When India first embarked upon the path of fiscal responsibility through the FRBM Act, a 3% fiscal deficit target was set for FY09. It speaks
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Trade deficit: India meets its match in the US as both countries now looking for local – The Financial Express
It is clear that notwithstanding the strategic warmth with the US on geopolitics and regional issues such as the Indo-Pacific, India can’t expect leniency from
How serious is China’s economic slowdown? | Mr. Shyam Saran– Business Standard Column
The outcome of the ongoing US-China trade war is closely linked to the assumptions regarding China’s economic growth trajectory. A China capable of sustaining a 6-6.5 per cent gross
Caution ahead: on economic growth and election spending – The Hindu
Election-season temptations for populist spending pose a challenge to the economy The first advance estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2018-19 released by
कर माझे गळती.. | Loksatta
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Fixing India’s industrial dynamics by policy action and reform – The Financial Express
In my previous column (FE, December 24, 2018; https://goo.gl/Q8DX1Q), I discussed an important document, “An Economic Strategy for India,” produced by 13 economists with wide-ranging
Release Mudra funds for small and medium NBFCs: CEOs to RBI Guv – The Hindu BusinessLine
Banks raising interest rates a major pain point, say NBFC heads Non-banking finance companies (NBFC) have urged the Reserve Bank of India to enable the
Waiving off farm loans is the worst thing to do: Lord Meghnad Desai – The Hindu BusinessLine
British economist and MP calls on tax payers to stand up against non-payment of loans Farm loan waiver is “the worst thing to do” and
The Trump retrenchment: Invitation for India to adopt a vigorous strategy in Afghanistan | Opinion News, The Indian Express
Trump’s thinking on putting “America First” has two components. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts) In his outburst ridiculing the role of US friends and partners in Afghanistan last
Inprobable annual cost of Rs 1.27 lakh cr to fill 29 lakh govt vacancies raises question mark over the rush to clear 10% reservation bill–Business Today
Whether 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections of upper caste is a mere poll gimmick or not will depend on whether the
India Leaps 23 Places On World Bank s Ease Of Doing Business Ranking – BW Businessworld
India leaped 23 places to the 77th position on the World Bank’s ‘ease of doing business’ ranking as GST, insolvency framework and tax reforms made
RBI: RBI Governor apprised of SMEs credit woes, seek creation of revival scheme for stressed MSMEs – The Economic Times
rbi-ap.webp6.5 KB As per RBI data, India’s MSME sector contributes to nearly a third of the gross domestic product, accounting for about 45% of manufacturing
Investment pick-up only fix for jobs crisis–Economic Times
Mumbai-based data firm Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said December 2018 unemployment, at 7.4%, was the highest in 27 months. Through January to December
Five fiscal failures for which Modi govt can’t blame RBI: GST and more – The Financial Express
Instead of blaming the central bank at every opportunity for its poor stewardship of the economy, India’s finance ministry should reflect on its own record,
China cuts tariffs on US cars as a trade peace deal: Will it satisfy Trump? | Business Standard News
China is buying American soybeans again and has cut tariffs on American cars. It is offering to keep its hands off valuable corporate secrets, while
Did the bias in farm loan waivers drive PM Modi to shoot them down? | Business Standard News
In a television interview earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi categorically rejected the possibility of a nationwide farm loan waiver in the run up
CAG Report on Government Spending –Tip of the iceberg | Business Standard Editorials
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Tuesday tabled its report on spending in Parliament. The national auditor expressed concern that the government
Growth deceleration | Business Standard Editorials
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), which released the first advance estimates of economic growth on Monday, expects gross domestic product to grow at 7.2 per cent for 2018-19. While
Confront the harsh reality: The only way we can really help farmers is to take most of them out of farming–Times of India
Today, we give farmers 2.2 trillion rupees in subsidies on fertiliser, power, crop insurance, seeds, credit, irrigation and a myriad other items. We have a
The BJP’s trump card: Reservations for the economically weaker sections of upper castes | editorials | Hindustan Times
For months, there has been fervent speculation about what the Narendra Modi-led government would do to win back the political narrative in the run-up to
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