Indian Economy

Budget LIVE: Rs 35,000 cr for net-zero carbon emission goals, says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the last full Budget of the Modi government before general elections 2024 on February 1. Catch all latest updates on Union Budget 2023-24 here

Rolling the dice on growth

As the inflation rate declines, India has paused its interest rate hikes and there is optimism in the air that we have crossed the cyclical hump of a slowdown and should enjoy strong growth

Impending slowdown

Global uncertainty will affect economic growth

Bear market to continue into 2023, say Goldman Sachs strategists

Goldman's strategists said the gains aren't sustainable, because stocks don't typically recover from troughs until the rate of deterioration in economic and earnings growth slows down

Consumer sentiments fall short

Expectations of household incomes a year later turned positive in March 2023 for the first time since April 2020

India to witness 'below normal' rainfall this monsoon season: Skymet

Skymet said that there is a 0% chance of excess rainfall in the upcoming monsoon season

Want to make India an engineering and manufacturing hub: Legrand Group CEO

He said Legrand is planning to expand in the country, doubling down on investments and hiring about 500 people this year as well as make acquisitions

Goldman Sachs says 2,400 women entrepreneurs funded under its programme

Goldman Sachs, which has funded the business and management education of 2,400 women in India, has claimed these beneficiaries have helped create around 12,000 new jobs as well as add Rs 2,800 crore in revenues to the country's economy in the past 18 months. The investment banking major first launched the graduation programme in the country in 2008. It relaunched the same 18 months ago when it claims to have funded the business and management education of 10,000 women under its 'Womeninitiative'. The numbers, it said, are based on a study carried out by the Indian School of Business (ISB) among 2,400 women entrepreneurs who participated in Goldman Sachs women initiative. The study found that these 10,000 women have doubled their existing workforce, quadrupled their revenue, and increased their productivity by five times on an average, within 18 months of graduating from the programme and most of them expect to increase hiring and grow revenue. Sonjoy Chatterjee, chairman and chief

2,400 women funded under prog added Rs 2,800 cr to economy: Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs, which has funded the business and management education of 10,000 women in India, has claimed these beneficiaries have helped create around 12,000 new jobs as well as add Rs 2,800 crore in revenues to the country's economy in the past 18 months. The investment banking major first launched the graduation programme in the country in 2008. It relaunched the same 18 months ago when it claims to have funded the business and management education of 10,000 women under its 'Womeninitiative'. The numbers, it said, are based on a study carried out by the Indian School of Business (ISB) among 2,400 of these 10,000 women entrepreneurs who participated in Goldman Sachs women initiative. The study found that these 10,000 women have doubled their existing workforce, quadrupled their revenue, and increased their productivity by five times on an average, within 18 months of graduating from the programme and most of them expect to increase hiring and grow revenue. Sonjoy Chatterjee, ..

Reserve Bank of India goes for a hawkish pause

The RBI has paused because it wants to evaluate the cumulative impact of the past rate hikes

Households in India expect inflation to moderate, find RBI surveys

Inflation expectations over the next three and 12 months declined by 30 basis points each in its March round of surveys, from the January round, the Reserve Bank of India said

Inflation seen easing in March to 5.80% on softening food price rises

Forecasts ranged from 5.40% to 6.40%, with a quarter of survey respondents predicting inflation above 6.00%. It was 6.52% in January and spent most of last year above 6.00%

No change: MPC presses 'pause' after hiking rate by 250 bps since May 2022

RBI governor makes it clear that if required, MPC could hike rates in future meetings

RBI rate hike touch & go affair amid inflation, growth concerns, swaps show

Policy decisions this week from some of the Reserve Bank of India's global peers offer a good reason for the split

India services growth slows down in March after 12-year high in Feb

No change in employment seen neither in services nor in manufacturing, says PMI survey

Floor mats for four-wheelers to attract 28% GST, says Gujarat AAR

The applicant, a manufacturer, had argued that 18% GST should be applicable

India needs its conglomerates

A call to dismantle them when the world hasn't done so is economic hara-kiri

New foreign trade policy to aid exports via e-com, farm equipment: Experts

The new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, announced recently, will help in promoting exports of sectors from e-commerce, batteries for electric vehicles and farm equipment, experts said on Tuesday. India on March 31 came out with the new policy which aimed at pushing rupee trade, increasing outward shipments to USD 2 trillion by 2030, and promoting e-commerce exports, amid global uncertainties. Rumki Majumdar, Economist at Deloitte India, said that the policy emphasises on the manufacturing and export sectors with a long term view. Sectors such as batteries for EVs, green hydrogen, and garment, amongst others will benefit from the policy, she said, adding that with over 80 per cent of trade being done in the USD, encouraging trade in Indian rupee will be a relief. "It will also add to its resilience to external shocks and improve negotiating capabilities in international trade," Majumdar said. Shashi Mathews, Partner at IndusLaw, said that through the policy, the government's focus

India's GDP growth to slow down to 6.3 per cent in FY24: World Bank

The latest India Development Update, released Tuesday, notes that rising borrowing costs and slower income growth are expected to weigh on private consumption growth

ADB slashes India GDP growth forecast to 6.4% for FY24, cites risks

Private consumption will be the main driver of growth, says international agency