Page 14 - Indian Economic Growth

S&P doesn't do a Moody's: Retains India's sovereign rating and outlook

Now all three rating agencies, Moody's, Fitch and S&P have the lowest investment grade rating for India

'Treat citizens' wealth as national resource': Economists for tough steps in Covid-19 fight

Yogendra Yadav later clarified that the suggestion to treat all private assets as national resources had been wrongly interpreted as nationalisation of private property

Exports fall at fastest pace in 25 yrs in April due to coronavirus lockdown

Exports shrank by 60% in April as the monthwide lockdown restricted outflow of goods

Covid-19 to have deflationary impact due to demand evaporation: CEA

Last week, the government raised its market borrowing programme by a whopping 54 per cent of the Budget estimate to Rs 12 trillion for the current fiscal to fund a comprehensive stimulus package

Rs 20-trn package: Govt reduces EPF contribution for companies for 3 months

At present, 24 per cent of a worker's basic pay is deducted - with 12 per cent each counted as employer's and employee's share - towards the EPF savings

Former fin secy Hasmukh Adhia to head Gujarat economic revival panel

Committee will assess sectoral and sub-sectoral losses, may also go for fiscal restructuring post Covid-19

Rupee drops by 19p to 1-wk low against dollar on fiscal deficit concerns

Domestic stocks advanced in early trade which supported the rupee. The key indices Sensex and Nifty, however, closed marginally down due to sell-off in financial counters

Human nature to want to go home: Modi tells CMs in meeting

Chief ministers are likely to push for allowing economic activities to resume slowly, as the centre weighs a graded exit from the 54-day lockdown

India needs large fiscal stimulus in face of slowdown risk: Kaushik Basu

The Centre must give states the freedom to spend more, respecting India's federal structure, Basu said

As banker it is my first job to be safe: IDFC First Bank CEO V Vaidyanathan

From now on, the system should open up systematically as people's financial cushions could vanish soon, he says

Biz activities significantly hit; recovery may take over a year: CII survey

45 per cent of the CEOs polled feel it will take over a year to achieve economic normalcy once the lockdown ends

Why the current scenario demands a mid-year economic review on priority

Impact of over-leveraging by companies on the banking sector and disruption caused by Covid-19 make for extremely unpredictable times

RBI assumes protective role, asks banks not to pay dividend for FY20

Experts say while the decision is positive, it may not make any significant contribution

Top headlines: How RBI's MPC panel scrambled to help the economy

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Govt may need Rs 5 trn more to boost economy hit by Covid-19: Subhash Garg

He also suggested that the government should directly borrow it from the RBI instead of borrowing from the market

Coronavirus outbreak: Cases in India climb to 834; death toll reaches 19

According to the data, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 748, while 66 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated

Best of BS Opinion: Funny side of economics, coronavirus spread, and more

For many sides of coronavirus, read on. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up the views.

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Will the RBI cut interest rates today? Here's what top brokerages expect

While the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI originally was slated to meet in the first week of April, the central bank in a surprise move is holding a briefing today

With 75% economy under lockdown, analysts see sharp fall in GDP

Even when the lockdown period ends, it will take time for the economy to be fully up and running. The public fear factor, analysts feel, will still result in below-normal activity for a few months