Page 28 - Economic Slowdown

Many forces trying to defame Centre on economic issues, says Rajnath Singh

Speaking at an event organised by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), Singh said he has discussed the issue of sealing with Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Slowdown pain spreads: Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Hero halt production

About 15,000 workers, mostly temporary and casual, out of work in auto making firms over past 2-3 months, 200,000 heads roll across dealerships

Amid slowdown, Icra maintains negative outlook on passenger vehicle, CV

There was a sharp divergence in retail demand growth and wholesale despatches during the first half of FY20 as focus was towards reducing inventory level, Icra said

Dovetail 'cost of business' with 'ease of doing business': Tata Steel CEO

He said that will give a fresh impetus to the manufacturing sector and make it more competitive

Indian economy benefited from favourable external environment in 2019: DBS

According to Singapore's DBS Banking Group, conducive global drivers provided a favourable external environment for the Indian economy in 2019

Seeking turnaround, PM Narendra Modi likely to review ministerial work

The PMO will appraise the departments on their performance over the last six months, and will seek solutions to revive growth

Top 10 biz headlines: Auto sector in low gear, FM on economy booster & more

From FM Sitharaman announcing that talks are on with PMO to revive the slowing economy to slowdown in the auto industry, here are the top business headlines for Saturday

Bosch likely to cut around 2,000 jobs in India amid auto sales slump

Carmakers will shed 80,000 jobs across the world in the coming years

Subscriptions likely to brighten Sun TV's prospects amid economic slowdown

Investors should await ad revenue growth revival before tuning in

Commercial vehicle sales fall YoY, but grow MoM by 10-15% in Dec 2019

Ashok Leyland witnessed a rise in the sale of buses by 85 per cent to 2,560 units in December 2019 from 1,384 units, a year ago

Electricity supply falls for 5th straight month to 1.1% amid slowdown

Power supply fell to 101.92 billion units in December, down 1.1% from 103.04 billion units last year, an analysis of daily load despatch data from state-run Power System Operation Corp Ltd showed

Long-term outlook of Indian market remains positive: JCB India MD & CEO

Despite witnessing demand compression in 2019, JCB India has decided to go ahead with its Rs 650-crore new facility

Best of BS Opinion: Budget 2020 expectations, setback for Tatas, and more

Business Standard brings to you best of BS Opinion for the day

Ending 2019 on negative note, two-wheeler makers post decline in Dec sales

Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL), however, reported a marginal increase in domestic sales last month

We've seen healthy growth in term loans: SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar

Rajnish Kumar, chairman, State Bank of India (SBI), says the economy has bottomed out and there is a need to revive the capital expenditure cycle

Agenda 2020: Building a good society

Here are nine basic issues that must be addressed to realise that goal

India will struggle to achieve 5% GDP growth in 2020: Steve Hanke

India, which till recently was hailed as the world's fastest-growing major economy, has seen growth rate decline to a six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the September quarter of 2019-20

Slowdown set to worsen in 2020, but Budget may help turn the tide: CEO poll

Budget wish list: Income-tax cut, blueprint for investment push

After a tough year, fund managers bet on mid- and small-caps for 2020

Expect broader markets to bottom out, with valuations capping further downside

Economy likely to rebound in 2020, inflation to remain benign: PHDCCI

PHDCCI President observed that inflation in 2020 will remain benign except few fluctuations because of weather disruptions