The first advance estimates for economic growth in 2017-18, released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Friday, do not make a pretty picture. The
Category: Economy
Rupee may fall against euro, yen, but continue to rise against the dollar | Business Standard Column–08.01.2018—–*****
The global currency market has been braced for volatility, as the Brexit negotiations drag on. December saw a string of central bank policy reviews but
Budget 2018 needn’t be populist | Business Standard Column–Mr. AK Bhattacharya–08.01.2018
A view, currently shared by a large number of people, is that the Union government’s Budget for 2018-19 will be populist. The argument is that
Why PMI and IIP can’t be compared | Business Line–08.01.2018
The two measures of industrial performance The former assesses industry confidence levels while the latter focuses on output. IIP is a more reliable, representative index
Arun Jaitley: Banks’ performance to be under scrutiny: Arun Jaitley – The Economic Times–07.01.2018
The society through tax payers is reviving you. So it is your responsibility to come out with a much faster pace and in much better
Fears of imminent economic slowdown have come true, says P Chidambaram – The Financial Express–07.01.2018
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today hit out at the government over lower growth estimates for the current fiscal, saying the worst fears of an
Looking back: Was 2017 the year of disruption or of consolidation? – The Financial Express–07.01.2018
By-VP Singh A new day brings new hope. A new year brings even greater hope. Such hope is wont to get even more
No new taxes: Budget 2018 must avoid the temptation to bolster government revenues myopically–06.01.2018—–*****
A common thread running through the high economic growth phases of different countries is that the regulatory regime has been relatively stable. This has provided
GST disruptions eat FY18 economic growth; GDP seen growing at 6.5%, lowest under Modi government – The Financial Express–06.01.2018—–*****
The practice of releasing advance GDP growth data began last year when the government shifted the Union Budget presentation to February 1. The economy is
Economic growth: Some momentum, not enough to matter – The Financial Express–06.01.2018—–*****
The latest rounds of high frequency indicators have cheered analysts and investors, prompting many to say growth may finally have bottomed out. To be sure,
Budget 2018: Fiscal prudence must – The Financial Express–06.01.2018—–*****
By Barendra Kumar Bhoi The adverse effects of two consecutive shocks—demonetisation and goods and services tax (GST)—have receded. The real economy is poised for a convincing
Demonetisation, GST effects: GDP growth seen at 4-year low of 6.5% | Business Standard News–06.01.2018—–*****
Economic growth in 2017-18 is estimated to slow to a four-year low of 6.5 per cent, against 7.1 per cent in 2016-17. This will be
T N Ninan: Tax, don’t frighten, investors in Union Budget 2018 | Business Standard Column–06.01.2018—–*****
The finance minister may well be right in the three claims that he made while taking part in a parliamentary debate on Thursday: that reforms
7 reasons why FY18 GDP growth forecast should be viewed with caution | Business Standard News–06.01.2018—–*****
The government on Friday said it expected the country’s gross domestic product to grow 6.5 per cent on a year-on-year basis, compared with 7.1% in
No harm in fiscal deficit slippage if capex gets major boost: Ficci head | Business Standard News–06.01.2018—–*****
Recently elected president of industry body Ficci (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry), RASHESH SHAH, chairman of financial services major Edelweiss, tells Subhayan
Rural co-op bank plans ₹100-crore fund to help women start business | Business Line–06.01.2018
A rural co-operative bank run by and for women from Maharashtra’s Satara district plans to launch a ₹100-crore alternative investment fund to help those at
Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha: Global slowdown main reason for weak economy – The Financial Express–05.01.2018
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in the Parliament today that Indian economy is facing many challenges. Jaitley stressed on the fact that global slowdown
Arvind Panagariya lauds this ‘mantra’ of Narendra Modi for his bureaucrats to move the nation forward – The Financial Express–05.01.2018
Writing in a paper published on the Columbia University website the famous economist offered a thumbs up to the government for successfully reviving the economy.
Niti Aayog’s three-point formula for India to beat China’s economic growth – The Financial Express–05.01.2018
India’s GDP growth made a comeback at 6.3% in the July-September period from a three-year low of 5.7% in the previous quarter due to disruptions
Budget 2018: What a widening fiscal deficit could mean | Business Standard News–05.01.2018—–*****
Deficit numbers seem to be playing havoc with the Union Budget projections. But you could trust the ingenuity of finance ministry mandarins to finally present