Page 5 - Economic Growth

Economic policies in India are made for 'Bombay club', says RJD MP AD Singh

Participating in a debate on the Finance Bill, Singh quoted a report of the World Bank from 2024, and said India's economic growth has slowed down, and at current pace

The liquidity conundrum: Rate cuts need right balance in financial system

How much liquidity do we need: Appropriate, adequate, or abundant? To inject growth instinct, adequate liquidity needs to complement rate cut

Fitch keeps India's FY26 GDP forecast at 6.5%, ups FY27 projection to 6.3%

The rating agency expects two further cuts in the policy rate this calendar year, revised downwards to 5.75 per cent by December 2025

Nandan Nilekani's master key to help unlock India's $8 trillion future

Nilekani believes the combination of AI, smartphones will help unlock digital access, but challenges like income disparity remain; Nilekani's 'The Great Unlock' aims to overcome these barriers

Nandan Nilekani's 4 tips for India's economy to hit $8 trn mark by 2035

Outlining key factors for India's economic expansion, Nilekani spoke about the necessary "Big Unlocks" required to accelerate the country's growth rate from 6 per cent to 8 per cent

Datanomics: India needs to innovate, cut debt to become developed by 2047

From 2020-21 to 2024-25 (2020-2024 in case of the rest of the world), India's economic growth slowed to 5.4 per cent but was higher than any other major country including China

Modern framework needed to create growth-conducive investment climate: CEA

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday said India should have a modern, responsive regulatory framework to create a growth-conducive investment climate, as FDI inflows get impacted due to pressure on global growth. Addressing the Post Budget Webinar 2025 titled 'Making India Investment Friendly, Nageswaran said India has emerged as the preferred investment destination as evidenced from gross FDI inflows. "We need to focus on improving regulatory clarity, easing business operation and making sure that plumbing of regulatory framework corresponds with broader vision (of reforms)," he said. Nageswaran said it is very clear that growth will come under pressure across the world considering the actions taken by various governments over the past one month. He said India has to do whatever it can domestically to sustain the "mood of constructive optimism" within the country. He said a robust investment climate is necessary, particularly when global FDI flows are likely to

PM aims for India to be 3rd largest economy, developed by 2047: Amit Shah

He highlighted the vital role of the dairy sector in accelerating the country's development, ensuring nutrition, and uplifting rural areas, landless farmers

India's economy unshaken by global risks: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran

The CEA noted that urban demand has strengthened while inflation is on a downward trend

India's Q3 GDP grows at 6.2%, FY25 forecast revised to 6.5%: Govt

Q3 GDP growth rebounds in second half of the year led by uptick in agricultural and industrial activity, along with resilient rural demand

India needs 7.8% growth to become high income country, says World Bank

The report comes just hours before India is set to release gross domestic product figures for the last quarter

India's economic recovery likely clouded by global trade risks ahead

The Indian government has already lowered its GDP growth estimate for the current fiscal year through March to 6.4 per cent

Q3 GDP growth seen stronger on improved rural demand, govt spending

In the three months to December, gross domestic product likely expanded by 6.3% from a year earlier, according to a Reuters' poll

BS Manthan: A thought-provoking day-1 of insights on economy, policies

Experts discuss India's growth, global trade shifts, climate action, EVs, defence, and more

Centre working in tandem with states for economic growth: Piyush Goyal

The Centre is working in tandem with all states to make India a USD 30-35 trillion economy by 2047, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, as he highlighted the investment opportunities in the country. The Commerce and Industry Minister, speaking at the Invest Kerala Global Summit (IKGS) here, sought to woo investors and will soon start talks with Bahrain for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). There are "unmatched opportunities for growth, development and economic opportunities" in the country, Goyal said. "We are working in tandem with all states," on taking the country's economy to USD 30-35 trillion by 2047 from the current USD 4 trillion, the minister emphasised. There are differences between the BJP-led Centre and the Kerala government, which is headed by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) on various issues. Against this backdrop, Goyal said he is here to show solidarity with Kerala and also mentioned about various strides made by the state in different sectors. He urged invest

Economy on recovery path, rate cut to boost demand, says RBI report

Commenting that economic momentum is poised to be sustained, the report said strong rural demand is expected to receive a further fillip from the robust performance of the agriculture sector

RBI should focus on liquidity if it wants to support growth: Mishra

Mishra's comments come at a time when the banking system liquidity has been in deficit for the last nine weeks

Here's why fixing Germany's economy a critical task for country's next govt

Germany needs a new business model. The old one, fuelled by cheap natural gas from Russia and lucrative exports to China, is broken, leaving Europe's biggest economy mired in stagnation and angst about the future. Delivering that fresh growth strategy is going to be the biggest challenge for the government that takes office after a national election set for Feb. 23, seven months ahead of schedule. The nation that became known for the quality of its products has not seen real economic growth for five years. Multiple factors conspired to take Germany from industrial powerhouse to post-pandemic straggler: too much bureaucracy, a shortage of skilled workers, slow deployment of technology and a lack of clear direction from the outgoing coalition government are among them. Rising competition from China and high energy prices due to Russia's war in Ukraine were additional hits. We really need a more company- and enterprise-friendly politics," Klaus Geissdoerfer, CEO of industrial fan ...

Sri Lanka expects economic growth at 5%, to repay all debt: Dissanayake

Dissanayake said that he expects the economy to grow at 5 per cent in the medium term and plans to maintain low inflation, while also taking steps to keep exchange rates stable

Montek Ahluwalia bats for smaller states to drive economic growth

Ahluwalia added that creating newer cities in existing states is riddled with challenges that are both political and economic