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Consumer sentiment to remain subdued; banks may re-rate: Vinay Paharia

While previous concerns such as domestic as well as global economic slowdown continue to remain, valuations have become attractive due to the improvement in the underlying fair value.

There is no economic slowdown in Punjab, says CM Amarinder Singh

Punjab is unaffected by the crisis, because for some reason people are looking at us and money is coming into the system

Favourable conditions exist to achieve $5 trn economy target: DPIIT Secy

The government has worked towards ease of doing business over the past five years, DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra said

Value of downgraded debt trebles to Rs 1.38 trn in H1 of FY20: Crisil

Jewellery, garments, construction bear brunt of downgrades as slowdown, sharp fall in consumption demand, slower govt spending weigh

Current slowdown an opportunity to grow our books: HDFC Bank MD Puri

The bank had reported a 1.40 per cent gross non- performing assets ratio in June quarter

Real GDP growth likely to be 5.2% this fiscal amid slowdown blues: Report

India's economic growth has slumped for the fifth straight quarter to an over six-year low of 5 per cent in the three months ended June

Why the festival season may not bring much cheer despite tax cuts by govt

Car sales in August fell the most on record and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

Steel industry seeks booster for demand revival amid economic slowdown

Against this backdrop, says the industry, the corporate tax cut announced by the central government is not going to change much for now

Stimulating rural demand

Farm reform focus should shift to income generation

Delivery services remain bullish on festive season, eye 8% growth

Mumbai, 25 SeptemberAmid the economic slowdown where most sectors are not expecting strong growth this festive season, the express industry (a term for those offering integrated shipment delivery services) has a slightly different story to tell.Demand is not as high as last year but the those in the sector expect reasonable growth this season. "While we remain cautious and are still assessing the impact of slowdown, it will not be a downturn but lower growth than last year," said Abhishek Chakraborty, executive director at DTDC. "If average demand growth rate was 40-45 per cent last year, it would be 15-20 per cent this year. I will be positively surprised if it goes beyond 20 per cent demand growth."Chakraborty said the mood in middle and lower income groups was pensive, since job security in several sectors is low. "But, it does not take away the fact that people will spend during this season, as it is also more to do about the culture and religious aspect."Sector entities believe ..

Turning disruption into growth

Concerted actions across all stakeholders could create a unified push for a thriving automotive industry

Slowdown hits Durga Puja budget, sponsorships for large pandals down 20-50%

Smaller clubs forced to curtail budgets, scale down celebrations

Why India badly needs an export boost to reverse its economic slump

Almost all the talk at present is about import substitution and raising tariffs, but a fundamental reason for India's recent slowdown has been its failure to generate export momentum, writes T N Ninan

Slowdown is real, economy to start recovering from late FY20: Report

The Indian economy is expected to start its recovery from later part of this fiscal thanks to the initiatives taken by the Reserve Bank for policy rate transmission and steps by the government to boost growth, says a report. According to D&B Economy Observer report, a pick-up in the industrial production will only be gradual and an uptick is expected to be visible during the festive months of September and October 2019. "The slowdown is real and there is need' to be cautious, but it is too early' to press the panic button," Arun Singh, Chief Economist, Dun & Bradstreet India said, adding that the magnitude of slowdown is not as deep as was witnessed during the global financial crisis in 2009 and the debt crisis in 2012. Economic growth hit over six-year low of 5 per cent for the first quarter ended June 2019 mainly driven by demand slowdown. He further noted that the loss of momentum in investment demand is "worrying". Besides, low business optimism, low returns on investment .

How corporation tax cut has made rupee carry trade more lucrative

Going long on the rupee with borrowed dollars offered the best returns in the past month in Asia

How to prepare yourself financially when you know layoffs are coming

As soon as you detect straws in the wind-peers receiving the pink slip, projects getting shelved, etc.-start preparing for the worst

Time to reboot

How an economic slowdown can be a branding opportunity for companies

Still start-up season: Funding continues in face of economic slowdown

Even at early stage, start-ups are raising more money faster owing to the rise of a lot of specialised early-stage VCs and emergence of seed-stage programmes

Underestimates & overreactions: The math behind FM's corporation tax cuts

Why the impact of the corporation tax cut may not be as substantial on the fisc or on India Inc

Double tax relief expands room for growth of hotel firms; stocks rise

While lower GST would push occupancy and thereby aid room rates, lower corporate tax rate should add to earnings