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TopicEconomy slowdown

Topic: Economy slowdown

Chinese economy has been hit by a perfect storm: Property shock, Zero Covid, climate, Taiwan

The world's second largest economy is in crisis, hit by lockdowns, impaired supply chains, slump in real estate sector and geo-political tensions.

Lack of demand, low import duty, price crash — Kerala’s rubber trouble stretches on

Farmers in Kerala are looking at alternative crops or not tapping their rubber as prices have crashed due to lack of demand, imports and labour.

India should spend more to revive demand, not worry about deficit: Economy expert Martin Wolf

Speaking at ThePrint's OffTheCuff, Chief Economics Commentator at The Financial Times Martin Wolf said India can afford to increase its debt-to-GDP ratio to 90%, but should avoid borrowing in foreign currency.

‘Life will return’ to Indian businesses in September if all goes well: Sundaram Finance

The prediction is based on the estimate that any policies to alleviate stress will take about four months to percolate through the Indian economy.

What crisis? HDFC Bank is ramping up corporate loans while rivals are retreating

HDFC Bank’s lending to large & small companies surged 63% over 2 years through 31 Dec as economy went from world-leading growth to slowest expansion in 6 years.

Salary increases this year in India will be the smallest in a decade, says survey

Indian companies will increase average pay by 9.1% in 2020, down from 9.3% in 2019 and 9.5% the previous year, and the slowest since 2009.

Budget for a dozing economy, Sitharaman’s tightrope & Economic Survey’s doublespeak

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

S Acharya on 5-6% GDP, H Drabu on J&K & Valson Thampu rues Opposition ‘collapse’

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Personal loan defaults become a worry after Indian unemployment rises to 45-year high

Credit analysts are signalling potential risks in personal loans following the slowdown in the economy and a drying-up of credit from shadow banks.

Indians aren’t optimistic about the economy’s present or future, RBI survey finds

RBI consumer confidence survey exhibits dimming sentiments on factors such as employment situation, income earned & spending on non-essential items.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.