The Centre will reportedly face a shortfall of .`50,000 crore in the direct tax collection target of Rs 12 lakh crore for 2018-19. Bulk of
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Raghuram Rajan says this will be the key issue for Modi’s government as India goes to poll – The Financial Express
As India goes to polls for the Lok Sabha election 2019 beginning today, the biggest issue facing the Modi government on the economic front would
Mission Impossible: How Modi government met fiscal deficit target against odds – The Financial Express
A huge respite to Modi government ahead of the Lok Sabha polls 2019 has come from meeting the fiscal deficit target of limiting it to
Who’s afraid of low inflation? | Business Standard Column
A year ago, the European Central Bank took advantage of a temporary uptick in prices to declare victory in its fight to bring eurozone inflation up to
Cong manifesto has some design issues – The Hindu BusinessLine
One of the most talked about manifestos has been the one by Indian National Congress (INC) due to its promise of Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY
India’s economic growth driven by domestic demand, need to focus on exports: World Bank – The Economic Times
The top bank official asserted that China is a “big opportunity” for South Asia. India’s economic growth in recent years has been “too much” driven
MSME: MSMEs may have potential to create 1 cr jobs in 5 years: Research Firm – The Economic Times
Despite the recent sluggishness in demand, India remains an attractive consumption-oriented market with the growth of the middle class and rising disposable income. However, only 15% of
India GDP: Economy grim as major indicators drop: Experts–Economic Times
With the slowdown in these major economic fronts, economists and analysts say the economy, as a whole, is not in a very good shape. The
RCom | Anil Ambani: Ericsson may have to refund Rs 550 cr to RCom if insolvency proceedings revived: NCLAT
An appellate tribunal Monday said Swedish equipment maker Ericsson would have to refund the Rs 576 crore including interest it was paid back to Reliance Communications if
NYAY: View: India can actually benefit from NYAY, but conditions apply–Economic Times
By Vinod Thomas Cash transfers to the poor gained respectability worldwide as a way of reducing poverty when programmes, in recent decades, targeted the extreme
Raghuram Rajan’s to-do list for the next government of India – The Economic Times
By Raghuram Rajan As with every Indian election, this one is touted as one that will shape the future of India. Political parties seem to be
Demonetisation, GST raised risks for poor; social protection needs private hand to step up – The Financial Express
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
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
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