Page 10 - Latest Updates on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget again reveals structural fiscal constraint
It recognises it cannot afford space for expansionary fiscal policy
 "Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget again reveals structural fiscal constraint")
Budget 2020: Has FM Sitharaman done enough to address the slowdown?
It appears to incentivise consumption but also puts hurdles in its path
 "Budget 2020: Has FM Sitharaman done enough to address the slowdown?")
Budget 2020: Lower tax rate is great but do we need 'minimum govt'?
Is PPP the magic bullet for everything the government wants to do?
Budget 2020: How will Sitharaman pull off Rs 2.1-trn disinvestment miracle?
The government has promised to raise Rs 120,000 crore via disinvestment, and an additional Rs 90,000 crore from sale of government equity in public-sector banks and financial institutions, in 2020-21
 "Budget 2020: How will Sitharaman pull off Rs 2.1-trn disinvestment miracle?")
Budget session LIVE updates: Congress protests against Anurag Thakur in LS
Budget 2020 Live: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the annual Union Budget 2020-21 in Parliament. Follow Business Standard for LIVE updates
 "Budget session LIVE updates: Congress protests against Anurag Thakur in LS")
Indian economy faced abrupt slowdown in 2019; it's not in recession: IMF MD
Kristalina Georgieva said India had undertaken some important reforms that over the longer term would be beneficial for the country, but they do have some short-term impact
 "Indian economy faced abrupt slowdown in 2019; it's not in recession: IMF MD")
Budget 2020: Govt may increase spending on infra, offer tax incentives
In annual economic report, the government predicted that economic growth would pick up to 6.0% to 6.5% in the fiscal year beginning April 1
 "Budget 2020: Govt may increase spending on infra, offer tax incentives")
Economic Survey's GDP growth forecast for FY20 wide off projection
It is for the second consecutive time that NSO's GDP estimate is significantly lower than the projection made in the survey prepared by the finance ministry
 "Economic Survey's GDP growth forecast for FY20 wide off projection")
Budget 2020: Child right bodies seek more funding for healthcare, education
Increase funding for protection, healthcare and education in Budget: Child rights bodies
 "Budget 2020: Child right bodies seek more funding for healthcare, education")
GDP growth neither over nor underestimated, data woes baseless: Eco Survey
The Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday said the level and growth of a country's GDP informs several critical policy initiatives as it is a barometer of the economy's size and health
 "GDP growth neither over nor underestimated, data woes baseless: Eco Survey")
Economic Survey 2020 expects rebound in FY21 with GDP growth at 6-6.5%
The Survey said government interventions seem to be ineffective in stabilising prices of commodities such as onions
 "Economic Survey 2020 expects rebound in FY21 with GDP growth at 6-6.5%")
Global oil demand could nearly halve if coronavirus threat escalates
The outbreak comes at a time when geopolitical risks to oil supply are likely to remain elevated in 2020, as both the US and Iran continue their maximum pressure campaigns
 "Global oil demand could nearly halve if coronavirus threat escalates")
Budgetary over-reach: There is a price for trying to do too much in Budgets
The larger economy suffers more than the central govt, as New Delhi is allowed to get away with behaving arbitrarily and then hiding the reality behind bogus numbers, writes T N Ninan
Over-estimation of GDP numbers in Budget disturb fiscal calculations
Tax receipts are expected to fall by Rs 2.5 trillion which may also be caused by the corporation tax and GST rate cuts
 "Over-estimation of GDP numbers in Budget disturb fiscal calculations")
Budget 2020: Prakash Javadekar hints at 'action plan' for economic revival
Markets to open for regular trading on February 1
 "Budget 2020: Prakash Javadekar hints at 'action plan' for economic revival")
GDP to grow by 5.5% in FY21 but downside risks persists: India Ratings
The government has announced a slew of measures recently to prop-up the economy, but Ind-Ra believes they will come to aid only in the medium term
 "GDP to grow by 5.5% in FY21 but downside risks persists: India Ratings")
Don't artificially boost GDP number: Cong to govt on 'data revamp' reports
The government has suddenly expressed alarm and a 'revamp of official statistics' is being proposed, says Congress
 "Don't artificially boost GDP number: Cong to govt on 'data revamp' reports")
UN lowers India's GDP forecast but expects momentum to pick up in 2020
According to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2020, a growth rate of 2.5 per cent is possible in 2020
 "UN lowers India's GDP forecast but expects momentum to pick up in 2020")
There's no emerging market debt threat
It's good to be warned and to be prudent in managing debt. But are EMDEs really going on a debt binge that could hurt the global economy?
 "There's no emerging market debt threat")
Modi govt's $5-trn GDP target looks ambitious, says economist R Nagaraj
Soon after assuming office for the second term in May 2019, the Narendra Modi-led government set a target of taking the economy to USD 5 trillion over the next five years
 "Modi govt's $5-trn GDP target looks ambitious, says economist R Nagaraj")
