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
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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
Auto slowdown: Component makers, vehicle manufacturers differ on recovery | Business Standard News
From consumer offers that range from cash benefits, exchange schemes to competitive financing, makers of motorcycles scooters are leaving nothing to chance The automotive sector
The economic contraction | HT Editorial – editorials – Hindustan Times
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) contracted on a year-on-year basis by 4.3% in September. This is the second consecutive month of a dip in
Who’s afraid of RCEP? | The Indian Express
India has two alternatives. The first is to avoid trade agreements, raise tariffs (as we have done in nine rounds in the last three years),
View: By saying no to RCEP, PM Modi has kept India first – The Economic Times
By Amit Shah November 4, 2019, shall go down as an historic milestone for India’s bold decision to stay away from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The
Drink the coffee and get going on growth–Economic Times
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for September reveals growth of –4.3% (over the same period last year), suggesting a sharp slowdown. True, use-based figures
Economists estimate India’s July-September GDP growth at 4.2-4.7% | Business Standard News
Aditi Nayar, principal economist at ICRA, said the enhanced spending by the government after the Union Budget on July 5 would add up to the
ET View: September IIP – Lacklustre capital goods output keeps overall index low – The Economic Times
The industrial index also shows that consumption growth remains in the doldrums, for now. Quick estimates for September show that the Index of Industrial Production
Industrial output sees steepest fall in 8 years, shrinks 4.3% in September | Business Standard News
Industrial output contracted by 4.3 per cent for the second-straight month in September, nosediving to an 8-year low. Spurred by a major loss in manufacturing output and
India’s mood = Moody’s India? | Business Standard Column
Last Friday, I provided hard copies of some medical documents stored on my computer to a laboratory. The printout was hazy due to the humid