Page 26 - Economic Growth

What will drive global growth?

Ageing populations are likely to slow capital formation in North Asia, hurting global growth

TMS Ep362: Budget for rich, capex outlay, RBI rate hike, night light data

How does the Budget affect the super-rich? Has India's capex outlay actually increased? Will a dovish RBI bolster investor sentiments this week? How does night light data show progress? Answers here

Certainly, uncertainty has declined

Over the past year, global macroeconomic stability has improved, which sets the stage for good growth from 2024

Pakistan needs to enhance exports for sustainable economic growth: Minister

He said that Pakistan would get out of the economic swamp if it could elevate exports out of the indigenous resources from $32 billion to $100 billion in the next five to eight years

Union Budget 2023-24: Marching ahead on a sustainable growth path

The biggest push came for the infrastructure sector, with a more than expected - i.e. 33 per cent - hike in capex that should boost private investment and spur employment generation

Union Budget 2023-24: Growth pragmatism over populism

The infrastructure sector got the lion's share of the capex bazooka, which will have a significant multiplier effect on economic growth

Mexico's economy logs 3% growth in 2022 with push from 3 sectors: Report

The Mexican economy expanded by 3 per cent in 2022, thanks to its three major productive sectors, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography said in a preliminary report

Union Budget 2023: An opportunity to boost investment and consumption

Easing of norms to set up and run enterprises will attract investments in a big way; however, the govt should also ensure that populist measures in the budget don't hamper economic growth

Portuguese economy sees highest growth in 35 years with 6.7% rise in 2022

The Portuguese economy grew 6.7 per cent in 2022, its best performance since 1987, according to an estimate released by the country's National Institute of Statistics (INE)

India's nominal GDP to reach $3.5-trn mark by March-end: Economic Survey

India has already become the world's fifth largest economy in the 75th year of Independence and will reach the USD 3.5 trillion mark by end-March, said the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. In real terms, the economy is expected to grow at 7 per cent for the year ending March 2023. This follows an 8.7 per cent growth in the previous financial year. "For India, 2022 was special. It marked the 75th year of India's Independence. India became the world's fifth largest economy, measured in current dollars. Come March, the nominal GDP of India will be around USD 3.5 trillion," the Survey said. India's economy crossed the USD 3 trillion mark last year. It further said the fundamentals of the Indian economy are sound as it enters its Amrit Kaal, the 25-year journey towards its centenary as a modern, independent nation. "It is befitting that during India's Amrit Kaal, it assumed the Presidency of G-20 nations in December 2022," the survey said. Global problems need global .

Eco survey 2023: Bright prospects under dark clouds with silver linings

The Economic Survey outlines the underlying framework of reforms in India centred on ease of doing business and ease of living

Indian economy to grow 6.5% in FY24; CAD may widen further: Economic Survey

It added that India is third-largest economy in the world in PPP (purchasing power parity) terms and fifth largest in terms of exchange rate

India economic survey likely to peg 2023-24 growth at 6-6.8%: Experts

India's annual pre-budget economic survey is likely to peg GDP growth at 6-6.8% for 2023-24, according to a source

India, China likely to drive half of 2023 global growth, says IMF

India forecast remains unchanged for FY24

India's 1.4 bn population could become world economy's new growth engine

Bloomberg Economics expects the nation's per capita income to pull even with some developed countries in that span, putting Modi's goal within reach

Belying slowdown fears, Indian economy's animal spirits move to the right

Prices of finished products rose as firms passed on higher input costs and business expenses

Envisioning a truly smart city

The success of the smart city mission depends on urban local bodies, and it is imperative to carve out a bigger role for them in the national development strategies

India Budget to balance capex, social agenda, says Nomura's Sonal Varma

"India will have the benefit of lower subsidy bills, helped by a fall in international fertilizer prices and a readjustment of the nation's free food program," she said

Premature to think India will replace China in influencing growth: Rajan

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said it is too premature to think that India will replace China when it comes to influencing global economic growth

73% CEOs globally expect eco growth to decline over the year: PwC survey

In the most pessimistic outlook in more than a decade, a global survey of CEOs on Monday showed 75 per cent of them expecting the global economic growth to decline over the next 12 months. Releasing the annual survey on the first day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, PwC said this is a significant departure from the optimistic outlook of 2021 and 2022 when more than two thirds thought economic growth would improve. This is the most pessimistic CEOs have been regarding global economic growth since PwC began asking this question 12 years ago. The survey further showed that nearly 40 per cent of CEOs do not believe their organisations would be economically viable in 10 years if they do not transform. Inflation, macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical conflict ranked as the top global threats while cyber and health risks fell from a year ago. The survey also showed that companies are cutting costs but do not plan yet to reduce headcount or salaries in their fight to .