Govt capex carries capital formation
India's monetary policy panel failed in its mandate to keep inflation within the 2%-6% band, with it breaching the upper tolerance limit for three consecutive quarters to September 2022
The heavy infrastructure push in the budget will help cement demand log in the third consecutive year of growth next fiscal, taking the volume to 425 million tonne or 7-9 per cent more than the current fiscal, forecasts a report. The Union budget has allocated Rs 10 lakh crore, which is a full 33 per cent more funds than it had allocated for the current fiscal, for building key infrastructure next fiscal. However, operating margin, which has been under pressure, remains clouded with prices of key inputs--coal and pet coke remaining elevated. This will have a bearing on the credit risk profiles of players as well, Crisil said in a report on Wednesday. Cement demand grew 11 per cent on-year in the first 10 months of the current fiscal, led by rapid execution of infrastructure projects and strong traction in the real estate and rural affordable housing segments. The momentum is likely to stay healthy in the remaining months of this fiscal as it is a seasonally strong period for ...
Pakistan has to do more to ensure that the foundation for strong growth is in place, taxes are collected and are fairly distributed, and those who have more, pay more, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said, as the cash-starved country is engaged in "tough" talks for a bailout with the global lender to tide over the worsening economic crisis. Pakistan, which is in dire need of funds as it battles a wrenching economic crisis, has received financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the past and is presently in discussions with the organisation to resume its loan programme. An agreement on the ninth review of the programme would release over USD 1.1 billion. A resumption of the IMF programme would also unlock other avenues of funding for Pakistan. Georgieva emphasised that the IMF has made "good progress" in its talks with Pakistan. "Pakistan has gone through a number of years striving to stabilise the economy and put in place a sound framework for
Despite doing better than rest of the world, inflation remains a key challenge to country's growth prospects, says
Says public sector has failed worldwide and that he strongly advocates that govt should not do business
Growth rate of new tax payers has been under pressure in recent years
Total income rises 14% to Rs 194 crore while expenses declined 4.8% to Rs 123 crore
The Indian economy is a 'bright star' growing at about 7 per cent, the fastest rate among major economies
No systemic risk to domestic financial system from recent events, they assert
The stocks of life insurance companies reacted sharply to the announcement of the finance minister on Wednesday, with most scrip witnessing around 10 per cent fall in a day
The country clearly has a growth agenda and this Budget is designed to boost private sector investment and promises to propel India's growth further
New projects are up on a year-on-year basis
Most Indian investors expect to increase, maintain capital allocation to sector
The minister said India's economy has been resilient and the policy framework has been for a sustained growth with a very moderate inflation
Analysts positive on most of the stocks, especially SBI Life, HDFC Life and LIC
Data shows that in calendar year 2022, price driven growth rate has been 6 per cent; growth from new products has been 1.7 percent, while volume growth has been zero
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Brokerages have a mixed outlook on margin trajectory for the sector
Bolstered by premiumisation trends, pent-up demand and policy initiatives, the country's appliances and consumer electronics sector expects to continue on the double-digit growth trajectory in 2023, as companies seek to expand capacity and roll out new-age smart products. Learning the hard way in the wake of the global supply chain disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and prolonged lockdown in China, leading companies in the sector are focusing on enhancing production capacity as well as domestic supply chain to reduce dependence on imported components. All said, geopolitical developments and rupee depreciation could have an adverse impact on companies. Appliances & Consumer Electronics (ACE) industry body CEAMA is "optimistic about good growth in 2023 as well" and expects to almost double the value of the industry in the next three years to Rs 1.48 lakh crore by 2025, as well as make the country an alternative hub for exports. In 2022, ACE industry logged an overall ...