Most available data points suggest that GDP growth slowed further during July-September 2019. The State Bank of India (SBI) says that out of 26 indicators
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MSME ministry likely to streamline existing schemes for better results | Business Standard News
The government is drawing up plans to streamline existing schemes for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), with an aim to combat liquidity crisis, low
The sharing and renting economy sees a bloom amidst the slowdown – The Economic Times
In uncertain times, sharing rather than owning makes for a compelling proposition. Why buy a house or a car, or furniture or home appliances, or
RCEP: Why India should not succumb again to the export pessimism of licence raj days – The Economic Times
By Nayan Chanda “Are you from India?” my auto-rickshaw driver in Phnom Penh asked. “This tuk tuk is made in India, it’s very good,” he
Current Economic Slowdown Episodic Says N K Singh – BW Businessworld
Finance Commission Chairman N K Singh on Friday said the current economic slowdown is episodic and expressed hope that sluggishness will not continue for long.
Nirmala Sitharaman rules out quick recovery for Indian economy – The Economic Times
The government has unveiled a series of measures, including a cut in the corporate tax rate to 15% and a Rs 25,000 crore special window
MSMEs: Desist from passing the MSME Amendment Bill: Swadeshi Jagran Manch – The Economic Times
“Nowhere in the world we find the definition of MSMEs based purely on turnover, except for a few areas in the US,” said Ashwini Mahajan,
Policies framed to create 5 crore jobs in MSME sector: Nitin Gadkari – The Financial Express
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the Centre has designed policies to generate five crore jobs in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
Why India needs to rethink its decision to opt out of RCEP – The Economic Times
By Devashish Mitra After negotiating for about seven years, India decided to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) earlier this month. One argument used
China’s economy shows further signs of weakness – The Economic Times
Beijing: China‘s economy showed further signs of strain on Thursday with data showing a sharp slowdown in consumer spending and factory production, while investment growth hit
Worried about high inflation? It’s actually low and that is the REAL reason to worry – The Financial Express
Overall inflation shot up due to a surge in food prices after the surplus rainfall in August and September, which caused heavy damage to the
Drop the trade diffidence: Why we need not fear bilateral trade deficits when negotiating free trade agreements like RCEP — Times of India
Deep down, perhaps the most important factor that concerned Indian negotiators of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was the threat of competition from China.
काळजीची बिळे – महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स
राजकारणाने आपल्या मनोव्यापारांमध्ये एवढी प्रचंड जागा सध्या पटकावलेली आहे, की आपल्या पुढ्यात आ वासून उभी असलेली आणि थेट आपल्या आयुष्याशी निगडित असलेली अनेक संकटे
‘आरसेप’ नाकारून काय झाले? – महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स
आज भारताने आरसेप हा मुक्त व्यापार करार नाकारला असला तरी भविष्यात तो स्वीकारावाच लागेल. त्याची तयारी आपण आत्तापासूनच करायला हवी.. ……………….. भारताने आर्थिकदृष्ट्या एक अतिशय
Banks may be given incentive to extend loans in backward areas: RBI – The Financial Express
RBI Deputy Governor M K Jain on Wednesday made a case for incentivising banks to extend loans to poor in backward areas in a bid to
Piyush Goyal lashes out at developed countries; says denying MSMEs opportunity to sell goods – The Financial Express
Trade, Imports, Exports for MSMEs: MSMEs are the backbone of Indian economy but the increasing trends of protectionism in the form of non-tariff barriers (NTB) are
Come clean on fisc | Business Standard Editorials
The government is facing a fiscal crisis amid a slowdown that appears to be intensifying. This is the only conclusion that can be drawn from
At 4.6% in Oct, retail inflation breaches RBI comfort level after 15 months | Business Standard News
The food inflation rate rose to 7.9 per cent, the highest in 39 months, with vegetables (up 26 per cent) and pulses (up 11.7 per
A short guide to GDP | Business Standard Column
For the last 42 years my sister and her friend have grimly and grittily edited a little journal called The Book Review. Snobbishly, they only review
The Indian middle class needs to learn that house prices can fall too | Business Standard Column
It is something of a relief that the Union government finally appears to have accepted that the Indian economy is slowing sharply, across sectors and geographies, thanks