The numbers underscore projections last week from the International Monetary Fund that China will be the only major economy to advance in 2020
While third-quarter GDP growth lagged behind expectations, the month of September saw improvement in all major indicators
After six months of severe stress, some high-frequency indicators point towards economic recovery but there are signs that this revival is fragile, Brickwork Ratings said
Sitharaman mentioned that recovery and rehabilitation efforts in these countries must not be allowed to be undermined in any manner, a Finance Ministry statement said
No foreign firm bid for any of the mining blocks; more overseas lenders are now demanding green commitments from Indian borrowers
Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd's CEO Keki Mistry on Saturday said the "worst is behind us" and the economic recovery has been faster than expected
Light and small trucks leading sequential resurgence
Corporate leaders in India are less confident about economic growth and 6 out of 10 CEOs have taken salary cuts as part of the overall cost management measures amid the pandemic, according to a survey
Factories churned out fewer capital goods and consumer goods, with the slump particularly deep in vehicle production
Lenders face a tough operating environment in the near term, with a spike in stressed loans and write-offs due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic
Much of the recent data has raised hopes of India's economic revival. GST collection was not only the highest in seven months at over Rs 95,000 crore in September but also higher by 4 per cent over the mop-up in the same month last year. Similar was the case with exports, which rose 5 per cent in September year-on-year, representing the first growth in outbound shipment in seven months. The other indicators such as fertiliser sales, the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for manufacturing, peak power consumption growth, car sales — all point to economic recovery. So are they making up for whatever has been lost? Is Indian economy showing signs of economic recovery? Let's find out.
The CEOs, who took the poll, included representatives from across sectors like metals and mining, manufacturing and others
The Finance Ministry, however, cautioned that the spread of Covid-19 and an increase in precautionary personal savings posed risks to the prospects of economic expansion.
He was quick to add that we are not completely out of the woods yet and a sustained recovery may take a few quarters
Indicators like positive growth in exports in September and increase in GST collections show India will bounce back to high growth levels, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday
GST mop-up at 7-month high, manufacturing PMI at 8-year high, but new projects down 81% in Q2
Upturn in total sales was supported by a renewed expansion in new export orders, says index
Pandey said that almost 2.62 million e-way bills were generated on September 30, which was the highest ever count so far in a single day
Commerce & Industry minister Piyush Goyal tweeted that exports stood at $27.50 billion in September 2020 against $26.02 billion in the same period last year
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