Page 40 - Economic Slowdown

Can synchronised stagnation be stopped?

The roots of the slowdown are not difficult to discern

Economic slowdown an opportunity for investors, says Piyush Goyal

Goyal said India is looking forward to more investments from the United States and there are no trade disputes between both the nations

Bajaj Consumer tanks 16% in two days post Q2 results, hits over 4-year low

In the past three months, the stock has underperformed the market by falling 36 per cent, as compared to a per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Ravi Shankar Prasad withdraws comment linking economy to hit movies

He alleged that some people were misleading people over the unemployment scenario

India's growth rate to fall to 6%, will recover to 7.2% in 2022: World Bank

In 2018-19, it stood at 6.8%, down from 7.2% in the 2017-18 financial year

Ravi Shankar Prasad cites success of 3 films to deny economic slowdown

He alleged that some people organised against the government are misleading people over unemployment scenario.

Congress hits out at govt, says fiscal deficit not at 3.3% but beyond 8%

Asserting that Indian economy has moved from recession to crisis mode, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said PM Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are 'oblivious' to situation

Smaller investors head for the exit amid economic slowdown and poor returns

The ratio of the number of sessions that witnessed net buying to those with net selling has been on the decline for such investors in recent times

Fiscal policy and the growth slowdown

The question then is: On what should government spend this extra borrowing?

Govt giving sector-specific solutions to fight slowdown: Sitharaman

Sitharaman's comments came hours after global ratings agency Moody's Investors Service sharply cut its FY20 GDP growth forecast for India to 5.8 per cent

Tax cuts: Knee-jerk or part of a plan?

Like fans of filmstars or cricketers, investors have shown abiding faith in Mr Modi, who is still seen as a doer with the right intent and strong will

No slowdown blues for AC makers as double-digit sales growth continues

After strong sales in summer season, they have continued to clock 15-20% growth in recent months

Effects of global slowdown more pronounced in India: IMF Chief Georgieva

She said the World Economic Outlook to be released next week will show downward revisions for 2019 and 2020

Malaysian PM Mahathir accepts failure of the boom he launched 30 years ago

While Vision 2020 was always more rhetoric than reality, it did serve to harness Malaysia to the climate of the times

Statspeak: Companies need to understand the evolving consumer better

Identifying your niche and moving away from mass targeting will be the keys, says the Deloitte India report

Maruti Suzuki cuts production for eighth straight month in September

Reeling under a prolonged slowdown, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) reduced its production by 17.48 per cent in September, making it the eighth straight month when the country's largest car maker lowered its output. The company produced a total of 1,32,199 units in September as against 1,60,219 units in the year-ago month, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a regulatory filing. Passenger vehicles' production last month stood at 1,30,264 units as against 1,57,659 units in September 2018, a decline of 17.37 per cent, it added. Production of mini and compact segment cars, including Alto, New WagonR, Celerio, Ignis, Swift, Baleno and Dzire stood at 98,337 units as against 1,15,576 units in September last year, down 14.91 per cent. Similarly, production of utility vehicles such as Vitara Brezza, Ertiga and S-Cross declined 17.05 per cent to 18,435 units as compared with 22,226 units a year ago. Mid-sized sedan Ciaz saw its production reduced to 2,350 units in September from 4,739 units in the

Slowdown impact: UP July industrial output falls 3.6% as mining, mfg drag

State's industrial output had grown 3.2 per cent YoY in June, exceeding the all-India figure of 2% that month

Monetary policy review: PMC fallout adds to RBI's woes ahead of rate cut

The latest trouble in the banking system may further hurt lending in an industry still grappling with the fallout from the collapse of a major shadow lender last year

Indian states' fiscal battle amid economic slowdown: Explained in 8 charts

The RBI study shows that the aggregate debt level could go beyond 25 per cent of GDP in the current year itself if off-budget guarantees are taken into account

Govt steps post-budget and festive season will boost demand: JSW Steel

Since the past few quarters, the steel sector has been hit badly due to the slowdown in real estate, auto and infrastructure sectors