Page 24 - Gdp Growth
Statistical optimism: Structural issues, base quirks, and Indian economy
It may be hard to square data with the revival being forecast, but economic soothsayers may well be right when they predict 5.8% growth for Q2, 6.4% for Q3 and 7.2% for Q4, T N Ninan explains why
Budget 2020: Govt to focus on tax incentives, private investments
Long-term capital gains tax could be abolished
 "Budget 2020: Govt to focus on tax incentives, private investments")
As banks turn immune to monetary policy, QE may save the day for RBI
If the central bank views asset purchases as a way to influence the waning quantity of money, then it should act now. Doing so may well save the day
 "As banks turn immune to monetary policy, QE may save the day for RBI")
India will resume previous pace of growth, says CFA Institute CEO
India's economic issues are cyclical and not structural, and we believe India will resume its previous pace of economic growth in coming years, says Franklin
 "India will resume previous pace of growth, says CFA Institute CEO")
God save us from New India's novice economists: Congress' dig at BJP MP
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has no relevance and it should not be treated as 'Bible, Ramayan and Mahabharat'
 "God save us from New India's novice economists: Congress' dig at BJP MP")
GDP has no relevance, should not be treated as gospel truth: BJP MP
The debate in the Lower House mostly hovered around the GDP slipping to an over-six-year-low of 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter
 "GDP has no relevance, should not be treated as gospel truth: BJP MP")
Crisil slashes India's FY20 growth to 5.1% over slump across sectors
Growth in the second half of 2019-20 will go up to 5.5 per cent, up from the 4.75 per cent in the first half, the agency said
 "Crisil slashes India's FY20 growth to 5.1% over slump across sectors")
Indian economy crying for reforms. Will Modi reinvent himself and deliver?
Mismanagement at home and increasing protectionism abroad have ensured that India has dropped out of that group of fast-growing emerging economies
 "Indian economy crying for reforms. Will Modi reinvent himself and deliver?")
A new low for growth
The picture is much worse than the 4.5% headline number
Letter to BS: GDP shows that govt's measures have not yielded any results
What is imperative at present is concrete steps towards addressing structural issues plaguing the economy
 "Letter to BS: GDP shows that govt's measures have not yielded any results")
India's deepening economic slowdown opens the door for more rate cuts
The Reserve Bank of India will meet days after a report showed growth collapsed to 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter, the first time it's been below 5 per cent since 2013
 "India's deepening economic slowdown opens the door for more rate cuts")
Day after GDP data, PM defends govt's record and hints at more measures
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also joined in and defended the Centre's economic record in the last six months
 "Day after GDP data, PM defends govt's record and hints at more measures")
GDP is an imperfect measure of economic performance, says Jairam Ramesh
It is a reflection of the changed circumstances in India over the last 25 years that we are not accepting a growth rate of 5 per cent
Sep quarter growth was on the expected lines, Q3 to be worse: Chidambaram
India's economic growth slipped further to hit an over-six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter, according to official data released on Friday
 "Sep quarter growth was on the expected lines, Q3 to be worse: Chidambaram")
It will need more than a rate cut to salvage India's sputtering economy
It wasn't too long ago that economic aspirations for India echoed China's. Now this young country of 1.4 billion people is looking more like Indonesia, Malaysia or the Philippines
 "It will need more than a rate cut to salvage India's sputtering economy")
Don't waste this crisis: There's no more room to ignore bad economics
A crisis is when a govt can expect people to make sacrifices for the larger good. The danger of doing nothing is that growth of 6% or less becomes the norm, not the unacceptable, writes T N Ninan
Luck only gets you so far in India with growth sliding below 5%
Many big economies have been stalling, but it's hard to think of another where growth has come down to earth this quickly
 "Luck only gets you so far in India with growth sliding below 5%")
Slowdown has certainly bottomed out, says DEA Secy citing market, FDI surge
CEA K V Subramanian and DEA Secy Chakraborty both said economy will pick up in Q3 and that fundamentals of the economy remain very strong
 "Slowdown has certainly bottomed out, says DEA Secy citing market, FDI surge")
CEA Subramanian sees GDP picking up in Q3, says fundamentals remain strong
India's economic growth slowed to 4.5 per cent in the September quarter from 7.1 per cent in the corresponding period of last year
 "CEA Subramanian sees GDP picking up in Q3, says fundamentals remain strong")
India's Q2 GDP growth dips to over 6-yr low of 4.5%; manufacturing weighs
This GDP growth data for the September 2019 quarter is the lowest since January-March of 2012-13, when it was registered at 4.3%
 "India's Q2 GDP growth dips to over 6-yr low of 4.5%; manufacturing weighs")
