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The minister is in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank
Market rarely reacts to the release of economic data such as GDP growth or factory output
As against India's real growth rate of 6.8 per cent in 2018, the IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook projected India's growth rate at 6.1 per cent in 2019
In the April 2009 study, its economists decided that declining per-capita GDP was the main indicator to monitor recession
The cut in GDP projection for FY20 is curious because it is also an admission that these 135 bps cuts in interest rates will not have a major impact on growth this year
Given the recent credit events and equity market volatility, the going may not be easy for fund houses
Mukesh Ambani tops the list of high net worth individuals. Most of the wealth is inherited
Abrupt declines in manufacturing and investment reflect uncertainty ahead of general elections, subdued lending by banks and other financial institutions, ADB said.
Slashing the government's take from corporate profits to 25.2 per cent from 34.9 per cent has given a boost to stock-market sentiment
In a major fiscal booster, the government slashed effective corporate tax to 25.17 per cent inclusive of all cess and surcharges for domestic companies
A tax revenue growth target of 18 per cent is a tough task even when the economy does well on the growth front
Days after the new Modi government was sworn-in, the benchmark indices climbed to all-time highs
The first-quarter GDP data showed the economy losing steam
Lag in official data results in delayed response
Data on diesel, another fuel closely tied to industrial performance, offers more evidence of the slowing factory demand
PMI survey says competitive pressures and challenging market conditions restricting growth.
In retrospect, the government's move to get more RBI funds for itself has paid it no dividend
In nominal terms, India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.99 per cent, lowest since December 2002
Gross revenue collections from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in July stood at Rs 1.02 trillion
Nominal growth at sub-8%, lowest in 17 years