TopicIndia's GDP

Topic: India's GDP

Fitch Ratings lowers India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.8% from 8.5% for 2022-23

ANI - 10 June, 2022

“This is a downward revision from our 8.5% forecast in March as inflationary impacts of global commodity price shock are dampening some of the positive growth momentum,” the ratings agency said.

Five graphics that tell you all you need to know about India’s 2021-22 GDP data

Nikhil Rampal - 1 June, 2022

The government has revised its GDP growth estimate for 2021-22 to 8.7 per cent on account of economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and spike in inflation.

SubscriberWrites: Higher bond yields, increased borrowing concern for Indian economy

Criti Mahajan - 19 February, 2022

Higher bond yields means government and corporates have to issue bonds at higher interest rates, reducing profit of companies, writes Criti Mahajan.

Let’s stop pretending. Indian banking sector needs to be mostly private to be healthy

TN Ninan - 9 January, 2021

It’s virtually written in the stars that private banks will continue to grab a bigger share than public banks. Two or three large, better-run govt banks should suffice.

Modi trying to ‘prove himself’ to farmers, Delhi politicians meet in ‘quiet’ fields

Tenzin Zompa - 1 December, 2020

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Economic recovery stronger than expected, but surge in Covid cases key risk — RBI governor

Remya Nair - 26 November, 2020

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das says there is a need to be watchful of demand sustainability post festive season.

Future rate cuts depends on moderation in inflation, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

PTI - 23 October, 2020

The reconstituted Monetary Policy Committee, which met from 7 to 9 October, had decided to keep the benchmark lending rates unchanged in view of the hardening of retail inflation.

Indian economy to contract 10.3% in 2020, to bounce back with 8.8% growth in 2021, says IMF

PTI - 13 October, 2020

With an 8.8% growth rate in 2021, India will regain the position of the fastest growing emerging economy, surpassing China's projected growth rate of 8.2%, the IMF report said.

Investor sentiment still low. But green shoots in bank loans, GST collections, power usage

Partha Mukhopadhyay - 9 September, 2020

Double-digit growth seems optimistic. Modi govt needs to more than double its expenditure to compensate for the losses and avert GDP decline. It's fanciful at best.