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Confident of economic recovery, S&P keeps India's rating at 'BBB-'

Says fiscal position weak, but sees strong growth prospects over 2-3 years

Why India's present slump is a more serious issue than earlier slowdowns

What is unusual about the current period of slow growth is that it has come without an exogenous driver, unlike all previous periods of slowdown, going back 50 years, writes T N Ninan

Why a growth rate falling below 5% is a clear and present danger for India

At 5 per cent, GDP growth in the current year would be an 11-year low. Worse, this will also mark a deceleration for a third straight year, writes A K Bhattacharya

Growth triggers still missing in Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget

Companies which stand to gain the most are rural focused players, gas utilities, building material makers and logistics firms.

Letter to BS: FM Sitharaman's projection for Budget 2020 'unrealistic'

The marginal increase in defence outlay is disappointing considering the need to maintain a lean and mean army in a state of perpetual readiness.

Letter to BS: Budget 2020 missed a golden opportunity to boost economy

It was widely expected that the Budget would be dynamic and lead to demand and investment revival

Risks of revised estimates

How a potential fiscal deficit of 4.65% of GDP was brought down in the 2019-20 revised estimates

Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020 is a disappointment at many levels

We may well end up with the same budgetary mess that we have experienced this year

Fiscal rectitude or spending push? Budget attempts both, but half-heartedly

If more expenditure in the rural economy is the need of the hour to revive demand, it is debatable if such tax giveaways could have waited till GDP growth picks up a little

Budget 2020: Measures to boost business confidence, says PwC India chairman

The stress in the banks and the NBFCs has led to undermining of confidence in the sector

Budget 2020: Lower tax rate is great but do we need 'minimum govt'?

Is PPP the magic bullet for everything the government wants to do?

Budget 2020: A K Bhattacharya on major takeaways for the Indian economy

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Nominal GDP growth for FY21 estimated at 10%, says FM Sitharaman

Sitharaman said income tax rates will be significantly reduced for those who forego reliefs, exemptions

Bold measures needed in Budget to achieve projected FY21 growth: Experts

Attaining a GDP growth rate of 6 to 6.5 per cent in 2020-21 as projected by the Economic Survey will be challenging, say experts

How long will it take to create trust that the Economic Survey argues for

The Survey forecast appears to be on a higher side, which could be aspirational and depends on the Budget proposals.

Economic growth likely to get a boost of 0.7 percentage points in FY20

According to advance estimates, the economy is projected to grow by 5% in the current fiscal year, which would be an 11-year low

Analysis should take into account changes in district-level GDP growth

A 10% hike in new firm creation increases district-level GDP growth by 1.8%

Subramanian vs Subramanian: Survey debunks critics on new GDP methodology

There have been similar criticisms of the methodology by other experts as well

Economic slowdown bottomed out, uptick from here onwards: Subramanian

Based on NSO's first advance estimates of GDP growth for 2019-20 at 5 per cent, an uptick in GDP growth is expected in the second half of the fiscal, it said.

Revival in sight: Economic Survey pegs FY21 GDP growth at 6-6.5%

Fiscal targets may have to be relaxed for the current year