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Statsguru: RBI hikes repo rate, projects inflation at 4.8% in H2 FY19

While food inflation has slowed of late, the RBI expects the recent hikes in minimum support prices (MSPs) announced by the government to have a direct impact on inflation

Statsguru: Stock markets attain new peaks; Bajaj Finance, TCS, Infosys gain

The Nifty is now up 8 per cent since the beginning of the year

Statsguru: World economy to maintain its growth momentum, says IMF

Emerging economies are expected to grow at 4.9 per cent in 2018, up from 4.7 per cent in 2017

Statsguru: Economic climate worsens; industrial growth slows to 7-month low

The recent economic data suggests a worsening of the macro-economic environment

Statsguru: Gross NPAs of scheduled commercial banks rise to 11.6% in FY18

In a business as usual scenario, the RBI expects bad loans to rise to 12.2 per cent by March 2019

Statsguru: Gross NPAs of PSBs stand at 14.5% at the end of FY18

PSBs are in a worse position, with 14.5 per cent of their loans turning bad at the end of FY18, up from 11.7 per cent the year before

Sugar's bitter harvest: How FRP and SAP raise the cost of production

With each bumper harvest, the stock of sugar grows far in excess of domestic consumption, this is what has happened over the last sugar season (2016-17) and the current one (2017-18)

Statsguru: Remittance flows to low- and middle-income regions surge

Among the countries of origin of international migrants, India ranks first

Statsguru: Nearly half of all unbanked adults live in just seven economies

The report shows that since its last edition in 2014, 515 million adults across the world have gained access to financial tools

MPC's dilemma: RBI projects 5.1-5.6% CPI inflation in first half of 2018-19

Economists expect the CPI to inch upward as the adverse base effect and seasonally high food prices push up the inflation rate

Statsguru: Indian markets under pressure amid mounting trade war fears

The Nifty fell below the 10,000 level for the first time this year. But small- and mid-cap stocks continue to outperform large-cap ones

Statsguru: India Inc's revenue growth perks up in Q3FY18

Employee costs have grown by 7.6% in Q3FY18, up from 6.6% in the previous quarter

Statsguru: World Bank's India diagnostic report

It is estimated that if the country grows at 8 per cent and above for the next three decades, the Indian economy will become one of the dominant ones by the middle of this century

Statsguru: State of the economy

A look at the leading economic indicators suggests that the economy may well have bottomed out

Statsguru: How competitive is India?

The index is designed to measure factors that determine productivity, which, in turn, determines a country's long-term growth

Statsguru: Rational or irrational exuberance?

Sensex has surpassed its previous highs, gaining roughly 30 per cent since May 2014

Statsguru: Divorced from reality?

In the third quarter of 2016-17, gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a robust 7%

Statsguru: Sorting out farmers' incomes

Reportedly, Bibek Debroy suggested to tax agricultural income, which led to a public outcry

Statsguru: Snapshot of India's external sector

FDI inflows in February fell to $0.9 bn as against a $3.2 bn average over the previous 12 months

Statsguru: A new fiscal regime

India continues to have one of the highest debt burdens among the emerging economies