Structural Reforms

India has worked on fundamentals, but problems needs to be addressed; projecting strong growth for country: IMF

The IMF on Tuesday trimmed India's growth forecast by 90 basic points to 6.1%.

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das says low inflation, falling growth leaves more room for rate cut

Shaktikanta Das reiterated there are many areas of opportunity amid the "challenging" environment and called for focusing on the same without getting mired in negative sentiments

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das terms 5% GDP growth a 'surprise'; confident economy will look up with govt measures

With regard to structural reforms, he said the RBI has already pointed out in its annual report.

GDP falls to 5%: April-June data comes as a shocker; it is time govt bid adieu to fiscal deficit obsession

Looking closely at the GDP figures, the big disappointment is the manufacturing sector

RBI's annual report confirms pain of economic slowdown may linger for a while; ball is in government’s court now

The Reserve Bank of India’s annual report categorically makes it clear that reviving growth is the highest priority for policymakers at this juncture.

Home, auto loans set to become cheaper after RBI cuts interest rate; growth likely to pick up in fourth quarter

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, at a media briefing, said banks have reduced their interest rates on fresh rupee loans by only 29 basis points so far as against 75-basis point cut prior to Wednesday's reduction.

Inclusion of real estate sector in its entirety under GST would help deal with uncertainties caused by various rulings

GST should ultimately subsume stamp duty payable on land sale agreements; ideally, at least on an immediate basis the Budget should address the issue created by notification in January 2018

World stocks near four-week high as Sino-US talks show signs of progress towards trade deal; oil climbs

European bourses took the cue with the pan-European STOXX 600 gaining 0.6 percent with both German and French benchmarks jumping 1 percent.

Food inflation is falling sharply: Good news for urban consumers but not for poor farmers; shows MSP pill hasn’t worked yet

The situation is particularly bad for debt-ridden small farmers with tiny landholdings.

IMF projects 7.3% GDP for India: Amid the China-beating growth talk, are we missing the crisis signals?

Did India ignore the warning signals that led to a financial markets chaos for too long?