Page 25 - Economic Slowdown

FMCGs scale-up rural distribution networks to combat economic slowdown

In view of the ongoing slowdown, which has impacted demand in rural India, ITC doubled its rural stockist network in the current fiscal year

Following a slow year, Lamborghini eyes double-digit sales in India in 2020

Agarwal said while the company is managing internal factors, external factors such as the general economic scenario in India is having an impact on sales growth

Calibrating the policy mix

The right fiscal-monetary-external balance must be achieved to nurture and harness a nascent recovery

Country could be passing through recession, says Abhijit Banerjee

The 58-year-old Indian-American economist said the banking and infrastructure sectors were in need of funding from the government

Budget may provide short-term stimulants to boost consumer demand: Report

Sitharaman will place the budget proposals on Saturday and all eyes are set on the government, which is likely to announce measures to revive the economic growth

Auto slowdown due to loan related issues, BS-VI transition: Tata Motors

"The sluggishness of the vehicle market in the country is going to be short-lived. We hope that sales of passenger vehicles will record pace by July-August before the festive season," Tata Motors said

Challenges before FM: Boosting growth, reining in fiscal deficit

Economic slowdown leaves Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with a difficult choice in her second Budget - whether to rein in fiscal deficit or widen ot to stimulate the economy

Banking sector under stress, govt can't bail it out, says Abhijit Banerjee

Banerjee also said that demand slowdown in the automobile sector also shows that people are lacking confidence in the economy.

Amid slow economic growth, India Inc's return on capital shows improvement

In FY16, return on invested capital for the BSE 500 companies was 10.45 per cent; at the end of FY19, it had improved to 11.55 per cent

Weak demand and slowing economy now cast their shadow on private banks

The periodic data from the Reserve Bank of India highlights how the slowdown is hurting the banking sector

Slowdown may offer buying opportunities

Consider buying stocks of companies that command brand loyalty

Slowing sales raise concern over level of inventories with companies

The data on companies' inventory, a balance sheet entry, is only reported on a half-yearly and annual basis and is not available for Q3

Budgetary over-reach: There is a price for trying to do too much in Budgets

The larger economy suffers more than the central govt, as New Delhi is allowed to get away with behaving arbitrarily and then hiding the reality behind bogus numbers, writes T N Ninan

Fund that beat 96% of its peers counts financial stocks as its biggest bet

In 2018, India's household debt-to-GDP was at 11%, versus 76% in the U.S. and 54% in China, according to International Monetary Fund data.

For next 3 years, we will set aside Rs 9,000 cr as capex: Shree Cement MD

World GDP growth will be less than three per cent, and even with revised estimates, India's GDP growth will be more than the global average, says Hari Mohan Bangur

Best of BS Opinion: Governing unlisted firms, Budget 2020, and more

From lessons the years of slowing growth hold for Budget to how a takeover code for unlisted companies will help, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion.

Budget 2020: Prakash Javadekar hints at 'action plan' for economic revival

Markets to open for regular trading on February 1

Growth concerns amid the economic slowdown hit Polycab India stock

Firm trading at 19x its FY21 earnings, with peers trading at 35-45x

Revival lessons from 2008 stimulus

The persisting downturn is resulting in lower revenues and rising deficit, reducing the space for a fiscal stimulus

Budget: Here's a look at how 'winners' from last year's fiscal plan fared

The slump in consumption has hit the rural sector hard