India's share of world GDP, after shrinking in the 1981-91 decade from 1.7% to 1.1%, rose to 2.5% by 2011, and then to 3.3% in 2021, with still higher shares to come, writes T N Ninan
Projected to grow bigger than Japan at $5.36 trillion
Although China's debt to GDP ratio is projected to remain at 76.9 in 2022, it is projected to overtake India's ratio in 2024 at 89.8 and continue to increase further to 102.8 in 2027
India's debt ratio is projected to be 84 per cent of its GDP by the end of 2022, which is higher than many emerging economies, but its debt is a little bit easier to sustain, a senior IMF official has said. Stressing that it is important for India to now have a very clear medium-term objective on the fiscal, Paolo Mauro, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund, said there's still not a whole lot of clarity on the fiscal anchor. "It would be very important to give reassurance to people and to investors that things are under control, and things are going to become less vulnerable over time," Mauro, told PTI in an interview. "In terms of the debt ratio, India right now at the end of 2022, we're projecting it at about 84 per cent of GDP. That is higher than in many emerging economies, he said. Of course, India has a lot of special features being the most populous country in the world by now and being a very large, emerging economy, he said. The other ..
They will outperform if GDP, earnings growth sustain, but global risks pose threat
Key monitorables include tender pipeline and emerging supply-chain scenario, say analysts and players
Lower global commodity prices to help the economic growth
Inflation target retained at 6.7%; trajectory remains uncertain: Governor
Sabnavis said the progress till August shows that the government's accounts are on course compared with last year
The Reserve Bank expects the current account deficit to be under 3 per cent of GDP in FY23, Deputy Governor Michael Patra said on Friday. The CAD will "modestly widen" in the first half of the fiscal year and narrow in the second half, Patra told reporters in the customary post-policy press conference. "Overall, we expect the current account deficit to be under 3 per cent of GDP (in FY23)," Patra said. The comments come a day after official data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed that the CAD widened in the first quarter of the fiscal to 2.8 per cent of GDP. In FY22, the CAD had stood at 1.2 per cent of the GDP. Patra said there are factors beyond the widening trade deficit as the exports are getting hit due to adverse economic developments in the advanced economies, and pointed out certain factors helping the CAD lately. He said the oil prices have moved south, which will lower the import bill, and there has been a 23 per cent growth in petroleum exports, courtes
Germany is set to enter a recession in 2023, with a decline in gross domestic product (GDP) of 0.4 per cent, according to a joint forecast published by leading economic institutes in the country
The Central government has extended its free foodgrain scheme for another three months, till December. Now, when the pandemic has waned and the economy has opened, do we still need this scheme?
The government will borrow Rs 5.92 trillion, or 41.6 per cent of the new FY23 target, in October-March, including from the issuance of its maiden sovereign green bonds of Rs 16,000 crore
Services exports, remittances show firm momentum in Q1
Analysts peg full-year figure at $120 bn, but say it will be lower as proportion of GDP than FY13 levels
Back after a two-year hiatus, the summit deliberated on key issues plaguing the sector
Move to cost the exchequer additional Rs 44,762 crore
As compared to 15.9 per cent in FY21, the gross financial savings of households in India stood at 10.8 per cent in FY22
CAD is expected to hit a decadal high of 3.8% of GDP, or $130.5 bn; to make matters worse, FDI inflows expected are on gross basis and net inflows would be much lower than $100 bn
The current account deficit may have widened to 3.4% of the gross domestic product in the first quarter against a surplus of 0.9% a year ago