The Indian economy has seen an across-the-board deceleration in activity and requires policy makers to come up with all the possible tools to revive growth,
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Mid year Economic Survey reflects optimism, anxiety, says Industry bodies – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
India Inc today said the Economic Survey has rightly reflected a “combination of optimism and anxiety” towards the country’s growth outlook. Industry bodies CII, FICCI
Mid year Economic Survey favours tackling farm irritants – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
With 2017 set to be a year of surplus agri production, the mid-year Economic Survey today called for removal of all hurdles that come in
Mid year Economic Survey: Government committed to infrastructure; multi-pronged strategy in place – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
The government is committed to investing more in the infrastructure sector through schematic interventions like Bharatmala and has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to address infra
Mid year Economic Survey: Inflation to stay below RBI’s target of 4% – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
Signalling price stability, the Economic Survey-II today said retail inflation at the end of March 2018 will remain within RBI’s medium term target of 4
RBI rate cut can’t revive investment activity in India; is it time for Modi’s version of New Deal? – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
The RBI expectedly cut the repo rate last week by 25 basis points, bringing the key lending rate to a six-year low of 6 percent.
Genuine case for India’s ratings upgrade: Report – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
There is a “genuine case” for rating agencies to consider giving an upgrade to India’s sovereign rating following positive changes that have taken place in
Mid year Economic Survey: Government says achieving high end of 6.75-7.5% growth difficult; top highlights – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
The Finance Ministry on Friday in its mid-year economic survey said that achieving upper end of 6.75 percent to 7.5 percent real GDP growth predicted
Is the rupee at a fair value? – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
The rupee has been behaving differently from most of the important world currencies. A medium-term review indicates that the dollar has strengthened against most international
Why unchecked rise of rupee can be damaging for India – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
Though the political class appears to be in favour of a strong rupee—the currency has appreciated around 6.1% against the dollar so far in 2017—the
3% GST rate for gold is low: Economic Survey II | Business Standard–12.08.2017
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian batted for a higher goods and services tax (GST) rate for gold and jewellery in the Survey, arguing these were
Invest in health, education, but with specific outcomes in mind: Eco Survey | Business Standard–12.08.2017
Apart from investing far more in health and education, says the Survey, policies need much change in both. Such as designing around learning outcomes in
Realty sector still reeling from after effects of note ban: Economic Survey | Business Standard–12.08.2017
The sting of demonetisation is still hurting the real estate and housing sector, which is in the doldrums. From hitting a five-year low in residential
If we implement policies that revive growth, we can go to upper range: CEA | Business Standard–12.08.2017
What is the thinking behind saying that there are greater downsides for the economy to reach the higher limit of your earlier 2017-18 gross domestic
Deflation may lay economy low | Business Line–12.08.2017
India may not achieve the upper-end of the 6.75-7.5 per cent growth forecast for the current fiscal, noted the second volume of the Economic Survey
₹2.8-4.3 lakh cr of excess deposits entered banking system during demonetisation | Business Line–12.08.2017
Excess deposits in the range of ₹2.8-4.3 lakh crore accrued to the banking system during the demonetisation period, with unusual cash deposits in specific accounts,
Factory output at 4-year low, shrinks 0.1% in June | Business Line–12.08.2017
Factory output fell to a four-year low and contracted by 0.1 per cent in June with poor performance of manufacturing and mining sectors. This is
Survey has made a candid assessment of the economy, says India Inc | Business Line–12.08.2017
Volume 2 admits to growth slowdown from pre-Budget projections, say analysts India Inc and analysts said that the second volume of the Economic Survey for
‘Step up public spending on health, education’ | Business Line–12.08.2017
The Survey has called for more public investments in social sectors — mainly education and health — at a time when the NITI Aayog is
Exports need to grow at 26.5 % annually for India to grab 5% share of the world trade | Business Line–12.08.2017
Exports need to grow at 26.5 per cent annually for the next five years for India to reach a “respectable’’ 5 per cent share in
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