Page 20 - Gdp Growth

Steadiness in economy is good sign: Sitharaman as GDP growth stands at 4.7%

GDP growth was registered at 5.6 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19, as per data released by the NSO

Beyond green shoots: How to ensure speed and quality of economic recovery

Unless key issues are addressed, even if growth bounces back from the sub-5 per cent, it will stay lower than the already inadequate long-term average of 6.6%, writes T N Ninan

Unsavoury implication of GDP numbers: Slowdown has not bottomed out

The MPC may well undertake a final rate cut in FY2021

India's GDP growth at 4.7% in Dec quarter, marginal improvement over Q2

FY20 growth projections retained at 5% in the second advance estimates. The official Q3 GDP data showed that the impact of a global slowdown and weak manufacturing continued to weigh on the economy

India's GDP seen growing at 4.7% in Dec quarter, with virus impact to come

GDP data due to be released on Friday will cover up to the end of last year, before the epidemic had sparked fears of a pandemic

Coronavirus may hit global GDP by $250 bn, cut growth: Industry body PHDCCI

PHDCCI President D K Aggarwal said disruptions in the global supply chains will not only hit China's exports but also the exports of the importing countries

Slowdown has bottomed out; economy must be opened up for growth: Panagariya

He noted that since about 2003, India has been growing at an average rate of about 7% and the first five years of the Modi government was characterised by 7.5% growth on an average

NCAER pegs GDP growth at 4.9% in 2019-20, lower than NSO estimates

The NSO as well as the RBI has projected the GDP growth rate at 5 per cent for the current fiscal

India's race for higher growth: A local buffalo race holds the lessons

A local buffalo race holds lessons for growth - internal strength may be more important than external support

Best of BS Opinion: What lessons can India learn from a buffalo race

Writers examine how to reform GST, the corporate sector's apolitical stance, Sebi's new rules for investment advisors and the draft pesticides Bill

Slow economy, weak sentiment to continue weighing on auto sales: Fitch

Vehicle sales have been hampered by weak consumer sentiment and still-weak availability of financing following tighter liquidity at non-banking lenders since the middle of 2018

The price India is paying for the largesse doled out by Centre and states

Irrespective of which among the two is more extravagant, it is the country's GDP growth and its rating that take a beating

Nearly half the economy is not running: P Chidambaram

"How long can you blame the previous managers?" asked Chidambaram in his speech

Confident of economic recovery, S&P keeps India's rating at 'BBB-'

Says fiscal position weak, but sees strong growth prospects over 2-3 years

Why India's present slump is a more serious issue than earlier slowdowns

What is unusual about the current period of slow growth is that it has come without an exogenous driver, unlike all previous periods of slowdown, going back 50 years, writes T N Ninan

Why a growth rate falling below 5% is a clear and present danger for India

At 5 per cent, GDP growth in the current year would be an 11-year low. Worse, this will also mark a deceleration for a third straight year, writes A K Bhattacharya

Growth triggers still missing in Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget

Companies which stand to gain the most are rural focused players, gas utilities, building material makers and logistics firms.

Letter to BS: FM Sitharaman's projection for Budget 2020 'unrealistic'

The marginal increase in defence outlay is disappointing considering the need to maintain a lean and mean army in a state of perpetual readiness.

Letter to BS: Budget 2020 missed a golden opportunity to boost economy

It was widely expected that the Budget would be dynamic and lead to demand and investment revival

Risks of revised estimates

How a potential fiscal deficit of 4.65% of GDP was brought down in the 2019-20 revised estimates