A majority of chief executive officers (CEOs) of Indian companies expect economic growth to slow down further in the new year, mainly due to slowing
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What may lie ahead in 2020 | Business Standard Column
The BJP has lost five states since December 2018. Jharkhand and Maharashtra are the latest, suggesting the narrative on nationalism has diminishing electoral returns With
MSME sector poised for mega transformation in 2020 | Business Standard News
MESME sector is in an urgent need of major reforms and policy interventions. India’s MSME sector is poised for a mega transformation in 2020, with
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India needs very serious reforms:– IMF’s Gita Gopinath | Deccan Herald
“There is a combination of both measures that are being undertaken. So, if you look at the corporate tax cut, you could look at it
RBI to flag bad loan issues with Finance Ministry in pre-Budget meet | Business Standard News
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the finance ministry will discuss the additional provisioning banks may be expected to make on account of the
How India’s economy came back down to earth in just a year’s time | Business Standard News
India’s economy lost its sheen this year. As it stumbles through a deep slowdown and a credit crisis, the country has gone from being hailed
Liquidity-driven rally | Business Standard Editorials
The most striking change that has happened in the equity markets in the past decade is the coming of age of individual investors. They have
NBFC slowdown due to low demand and lack of market funding, says RBI | Business Standard News
The slowdown in the non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) is mainly due to lower demand in the economy and non-availability of market funding, a recent analysis
Wheat stocks at 7-year high point to complex food logistics problems – The Hindu BusinessLine
This spurt in stocks is on account of ‘open-ended’ procurement in recent years, as a result of which the Centre has been procuring a third
Escape the trap: Piling on debt isn’t a good way to boost economic growth. Reforms are the only way–Times of India
Two independent reports, one by World Bank and the other by RBI, provide an insight into the economic policy pathway NDA needs to choose next
Reviving consumption and investment critical challenge: RBI – The Financial Express
The report said that while chasing yields, investors were betting on negative yielding bonds for capital gains, for which yields need to go down further.
‘There are no magic short-term bullets (to fix economy)… Budget shouldn’t aim for surprises’ | Business News,The Indian Express
In a new paper published by Harvard University’s Center for International Development, Subramanian, former chief economic advisor, and Josh Felman, former IMF resident representative to
NBFCs need to be incentivised to become banks, says Hiranandani Group MD | Business Standard News
Niranjan Hiranandani, Assocham’s new President and Hiranandani Group’s Managing Director Assocham’s new President and Hiranandani Group’s Managing Director, Niranjan Hiranandani, says tax rates should be
Country’s economy facing difficult situation, not in crisis: Ramgopal Agarwala – The Economic Times
The country’s economy is going through a difficult situation but not in a crisis, Niti Aayog distinguished fellow Ramgopal Agarwala said here on Saturday. The
How not to counter economic stagnation – The Hindu
The government has to garner resources and give a boost to the economy by increasing its investments The Centre and the States are so short
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das wants firms, banks to do this to lift economy – The Financial Express
The RBI chief also said reviving the twin engines of consumption and investment remains the key challenges even as remaining vigilant about spillovers from global
No more bullets, just hard reforms – The Financial Express
Even when many in the government criticised ex-chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian for saying India’s GDP was overstated by 2.5 ppt, few could explain why,
A real Budget, please: This one has to confront severe resource restraints | Business Standard Column
Among the first things that a finance minister has to do when framing the Budget is determine the likely growth rate for the economy in
West Bengal FM Amit Mitra’s suggestion to boost banking penetration into unbanked areas; what he says – The Financial Express
West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Friday said the cooperative banks in the state have lent Rs 36,000 crore in the last five years