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UN lowers India GDP forecast to 5.7%; expects momentum to pick up in 2020

In a downside scenario, global growth would slow to just 1.8 per cent this year, it added.

Best of BS Opinion: India's GDP growth, Citizens Amendment Act, and more

The opinion pages focus on aspects related to all three. Kanika Datta sums up the views here

Modi govt's $5-trn GDP target looks ambitious, says economist R Nagaraj

Soon after assuming office for the second term in May 2019, the Narendra Modi-led government set a target of taking the economy to USD 5 trillion over the next five years

Record industrial slump to restrict GDP growth to 5% this year

NSO sees investment growth at 0.97%, lowest in 15 years

Prospects dim for FY21 too, GDP growth may not go beyond 6%: Economists

Former chief statistician Pronab Sen said economic revival depends on what the government does in the Budget

India distracted by ideological considerations, says Nouriel Roubini

While speaking on the monetary policy-related aspects, Roubini also flagged up the issue of RBI autonomy

World Bank sees protracted recovery for India, limited fiscal fillip scope

This projected recovery could be stronger if recent policy actions - particularly those that have mitigated trade tensions - lead to a sustained reduction in policy uncertainty, said the report

Don't depend on MPC alone

Maintain balance between growth and financial stability

Indian economy needs govt spending even if fiscal deficit widens: Official

The government should invoke the escape clause under the FRBM Act but stay within the prescribed 0.5 per cent wiggle room allowed in an extraordinary year under the guidelines, said the official

Over to the Budget

Advance estimates show growth revival remains a daunting task

Top 10 biz headlines: India staring at decade low growth, Air India sale

From Rolls Royce's record sales to lower credit rate for small business, Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day

Best of BS Opinion: Dealing with GST fraud, India's GDP growth, and more

With a fresh assessment of the state of the economy, all stakeholders would now look forward to the Union Budget to see how the government plans to revive growth

Indian economy likely to grow at 6% in 2020, says Blackstone report

Titled Ten Surprises for 2020, the report is a list unexpected events that could influence and shape the sociopolitical landscapes worldwide for this year

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

IMF raises questions over methodology to calculate GDP growth in India

IMF also said there were weaknesses in the deflation method used to derive value added. Deflators are used to convert GDP at current prices to constant prices

Reviving economic growth

The IMF has some useful suggestions

Budget 2020: Govt likely to assume a growth rate of 6-6.5% in real GDP

It is also likely to assume a deflator of around 4 per cent. That could take the nominal GDP outlook for FY21 to around 10 per cent

How India's economy came back down to earth in just a year's time

India may yet reclaim its mantle as the next big thing, albeit a toned-down and more durable version

A real Budget, please: This one has to confront severe resource restraints

In Budget 2020 speech, the FM should state how she intends to return to the 7% track, and the hard decisions she will take to adjust to the realities of a slowing economy, writes T N Ninan

Fitch cuts India's GDP growth to 4.6% as credit crunch cripples economy

The rating agency sees moderate fiscal slippage, retains sovereign rating and outlook