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Budget 2020: If government is serious about growth revival, it shouldn’t be too focused on fiscal deficit target
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 • 5 years agoThe economic growth is dragged by a poor show in the manufacturing sector, lower revenue collections hampering the ability of the government to ramp up spending and the absence of consumer demand in Asia’s third-largest economy.
Q2 GDP growth at 4.5%: Govt has indeed acknowledged, responded to problems with some measures but cannot afford to take eye off ball
Seetha • 5 years agoPrivate investment (reflected in gross fixed capital formation, GFCF) not only slipped in terms of percentage of GDP (to 27.8 percent in Q2 from 29.2 percent in the same period last year and from 29.7 percent in Q1) but also in terms of growth.
GDP falls to 5%: April-June data comes as a shocker; it is time govt bid adieu to fiscal deficit obsession
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 • 6 years agoLooking closely at the GDP figures, the big disappointment is the manufacturing sector
With a 35 bps rate cut bonanza, Reserve Bank of India gifts Centre what it has been asking for; what now?
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 • 6 years agoBy gifting an unconventional 35 bps rate cut, the MPC has delivered what the government wanted
Economic growth may have slowed in 2018-19 on low private consumption, tepid growth in fixed investment: FinMin
• 6 years agoThe Indian economy appears to have slowed down in 2018-19 due to lower private consumption, tepid growth in fixed investment and muted exports, a finance ministry report has said
World Bank says India's economy to regain 'fastest growing' tag; forecasts GDP growth to advance 7.3% in 2018-19
Ians • 7 years agoThe World Bank forecasts are slightly lower than two other projections by international bodies published in April and May
Economy seems set on recovery path; but dangers lurk, the biggest being election eve populism
Seetha • 7 years agoThere’s no denying that economic growth under the Modi government has been subdued but stable. The year ahead will determine whether it will maintain this or endanger it for political gains.
GDP growth estimate at 4-year low of 6.5% mirrors fragile economy; it is eye-opener for Modi govt
Seetha • 7 years agoFresh investments are the key to employment growth and that has to be the Modi government’s top priority now.
GDP data: Why demonetisation continues to affect consumer sentiment despite rosy numbers
Sindhu • 8 years agoAnalysts said that consumption is likely to slow down in March due to demonetisation and high base last year
Oct-Dec GDP at 7%: Was demonetisation demonised by critics? Wait until Q4 numbers come
Seetha • 8 years agoThe biggest mystery is about the surge in private consumption.