COVID-19 will cause no less a disruption to the economy than the goods and services tax has done
US Federal Reserve urged not to restrict the quantum of stimulus measures
Moody's said oil price shock adds to growth and fiscal pressures for exposed sovereigns.
More attention needs to be focused on state Budgets
An implosion of the sector will have economy-wide ramifications. This is the last thing India needs now
If the volatility in the financial market continues for a prolonged period, it could also result in important implications for asset prices
The only two indicators that grew at higher rates in Q3 of the current fiscal than the previous year were aggregate bank deposits and the consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rate
Govt spending would be a key driver of mild improvement in GDP growth, says ICRA
The recent Budget proposals came in as a disappointment for most analysts in the absence of strong measures
The signals for the economy are not positive: overall demand is yet to pick up; the share of total exports in India's GDP is declining, and industrial output pattern remains worrying
Govt should not ignore fundamental weaknesses
Disclosure of extra-budgetary borrowings is a prudent move
Tied spending, revenue crunch mean the finance minister did the best she could on financing the deficit
Most experts have now turned cautious on the road ahead for the stock market - at least in the short-to-medium term - as they expect the economy to slow even further
It appears to incentivise consumption but also puts hurdles in its path
Mobilisation till December was Rs 1.2 trillion, half of the FY20 target of Rs 2.4 trillion
According to advance estimates, the economy is projected to grow by 5% in the current fiscal year, which would be an 11-year low
This will be the second time that the projection will be changed for the current fiscal year
Ind-Ra's Devendra Pant said while bigger states are better placed to manage fiscal shocks, states which see fiscal deficit at 4% or more may see deterioration
Macroeconomic stability and efficient markets, which lie at the heart of neoclassical economic thinking, remain essential conditions for growth