The disruption caused by major reforms such as GST and demonetisation have increased the risks faced by the poorest households in India, leaving behind the
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Issues with India’s growth figures: Gita Gopinath says IMF paying close attention – The Financial Express
IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath is the latest to join the chorus of the prominent people raising doubts over India’s real economic growth, after a
Headwinds for growth | Business Standard Editorials
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised downwards its estimates of growth in India’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 20 basis points for both 2019-20
Macroeconomic priorities for new govt | Business Standard Column
With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government completing its five-year term and elections under way, it is a good time to outline what should be some of
5.6 lakh housing units worth Rs 4.51 lakh cr facing delays in 7 major cities: Anarock – The Hindu BusinessLine
Around 5.6 lakh housing units, worth Rs 4.5 lakh crore in seven major cities are running behind the delivery timelines mainly due to demand slowdown
RBI should introspect if it was responsible for slowdown of India’s economic growth: Piyush Goyal – The Economic Times
India’s railways and coal minister Piyush Goyal said the country’s central bank should review its policies and “introspect” to check if they contributed to the slowdown of
arvind panagariya: Under-employment, not unemployment, is India’s big problem: Arvind Panagariya – The Economic Times
People are doing very low productivity jobs and that gives them relatively low wages, low living standards and therefore poverty. This is where we need
Tackle Rigidities in Credit Markets–Economic Times
The central bank has chosen not to throw any surprise, cutting the repo rate by 25 basis points, and maintaining a neutral policy stance. However,
MSME: Overall credit growth not broad-based, to MSMEs it’s muted: Shaktikanta Das–Economic Times
Even though the headline credit demand is growing at a healthy 14 percent, Reserve Bank governor Shaktikanta Das Thursday said it is not broad-based while those to MSMEs have
Fitch raises alarm over India’s high joblessness, rural distress – The Financial Express
The agency had earlier affirmed the sovereign rating at BBB- with stable outlook. Global ratings agency Fitch Thursday said there has been a rise in
CEA Subramanian on Feb 12 circular: Govt, RBI can fix issue; don’t think IBC needs changes – The Financial Express
Even as Supreme Court struck down RBI’s February 12 circular, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian said that the issue can be fixed as RBI and
A cut to grow | Business Standard Editorials
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has delivered its second consecutive rate cut of 25 basis points each. The broad message in the
District-level ‘ease of doing business’ ranking to be launched soon: Suresh Prabhu – The Hindu BusinessLine
Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said district level ‘ease of doing business’ ranking will soon be launched to ensure that smaller towns and districts become more
Time to evolve more innovative means of financing: Finance Secretary Garg – The Hindu BusinessLine
The financial sector in India has to be cognizant of the changes that are happening in the different elements of the economy, Finance Secretary Subhash
64 per cent employment seeking households have found a job since 2014 – The Hindu BusinessLine
During 2014-2018, around 64 per cent of the employment seeking households have found a job at least for a member of their respective families, according
A rate cut for the second consecutive time was on expected lines – The Hindu BusinessLine
With a new Governor at the helm of the Reserve Bank, it was only to be expected that the six-member Monetary Policy Committee would veer
Challenge of ‘growth with jobs’ biggest poll issue, says Amitabh Kant – The Financial Express
“All of you provide the answer to Indias biggest challenge which it is confronted with in this election, that is the challenge of growth with
More workers being hired on contract; here’s what must be done to ensure fair treatment to all – The Financial Express
Increasing casualisation of jobs impedes India’s ability to pursue inclusive growth, which has become the prime focus of the government in the last few years.
Last push for tax | Business Standard Editorials
March GST higher than expected, direct tax collection jumps Business Standard Editorial Comment Last Updated at April 3, 2019 00:02 IST A push on tax collection
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