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Budget's focus on capex to crowd-in pvt investment, push growth to 7%: RBI

The Union Budget's focus on capital expenditure is expected to crowd-in private investment and push the GDP growth rate close to 7 per cent in the next financial year beginning April 1, said a Reserve Bank article on 'State of the Economy'. In 2023-24, capital expenditure is budgeted at Rs 10 lakh crore which will constitute 3.3 per cent of GDP. "We believe that India will decouple from macroeconomic projections of current vintage and also from the rest of the world. "In our view, the instrument of decoupling will be the Union Budget by raising India's growth prospects over the period 2023-27; and raising India's potential growth," said the article 'State of the Economy' published in the RBI's February 2023 Bulletin. It further said the Union Budget's tax, capex and fiscal consolidation proposals can take India's real GDP growth close to 7 per cent in 2023-24 if they are effectively implemented. "The Union Budget 2023-24's emphasis on capital expenditure is expected to crowd-in ..

IMF predicts global inflation set to drop this year amid subpar growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the latest World Economic Outlook report this week where they predicted that global inflation is set to drop this year amid subpar economic growth

All at sea

The impact of warming oceans is a neglected threat

India a bright spot for investments despite current volatility: Blackstone

Investors alarmed over recent events, but Blackstone's investments are safe, says president and COO

Over 25% of unicorns in India have been set up by repeat founders: Report

This expertise is what helped India become the third nation to have 100 unicorns, including the 24 that emerged in 2022

Economic and social progress should be just and inclusive: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday stressed that economic and social progress should be just and inclusive and said the national priority is to bring all deprived sections of society and women within the ambit of development. Addressing a civic reception hosted in her honour by the Uttar Pradesh government at Lok Bhavan here, she said the warm welcome she received has made her first visit to Lucknow as president unforgettable. She said the Uttar Pradesh government is determined to achieve big goals. "I am confident that Uttar Pradesh would contribute significantly in ensuring economic, social and political justice through women empowerment. In the history of political empowerment of women, Uttar Pradesh has unique records," she said. "Along with the growth of the economy, it is necessary for economic and social progress to be just and inclusive. It is our national priority to bring all deprived sections of society and women within the ambit of inclusive development," she said. She

1,330 foreign firms, subsidiaries have shut shop in last 3 yrs:Minister

As many as 1,330 foreign companies and subsidiaries of overseas firms have shut shop during the last three years, Parliament was informed on Friday. In the same period, however, as many as 4,994 new foreign companies and subsidiaries of foreign companies got registered in India, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. There are 17,432 active foreign companies and subsidiaries of foreign companies operating in the country, he said. "1,330 foreign companies and subsidiaries of foreign companies have closed during the past three years," he said. He said that the closing of operations is a matter of private commercial business decision. "It depends on a host of factors such as viability of operations, availability of resources, market size, infrastructure, political and macroeconomic climate as well as the decision of a particular business entity to operate in the country," Goyal added. Meanwhile, replying to a question on trade gap, ..

Turkish anger turns to Erdogan on inadequate quake response, weak buildings

The criticism comes as Erdogan prepares for national elections in May, where he is seeking to extend his record two-decade rule - one marked by a surge in building hailed by the president

Pak minister urges export-oriented policies to accelerate economic growth

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal made the remarks during a roundtable with the country's exporters to review the progress of the exports and issues being faced

What will drive global growth?

Ageing populations are likely to slow capital formation in North Asia, hurting global growth

TMS Ep362: Budget for rich, capex outlay, RBI rate hike, night light data

How does the Budget affect the super-rich? Has India's capex outlay actually increased? Will a dovish RBI bolster investor sentiments this week? How does night light data show progress? Answers here

Certainly, uncertainty has declined

Over the past year, global macroeconomic stability has improved, which sets the stage for good growth from 2024

Pakistan needs to enhance exports for sustainable economic growth: Minister

He said that Pakistan would get out of the economic swamp if it could elevate exports out of the indigenous resources from $32 billion to $100 billion in the next five to eight years

Union Budget 2023-24: Marching ahead on a sustainable growth path

The biggest push came for the infrastructure sector, with a more than expected - i.e. 33 per cent - hike in capex that should boost private investment and spur employment generation

Union Budget 2023-24: Growth pragmatism over populism

The infrastructure sector got the lion's share of the capex bazooka, which will have a significant multiplier effect on economic growth

Mexico's economy logs 3% growth in 2022 with push from 3 sectors: Report

The Mexican economy expanded by 3 per cent in 2022, thanks to its three major productive sectors, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography said in a preliminary report

Union Budget 2023: An opportunity to boost investment and consumption

Easing of norms to set up and run enterprises will attract investments in a big way; however, the govt should also ensure that populist measures in the budget don't hamper economic growth

Portuguese economy sees highest growth in 35 years with 6.7% rise in 2022

The Portuguese economy grew 6.7 per cent in 2022, its best performance since 1987, according to an estimate released by the country's National Institute of Statistics (INE)

India's nominal GDP to reach $3.5-trn mark by March-end: Economic Survey

India has already become the world's fifth largest economy in the 75th year of Independence and will reach the USD 3.5 trillion mark by end-March, said the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. In real terms, the economy is expected to grow at 7 per cent for the year ending March 2023. This follows an 8.7 per cent growth in the previous financial year. "For India, 2022 was special. It marked the 75th year of India's Independence. India became the world's fifth largest economy, measured in current dollars. Come March, the nominal GDP of India will be around USD 3.5 trillion," the Survey said. India's economy crossed the USD 3 trillion mark last year. It further said the fundamentals of the Indian economy are sound as it enters its Amrit Kaal, the 25-year journey towards its centenary as a modern, independent nation. "It is befitting that during India's Amrit Kaal, it assumed the Presidency of G-20 nations in December 2022," the survey said. Global problems need global .

Eco survey 2023: Bright prospects under dark clouds with silver linings

The Economic Survey outlines the underlying framework of reforms in India centred on ease of doing business and ease of living