Page 27 - Economic Slowdown

Ending 2019 on negative note, two-wheeler makers post decline in Dec sales

Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL), however, reported a marginal increase in domestic sales last month

We've seen healthy growth in term loans: SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar

Rajnish Kumar, chairman, State Bank of India (SBI), says the economy has bottomed out and there is a need to revive the capital expenditure cycle

Agenda 2020: Building a good society

Here are nine basic issues that must be addressed to realise that goal

India will struggle to achieve 5% GDP growth in 2020: Steve Hanke

India, which till recently was hailed as the world's fastest-growing major economy, has seen growth rate decline to a six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the September quarter of 2019-20

Slowdown set to worsen in 2020, but Budget may help turn the tide: CEO poll

Budget wish list: Income-tax cut, blueprint for investment push

After a tough year, fund managers bet on mid- and small-caps for 2020

Expect broader markets to bottom out, with valuations capping further downside

Economy likely to rebound in 2020, inflation to remain benign: PHDCCI

PHDCCI President observed that inflation in 2020 will remain benign except few fluctuations because of weather disruptions

Neighbourhood shops more affected than retails in consumption slump: Marico

The economic growth slowdown is a "reality" but all should keep a forward-looking approach to come out of it, he told PTI

MSE sentiment down for the third quarter in a row: CRISIL-SIDBI survey

The reading on the index for January-March 2019 was 122; it was 128 in the October-December 2018 quarter and 124 in the July-September 2018 quarter

Housing Finance Companies growth to remain subdued: Care Ratings

Funding challenges and slow GDP growth continue to spoil the show

Small business sentiment slides for 3rd quarter on weak consumption: Sidbi

It also pointed out that the way things have panned out during the survey quarter are bleaker than the expectations of immediate future presented in the preceding quarter

A Budget for expenditure

After the rollout of GST, budgets are not awaited with the same excitement as earlier by India Inc. But Budget 2020 will be different

PE, venture capital deals in healthcare, health tech firms grew 16% in 2019

Surge defies economic slowdown and a pricing and insurance issues, as healthcare is seen as a necessity from consumer's perspective

India's economy is expected to rebound in 2020 on govt measures: CII

The chamber also suggested a flexible fiscal policy that will set a central government's target for the deficit in the range of around 0.5 to 0.75 per cent

Slowdown effect on the credit growth of lenders: Explained in seven charts

On the profitability front, public sector banks profitability ratios were muted because of weak credit growth as well as slow resolution of bad assets.

Auto component industry may end FY 2019-20 on negative note: ACMA

The auto component industry's turnover witnessed its worst-ever decline in the first half of the current financial year, leading to a job loss of around 1 lakh temporary workers till July this year

Value-chain fashion retailers see a blip in business in 2019 amid slowdown

Future Group also has plans to invest Rs 350 crore to open 140 exclusive outlets in the next two years.

How India's economy came back down to earth in just a year's time

India may yet reclaim its mantle as the next big thing, albeit a toned-down and more durable version

FM directs CBI to use director identification number in notices to bankers

PSBs may report fraud through e-filing of FIRs on a designated email address of CBI

Economic slowdown impact: Small biz sentiment at 1-yr low, says CriSidEx

According to the eighth edition of the CriSidEx survey, sentiment fell during Q2 to 106. It was 120 in Q1