As the year comes to a close, the country has emerged as a bright spot in an otherwise dark global economic horizon. But, does that mean that all was well on the economic front in 2022? Let's find out
The Japanese government on Thursday revised upward its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2023 to a real 1.5 per cent on expectations for increased capital spending and private consumption.
Pakistan's central bank has lowered its projected GDP growth estimates for the cash-strapped country from the previously announced range of 3-4 per cent for the current fiscal year, citing flood-induced destruction and the stabilisation policy. The State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) flagship economic health report released on Wednesday said economic growth was stronger than expected in the 2021-22 fiscal year as the real GDP increased by 6 per cent compared to 5.7 per cent a year ago. The primary drivers of this growth were a broad-based expansion in large-scale manufacturing (LSM) and improved agricultural output, the Dawn newspaper said, quoting the report. The primary drivers of this growth were a broad-based expansion in LSM and improved agricultural output, the report said. A combination of adverse global and domestic developments led to the re-emergence of macroeconomic imbalances during FY22, it said. The SBP said that the economy was already in a stabilisation phase when ...
Finland's Ministry of Finance has marked down its economic prognosis for 2023. It now predicts a 0.2 per cent GDP decline. Back in September, it projected growth of 0.5 per cent
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India is the fastest growing major economy in the world and is all set to achieve USD 5 trillion GDP by 2024-25, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. Addressing an event organised by industry body FICCI, Gadkari said the central government is aiming to boost growth and employment to achieve sustainable development. The road transport and highways minister said India will play a key role in achieving global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030. Gadkari noted that India needs to increase its exports and reduce imports. "We are also working on developing alternative, clean and green fuel like bio ethanol, bio-CNG, bio-LNG and green hydrogen," he said, adding green hydrogen is the fuel for the future. The minister said currently India's automobile industry is worth Rs 7.5 lakh crore and he wants to take it to Rs 15 lakh crore."This will create lots of new jobs." He also said his focus is on reducing cost of construction. "We are trying to minimise use of steel and cement
Credit Suisse expects domestic earnings to grow 15 per cent over the next one year and market returns could be in line with that
Lower GDP growth, RBI rate hikes, reversal of base effect to blunt credit growth, analysts say
Says strong macro fundamentals place country in good stead
Agencies such as GroupM, Dentsu and Interpublic Groupe's Magna remain bullish about domestic ad spends; 2022 to close at 15% in terms of adex growth, they say
Steel consumption, commercial vehicle sales and some other sectors help economy
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The growth had fallen drastically from 13.5 per cent in the April-June quarter and was even lower than last year's number of 8.4 per cent
With the GDP numbers out, the deficit stood at 4.7 per cent of GDP in the first six months of FY23
GDP grew 7.6 per cent in the September quarter of FY23 over the comparable period in FY20, which was before the pandemic
While on the growth outlook of the next financial year FY24, he said he is optimistic on the growth story than many of global agencies forecast
The Indian economy is on track to achieve a 6.8-7 per cent GDP growth in the current fiscal, Chief Economic Advsior V Anantha Nageswaran said on Wednesday. He said the economic recovery momentum is continuing and the GDP is averaging the 2019-20 level. "In 2022-23, the economy is on track to reach a 6.8-7 per cent growth in the current fiscal," he said, adding festival sales, PMI, bank credit growth and auto sales data shows that the economy has maintained momentum despite global headwinds. The IMF has projected Indian economy to grow at 6.8 per cent this fiscal, while the RBI has pegged it at 7 per cent. India's economic growth slowed down to 6.3 per cent in the July-September quarter of this fiscal, as against 8.4 per cent in the same period 2021-22. India's economy grew by 9.7 per cent growth in the first half (April-September) of this fiscal.
Growth numbers for the second quarter of the current financial year are scheduled to be out today