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India's first quarter GDP growth likely to be weakest since 2012; coronavirus, lockdown halted economic activity: Poll

Forecasts for gross domestic product (GDP) data, due to be released on 29 May, ranged between +4.5 percent and -1.5 percent, underscoring the widespread uncertainty on the impact of the coronavirus on the economy at that stage.

P Chidambaram slams state of economy citing reports in foreign magazine, says companies read such reports

The former finance minister, P Chidambaram, had asked his family to tweet on his behalf.

Govt breaching 3.3% fiscal deficit target no big deal, but then why do we need FRBM Act that no one is serious about?

The government had estimated a fiscal deficit of Rs 6.24 lakh crore, or 3.3 percent of the GDP, for the current fiscal. But, for April-November itself, deficit stood at Rs 7.16 lakh crore, or 114.8 percent of the target.

Inflation eased in November to 16-month low on decline in food, fuel prices: Reuters poll

With energy and food prices, which account for a major chunk of India’s consumer price index basket, falling sharply, the trend of relatively stable inflation over the past two years is expected to continue.

Gita Gopinath faces tough global landscape to navigate, says IMF chief economist Maury Obstfeld

Gita Gopinath, who will assume the office in January, is the second Indian to be appointed to the role of chief economist after Raghuram Rajan.

Arvind Subramanian quits as chief economic advisor: 'I will miss his dynamism, energy, intellectual ability,' says Arun Jaitley

Subramainan's three-year term in office, which was to end on 16 October 2017, was extended by one year, by the then finance minister Arun Jaitley said last September.

China remains largest developing country in the world despite low per capita GDP, says economist Wang Yuanhong

China remains the world's largest developing country despite a low per capita GDP and weak industrial competitiveness according to economist Wang Yuanhong.

PMEAC's economy revival strategy: Why Narendra Modi shouldn’t shy away from fiscal stimulus

What the economy urgently needs is solutions to come out of the slowdown phase. Among them, demand revival is key

The Economist 'likes' Facebook groups to friend larger US audience

Reaching the community rather than simply delivering a product is fast becoming the gold standard of news marketing. Bucking the so-called trends on social media content can indeed lead to increase in reader traffic and from there onto revenue gains. A more detailed Q and A with the moderator of the The Economist FB group Democracy in America is at the end of this piece.

Emmanuel Macron's elected MPs include economist, maths genius, tech entrepreneur and genocide survivor

President Emmanuel Macron's year-old Republic on the Move party (LREM) won a huge parliamentary majority that boasts scores of lawmakers never before elected