While a precise figure won't be available until next month, the Chinese leader's disclosure capped off a year of economic uncertainty, with the growth goal initially seen as a target without a plan
SNGs in India are accountable to the Union government but are not uniformly as diligent in maintaining fiscal resilience and debt sustainability
Next time the GDP numbers are announced, the slowdown could be attributed to global economic weakness, rising oil prices, or another drop in domestic capex
The merchandise trade deficit increased to $75.3 billion in Q2 of 2024-25 from $64.5 billion during the same period last year
Thanks to the recent policy easing and near-term export strength, the World Bank sees China's gross domestic product growth at 4.9 per cent this year, up from its June forecast of 4.8 per cent
India's GDP is forecasted to grow at 6.5% in FY25 and FY26, but weak private consumption, rising household debt, and sluggish government spending pose challenges
The third part of the series looks at the areas it needs to focus on to realise its $5 trillion ambition and be counted among the top three economies
Savings of households in 'shares and debentures' has increased to 1 per cent of GDP in FY24, from 0.2 per cent in FY14
This series looks at India's progress over the past 25 years and future directions. The first part highlights the country's IT expertise, which became a talking point globally as the millennium began
The rating agency also noted that inflation is likely to decline to 4.3 per cent in FY26 from 4.8 per cent projected by the central bank for the current fiscal
The Indian economy grew 6.7 per cent in the April-June quarter and 5.4 per cent in the July-September period of FY2024-25
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the lower-than-expected GDP growth of 5.4 per cent in the second quarter was a "temporary blip" and the economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters. Replying to a debate in the Lok Sabha on the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants, she said India has seen "steady and sustained" growth and its GDP growth rate has averaged 8.3 per cent in the last three years. India continues to be the fastest-growing major economy in the world, Sitharaman added. The second quarter growth is only a "temporary blip", and the economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters, Sitharaman said. The finance minister further said there is no broad-based slowdown in the manufacturing sector. Half of the sectors within the overall manufacturing basket continue to remain strong. The Indian economy grew 6.7 per cent in the first (April-June) quarter and 5.4 per cent in the July-September period. About inflation, Sitharaman said it
Despite the growth slowdown, a rate cut-cycle is unlikely to start anytime soon
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday lowered India's economic growth forecast to 6.5 per cent for the current financial year from its earlier estimate of 7 per cent due to lower-than-expected growth in private investment and housing demand. The multilateral development bank has also lowered India's growth forecast for 2025-26 financial year. Changes in US trade, fiscal, and immigration policies could dent growth and add to inflation in developing Asia and the Pacific, according to the latest edition of Asian Development Outlook (ADO). The report also said Asia and the Pacific's economies are projected to grow 4.9 per cent in 2024, slightly below ADB's September forecast of 5 per cent. "India's outlook is adjusted downward from 7 per cent to 6.5 per cent for this year, and from 7.2 per cent to 7 per cent next year, due to lower-than-expected growth in private investment and housing demand," ADB said. Last week, the Reserve Bank also significantly lowered the growth project
How can we create conditions for a next Indian growth episode?
The world is bullish on India, the country's top economist, currently executive director of the International Monetary Fund has said, noting that India's public digital infrastructure and inclusive growth is not only being talked about but also applauded by the international community. I think the Indian economy has been growing overall very well. Post-COVID, the growth rate has consistently been seven per cent. Of course, there's been a little bit of a dip this quarter. Partly it is because of the slowdown in capital expenditures. That itself is because of some of the election cycles. Also, there's been some impact on exports. But I expect this dip to be temporary, Krishnamurthy V Subramanian, Executive Director at IMF. From the vantage point that I've been sitting on the IMF board, I have no hesitation in saying the world is bullish on India. The kind of public digital infrastructure that India has enacted, is something that almost every of my board colleagues often finds a mention
India's growth slowed to a seven-quarter low of 5.4 per cent in the July-September period of FY25
Reserve Bank of India Monetary Policy Committee: Food prices likely to keep headline inflation up in the near future
Maharashtra plans to double its GDP to $1 trillion by 2030, focusing on manufacturing, EVs, semiconductors, and power reforms while maintaining its lead in FDI inflows and boosting infra development
DRI must continuously adapt to these evolving trends, inter alia, utilising international collaboration and advanced intelligence-gathering techniques