Page 56 - Gdp Growth

Full text: Govt estimates show India's FY18 GDP growth slowing down to 6.5%

Govt expected economic growth to slow down to 6.5% in the financial year ending in March

Forgotten reforms

Changes to land, labour laws needed for sustainable growth

Statsguru: Economy rebounds in Q2FY18

Gross value added, which excludes product taxes and subsidies, grew by 6.1% in Q2

India Inc bets on 7% GDP growth in 2017-18

The economic survey for 2016-17 had forecast a GDP growth of 6.75 to 7.5 per cent for FY18

Economy scripts a turnaround, expands 6.3% in September quarter

The output in the September quarter is primarily for consumption and sales

GDP growth to be better in Q2, experts say

July-September gross domestic product (GDP) growth would be higher than April-June's 5.7 per cent, the lowest in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure so far, government sources say.Chief Statistician T C A Anant is due to release the data on Thursday, and policy experts, economists and markets are waiting for the numbers with bated breath.Government's optimism aside, July 1 was when the goods and service tax (GST) was rolled out. The indirect tax regime had exacerbated the slowdown in economic activity after demonetisation, on November 8, 2016. Among the worst hit was the unorganised sector; activities of this sector gets captured in national income data after a lag.But government officials continue to be confident the second quarter numbers of FY18 would show a marked improvement. Speaking to Business Standard earlier this month, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Garg said indicators for the July-September quarter have shown there has been a turnaround from the first quarter and ...

High growth will need structural reforms

The time is ripe to focus on the structural issues, and not just on the short term movement of some indicators

Come on India, the time is now

Even as dark clouds hover over the economy, there are reasons to be optimistic about the future

Time to put the economy back on track

Reforms are necessary but the pace of their implementation should be regulated. Focus has to be on sectors that can create jobs

Reviving investment

Instead of trying to achieve a cyclical correction, the government should put in place a long-term agenda for boosting growth

A fog descends on a house under renovation

Prolonged uncertainty can be detrimental to growth: The economy may need monetary and fiscal help

Statsguru: Growth rate slips in first quarter of FY18

Manufacturing activity slumped to a low of 1.2 in Q1FY18, down from 5.3% in in the previous quarter

Slow GDP growth to delay recovery to December: India Inc

Country's GDP growth for June quarter came in at 5.7%, lower than 6.1% reported in Jan-March 2017

What shapes investment?

The ups and downs of private corporate investment are a big part of the story of India's GDP

NITI vice-chairman pegs GDP growth at 7-7.5% in Q2 despite sub-6% Q1 number

NITI Aayog's new V-C Rajiv Kumar said the country requires a homegrown model of development

T N Ninan: At the two-thirds mark

Double-digit growth promise fades, but key schemes must work so that Mr Modi gets his talking points

GDP growth hits 3-year low of 5.7%, slowest under Modi govt

Manufacturing shrinks 1.2%, construction up 2%

Down and out

GDP surprises on the downside; govt must respond swiftly

India's GDP growth to remain 'soft' at 6% in Apr-Jun quarter: HSBC

The GST tax regime could lead to uncertainties in tax collections, it added

India likely to clock GDP growth of 6.9% this FY, says report

Real GDP growth slowed substantially to 6.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2016-17