It will take time for the economists to figure out whether the fall in the growth rate to 5.7 per cent is the result of
Category: Economy
Q1 GDP growth falls to 5.7%: Slowdown-hit economy faces strong currency threat – The Financial Express–03.09.2017
India’s stronger currency has become a threat for its growth aspirations, piling pressure on the central bank to aggressively intervene in the foreign exchange market
Why DeMo, GST are not to blame for slowdown–Times of India–03.09.2017
India’s GDP growth has fallen four quarters in a row to just 5.7% in April-June, down from 7.9% in the same quarter last year. No
Across the aisle: Demonetisation, a proof of the pudding | The Indian Express–03.09.2017
It is said that everybody is entitled to their opinions, but not to their facts. And the facts are here, finally. The Reserve Bank of
Downturn in India’s growth ‘very worrying’: Kaushik Basu |World Bank’s former chief economist The Indian Express–03.09.2017
The downturn in India’s growth is “very worrying”, World Bank’s former chief economist Kaushik Basu said, underscoring that this is the “hefty price” the country
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गिरीश कुबेर यांची अपेक्षा देशाला प्रगतिपथावर न्यायचे असेल तर आर्थिक सुधारणांना पर्याय नाही. आर्थिक विषयाकडे राजकारणविरहित नजरेतून नागरिकांनी पाहायला हवे आणि त्यासाठी व्यवस्थेला प्रश्न विचारण्याची
Demonetisation saved India from 2008 US-like crisis, says its votary -Anil Bokil: The Economic Times–02.09.2017
Anil Bokil of Pune-based Artha Kranti Pratisthan, an early votary of demonetisation, has defended the benefits of the move. Bokil told ET that there was
GDP: Congress seeks white paper on economy, GDP data of 10 years – The Economic Times–02-09.2017
Aday after the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers showed a slide, the Congress on Friday demanded that the Centre brings in a white paper on
Modi: Economics of note ban: Why this is Manmohan Singh’s turn to laugh – The Economic Times–02.09.2017
Yesterday’s GDP growth data showed how badly demonetisation has hit the economy. In November 2016, a couple of weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced
Agriculture: Farm loan delivery slows amid waivers and anticipation of it – The Economic Times–02.09.2017
With some new and many old tools and policies, analysts think it’s time it takes some offbeat as well as fundamental and long-term decisions, such
demonetisation: View: After demonetisation, it’s now over to the Income Tax department – The Economic Times–02.09.2017
Almost every calculation about the entire exercise appears to be proven wrong. It started with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi selling it as a crusade
Some growth hurdles likely transient–Economic Times–02.09.2017
The slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter of 2017-18, while not exactly a source of joy, is no cause for despair. Growth is
Better ways to tackle farm distress than loan waivers: Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand – The Financial Express–02.09.2017
Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand today said there are more effective ways to deal with problems of farmers than loan waivers which benefit only a
Demonetisation depleted RBI profit? Check out the math – The Financial Express–02.09.2017
Central banks are not profit-making institutions. Nevertheless, they earn profits that are incidental to the nature of operations performed by them. Typically permitted by statutory
How to cope with a drunken gorilla | Business Standard Column–02.09.2017
Other than the size of their countries, what is the difference between Xi Jinping, President of China, and Kim Jong-un, Great Leader of North Korea?
GDP data for April-June: A disappointing growth story | Business Standard News–02.09.2017
India’s GDP growth slowed to 5.7 per cent in the April-June quarter of 2017-18, against 7.9 per cent in the same quarter of 2016-17 and
In a time of slowdown | Business Line–02.09.2017
Urgent counter-cyclical steps are called for With first quarter GDP growth at a three-year low of 5.7 per cent, the economy may well end up
It was the suddenness of demonetisation that added immensely to its costs, and nothing to its benefits–Times of India–02.09.2017
Whatever its critics may say, there is one unambiguous achievement of the demonetisation drive. The Reserve Bank of India can surely now claim its rightful
Congress compares Modi with Tughlaq as 99% of banned notes return to banks | india-news | Hindustan Times–02.09.2017
The Congress compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with whimsical 14th-century Delhi monarch Muhammad bin Tughlaq for his decision to demonetise two-high-value notes last year and
India’s GDP growth rate had started to drop even before demonetisation | editorials | Hindustan Times–02.09.2017
Is there a limit to how much reform an economy can take? The June quarter GDP figures have surprised many by registering 5.7%, the lowest