Have the markets already played out their dynamics before the economy has even properly taken off?
Govt may finalise FY25 Interim Budget assumption this week
Weak consumption demand is a risk
Discrepancies in computation of advance estimates of the country's Gross Domestic Product for 2023-24 stood at Rs 2.59 lakh crore as against (-) Rs 3.80 lakh crore in 2022-23 and (-) Rs 4.47 lakh crore in 2021-22, according to National Statistical Office (NSO). On Friday, the NSO released its first advance estimates of national accounts which showed that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or Indian economy will grow at 7.3 per cent in 2023-24, slightly higher than 7.2 per cent in 2022-23. According to data, there were discrepancies of Rs 2.59 lakh crore as against (-) Rs 3.80 lakh crore in 2022-23 and (-) Rs 4.47 lakh crore in 2021-22. Discrepancies in the statistical GDP data refer to the difference in national income under production method and expenditure method. According to experts, there will always be some discrepancies in national accounts because of delay in reporting of information by various agencies including state governments. About the high level of discrepancies in th
Economy-wide modelling while facing multiple exogenous shocks is clearly a task that is challenging and risky
The Budget had assumed nominal GDP to grow 10.5 per cent during 2023-24, but advance estimates have projected it to expand by just 8.9 per cent
Sunil Kumar Sinha, principal economist, India Ratings says that a robust growth in GFCF reflects the sustained focus of the government on capital expenditure
Despite revising the growth estimates for 2024 downward by 0.5 percentage points, the report projects a rebound in 2025, with a GDP growth projection of 6.6 per cent
Construction, manufacturing likely key drivers; weak consumption growth among major concerns
Among companies, the Power Grid will see a minimal impact since most of its new assets are being built via competitive bidding
According to a statement, the growth in real GDP during 2023-24 is estimated at 7.3 per cent compared to 7.2 per cent in 2022-23
S&P expects India, currently the world's fifth-largest economy, to grow at 6.4% this fiscal and estimates growth will pick up to 7% by fiscal 2027
Interim budget likely to prioritise fiscal consolidation over populist spending, anticipating fiscal deficit at 4.5% of GDP by FY26
On inflation, the Ind-Ra report said it expects retail inflation to cool off to 5.1 per cent and 4.7 per cent, respectively, in the third and fourth quarter of this fiscal, respectively
The medium-term outlook for the UK economy is far more optimistic than these numbers suggest," Hunt said in a statement
Lower disinvestment receipts are likely to be offset by sharp gains in non-tax revenues, mainly attributable to higher dividends from the Reserve Bank and other financial institutions
Peter Herweck, chief executive officer (CEO), spoke to Amritha Pillay about India outpacing global growth, labour-related challenges, and growth drivers
The RBI bulletin released on Wednesday said that global growth continues to remain fragile and may slow down further in 2024
Why is the ratio low? What could be the underlying causes?
The deficit had widened to a record $31.5 billion in October, as festival demand led to a sharp increase in the import of gold and silver