Economists

CPI inflation at over 5-year high: RBI likely to be cautious before next rate cut; has a tough task ahead to balance growth, rising prices

With retail inflation for December at 7.35 percent, the central bank will be in a cautious mode before considering further rate cuts in policy despite a slowing economy

RBI to cut rates again in August for fourth month in a row as doves prevail, predicts poll

The last time the RBI delivered so many back-to-back cuts was after the global financial crisis over a decade ago

Union Budget 2019: Economists seek tax reforms, measures for jobs, investments in meeting with Nirmala Sitharaman

Further simplification of GST, implementation of the direct tax code, initiating job-oriented growth measures and maintaining fiscal prudence were some of the key suggestions made by economists for the ensuing Budget to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday

Narendra Modi to meet economists, sectoral experts on 22 June to deliberate on economic policy roadmap

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with leading economists and experts on Saturday to deliberate on economic policy roadmap for promoting growth and employment generation

Narendra Modi's big win will see continuity of macroeconomic policy, but pursuing reforms a major challenge, say economists

Steller performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP with another large parliamentary majority will see the continuity of macroeconomic policy in the next five years but the key economic challenge now is to continue reforms, brokerages and economists said on Thursday

Congress vows to 'clean up' economic data gathering if it wins Lok Sabha polls amid concerns over official economic data

Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Monday that the party will review how economic data is collected and interpreted if it wins the Lok Sabha election, amid doubts over the reliability of official data

Economists, investors increasingly show little or no confidence in India’s official economic data

Economists and investors are increasingly showing that they have little or no confidence in India’s official economic data – presenting whoever is elected as the next prime minister with an immediate problem

Implementation of minimum income scheme proposed by Congress not an easy task, say experts

Financing Congress President Rahul Gandhi's minimum income scheme, aiming to lift five crore families or 25 crore people out of poverty, may be an uphill task, said several leading economists and social scientists.

Economists vs CAs: Statistics, scriptures can be tweaked to win over rivals, but what matters is the ground reality

Mirrors don’t lie but statistics can especially given the leeway available to the compiler of data to interpret them to further his cause or viewpoint.

131 CAs debunk concerns of economists over political interference in data estimation; claim country poised for higher growth

The appeal by the economists come against the backdrop of controversy over revision of gross domestic product numbers and withholding employment data by the NSSO.