Page 4 - India Growth

Income tax rate cut among steps govt working on to revive growth: FM

Assuring that there will be no harassment of taxpayers, Sitharaman said the intent of the government is to further simplify taxation systems including removal of exemption.

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A welfare state born in India

How William Beveridge's Bakargunje legacy is safe in modern Britain

Why Franklin Templeton isn't worried about polls affecting India's growth

Franklin Templeton is betting on banks, automobiles, consumer firms and software exporters to report good profit and revenue growth for the next few years

With a banner year for deals, India overtakes China as a favoured target

Deal making in India topped $92 billion this year

ADB upbeat on India, keeps FY19 growth forecast unchanged at 7.3%

The report said the impact of the rising oil prices is offset by robust domestic demand and rising exports, particularly of manufactures

Niti Aayog CEO says unequal growth holding India back. Here's what he means

India currently ranks 131 out of 188 countries on the HDI, lowest amongst BRICS nations in the most recent 2016 rankings

India seeing 'cyclical upswing', may clock 7.5% GDP in FY19: Deutsche Bank

RBI expects India's economic growth rate to strengthen to 7.4% in the current financial, from 6.6% in 2017-18

Winning the war against fraud, export slumps, NPAs and corruption

EY's Forensic Outlook 2018 outlines some of the key trends that could accelerate growth in technologically disruptive times

India can grow 8% for 20 yrs by improving people's living status: UN expert

The UN, in its latest report, projected India's growth rate to be 7.2 per cent in 2018 and 7.4 per cent in 2019

India's FY18 growth drop a blip, long-term outlook positive: IMF official

Maurice Obstfeld said state of India's economy is quite good, GST will have a payoff in the longer term

FY18 GVA growth likely to be 6.7%, gradual recovery on cards: Nomura

Japanese financial services major said there could be some downside to RBI's near-term projections

ADB trims India's FY18 growth forecast to 7% over low private consumption

Dip in manufacturing output, business investment among factors leading to downward revision

India's GDP to grow 8% next FY as GST benefits kick in: Shaktikanta Das

Says procedural reforms, public investment in infrastructure will also contribute to it

India can achieve 10% GDP growth by FY20, says CII

This can be achieved by targeting 1 per cent additional growth each year, said CII president

India's growth to accelerate to 7.4% in 2017-18: Asian Development Bank

India recorded a growth rate of 7.1 per cent during 2016-17

Growth opportunities in India 'compelling', says DBS CEO

Investors should look to India optimistically for business where growth opportunities are "quite compelling", a leading Singaporean banker has said here. "I think India's time is nigh. People have been talking about a change in the last 2 or 3 years. I think in many ways a lot of what is going on in India has long-lasting consequence and is sometimes underappreciated," Piyush Gupta, CEO & Director of Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) Group, said at the Emerging India Forum 2017. "I believe that in the medium-term, business opportunities and growth opportunities are going to be quite compelling," he said. "And therefore, for people whether it is FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) or even Indian money wanting to return home, this might be a good opportunity to look optimistically at the country," he said. Among other speakers, Tata Steel Special Economic Zone managing director Arun Misra said India is on the threshold of a digital revolution. Business leaders at the forum also .