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Fitch lauds Indian economic recovery, ups outlook from negative to stable

The rating agency scaled down the GDP growth estimates for FY23 to 7.8% from 8.5%

Centre moots ruling authority to fix direct tax liability, settle disputes

Revenue dept to take up measures to boost tax-to-GDP ratio to 15-20%

RBI's rate hike to push up costs: Realty, capital goods companies

Ramani Sastri, chairman and managing director (MD) of real estate firm Sterling Developers, said interest rates impact the cost of doing business

Japan's Q1 GDP falls less than first thought on stronger consumption

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP lost 0.1%, beating median market expectations for a 0.3% drop

Best of BS Opinion: WTO rules on foodgrains, urban mining, and more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

World Bank cuts India's FY23 GDP forecast to 7.5% amid rising inflation

This is the second time the World Bank has revised its GDP growth forecast for India in FY23

Two records and a turn

The finance minister's ability to effect a steady rise in capex is more significant than her two records on deficit management

Leased office space may rise 14% across 8 cities in CY22 : Cushman report

The demand for office space may rise 14 per cent this year to 60 million square feet across eight cities, mainly driven by strong rebound in Indian economy and aggressive hiring plans in IT/ITeS sector as well as startups, according to real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield. As per the data, the gross leasing of office space across eight major cities increased to 52.57 million square feet in 2021 from 49.42 million square feet in the preceding year. The eight cities are Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. "India's journey towards a sizable USD 5 trillion economy holds within itself a plethora of opportunities for growth of commercial office market," said Badal Yagnik, MD, Tenant Representation, India, Cushman & Wakefield. He pegged annual leasing activity over the next two years at close to 60 million square feet each. "Key triggers driving this growth are a fast-growing economy, significant expansion foreseen in the ...

India's economic growth to be supported by fiscal spending: FM Sitharaman

The government has proposed to significantly step up the public investment by raising capital expenditure by 35.4 per cent to Rs 7.5 lakh crore or 2.9 per cent of the GDP in the current financial year

The inflation spectrometer

Even as some inflationary impulses fade, others of more recent vintage pose new and bigger risks; one must disentangle multiple strands to reduce risk of policy errors

Top Headlines: Economists see RBI rate hike, pruning GST exemption & more

A group of ministers may propose pruning GST exemptions on certain goods and services and correcting the inverted duty structure. Read more on this in our top headlines

India's market cap-to-GDP at 100% versus long-term average of 81%

At 3.3x, the 12-month trailing P/B stands at 13 per cent above its historical average of 2.9x

Centre chose expenditure switch to contain widening fiscal deficit

Robust revenue collection and higher nominal GDP, however, led to an improved fiscal deficit at 6.7 per cent in FY22 against the 6.9 per cent estimated

Policy tightening to pressure FY23 numbers, deficit seen at 6.7%: Report

The government has pegged the combined fiscal shortfall at 9.8 per cent of which the central deficit is seen at 6.4 per cent (down from 6.7 per cent in FY22) and states' at 3.4 per cent for FY23.

Is the Indian economy out of the woods?

The central govt mopped up Rs 1.41 tr as GST collection in May, way above the FY22 average of Rs 1.23 tr. Auto sector also reported improved sales. Do these reflect a revival in Indian economy?

Rupee recovers from record low, spurts 20 paise to 77.51 per US dollar

The rupee on Wednesday recovered from its record low to close 20 paise higher at 77.51 (provisional) against the American currency. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 77.58 against the greenback and moved in a range of 77.51 to 77.62 in the day's trade. The rupee finally ended at 77.51, higher by 20 paise over its previous close. On Tuesday, the rupee had declined by 17 paise to close at its all-time low of 77.71 against the US currency as surging US bond yields dampened the appeal of riskier assets. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.15 per cent to 101.90. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, surged 1.84 per cent to USD 117.73 per barrel. "Rupee continued to trade in a narrow range and volatility remained low despite marginal weakness in domestic and global equities," said Gaurang Somaiya, Forex & Bullion Analyst, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. On the domestic front, GDP and fiscal ...

Q4 GDP numbers a positive surprise with growth coming in at 4.1%

The implicit inflation in FY22 works out at 10 per cent, with the nominal GDP growth at 19.5 per cent

IMF may lower India's GDP growth projection for 2022 to below 8.2%

The IMF had cut India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for 2022 to 8.2 per cent from 9 per cent in its World Economic Outlook report in April

Revenue spend may be cut to limit slippage: Finance secretary TV Somanathan

To compensate for impact of over Rs 1.5 trn on account of measures announced to rein in inflation, including cut in fuel prices and Customs duty exemption: Somanathan

India's GDP grows 4.1% in Q4; expands 8.7% in FY22: Govt data

Manufacturing sector contracts in March quarter due to supply disruptions