbing slogans, the government needs to aim for real GDP growth of 8 per cent and higher

US-China trade tensions to dampen Asia's growth prospects, says ADB

ADB also slashed its growth estimate for India to 6.5 per cent from 7 per cent