India’s central bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said there’s more room for easing monetary policy, but a lot depends on how these actions are timed. “It’s
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IMF may downgrade India’s growth forecast significantly in Jan: Gopinath | Business Standard News
The International Monetary Fund is set to join other downbeat analysts and cut the growth estimate for India “significantly”, its India-born chief economist Gita Gopinath said on
Fiscal profligacy can lead to critical situation: Former RBI Guv Subbarao | Business Standard News
Former Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao on Tuesday asked the government to ensure fiscal deficit is within the targeted number and warned that “fiscal profligacy” can lead to crisis
Don’t get spooked by the inflation | Business Standard Column
Inflation has risen, particularly with a sharp rise in vegetable prices. This is not, however, a time to get too worried about inflationary pressures in the economy.
Ease of Doing Business taken care of; next frontier, COST of Doing Business – The Financial Express
India is consistently improving on the Ease of Doing Business ranking, but there is still large scope in matching the pace with peers on the
Why India pulled out of RCEP? Piyush Goyal defends govt’s controversial move – The Financial Express
Piyush Goyal said the government took the bold decision in the national interest because clearly, the RCEP had become nothing but an India-China FTA which
Nirmala Sitharaman: Bengal FM cautions govt against reviewing exemptions under GST – The Economic Times
West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra has termed as “alarming” any move to review the list of items exempted from the goods and services tax. “Exempted list
Government makes changes to Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs – The Economic Times
The government has approved changes to operational guidelines of the interest subvention scheme for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), in a move aimed at
Impact of GST will take time to show results: Bibek Debroy–Deccan Chronicle
The impact of GST on growth will take time and results will not be visible overnight, according to Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to
India makes a big leap in ‘Ease of doing Business’ index, ranks 77 – india news – Hindustan Times
India jumped to the 77th spot in the ranking of countries by ‘ease of doing business’ on Wednesday, improving by 23 places over its 2017
Efforts being made to boost exports: Minister–Deccan Chronicle
The government is aware of the problems faced by exporters and efforts are being taken to boost exports, including to emerging markets through preferential and
It’s time to revisit income tax rates: Bibek Debroy, Chairman PMEAC – The Economic Times
It is time to rationalise GST rates, but it may not happen. This is not a perfect GST. In an ideal GST, all products should
Central GST falls short of budget estimate by 40% in April-November – The Financial Express
In 2018-19, the actual CGST collection stood at Rs 4,57,534 crore as against the provisional estimate of Rs 6,03,900 crore for the year The Central
Investing in human capital must qualify as saving–Economic Times
The government’s reported proposal to give employees the choice to lower their provident fund contribution is welcome, but with caveats. Employees now contribute 12% of
Walmart Empowers Indian MSMEs To Accelerate Growth And Access New Markets – BW Businessworld
Walmart Inc on Monday announced an initiative to train and prepare 50,000 Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to expand domestic capabilities and participate
Debt quality of India Inc continues to deteriorate | Deccan Herald
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appears to have lost its way. From its original mandate of inflation targeting, which envisages calibrated tightening, it moved
नावात काय? : जीडीपी (सकल राष्ट्रीय उत्पादन) | लोकसत्ता
कौस्तुभ जोशी एखाद्या देशाच्या अर्थव्यवस्थेशी संबंधित सगळ्यात महत्त्वाची आकडेवारी म्हणून जिचा उल्लेख केला जातो ते म्हणजेच देशाने एका आर्थिक वर्षांत कमावलेले उत्पन्न (जीडीपी) होय. एका
Economic slowdown: If a country records slow growth, it has only immediate policy failures to blame – The Financial Express
The expression ‘the Hindu rate of growth’ has often incited anger from Hindu nationalists, who think it an insult to the Hindus. It was meant
Artisans, craftsmen get another avenue to sell products; govt to fund this proposal from states – The Financial Express
The government will be funding setting up of ‘Hunar’ hubs to help artisans, craftsmen, and culinary experts display their skills and sell their products, according
Why real estate is key to economic revival – The Financial Express
With poor economic data coming in from all quarters, the government of India has been announcing various reforms and stimulus measures for the economic revival.