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Statsguru: 6 charts explain why inflation risk is growing for the economy

Bloomberg's commodity index is also trending 46 per cent higher

Govt open to more measures to boost economy: CEA K V Subramanian

The government is open to coming out with more measures to boost the economy which has been hit by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, says Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) K V Subramanian.

Best of BS Opinion: 30 years after 1991, NDA's Bermuda Triangle & more

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Explained: How foreign portfolio investors view the 'India story'

The IT, FMCG and manufacturing sectors are less attractive to foreign portfolio investors than financial and energy companies

NDA's Bermuda Triangle

The government has to generate a huge amount of employment without giving an upward push to inflation, while keeping subsistence spending intact

30 years after 1991: What we achieved as an economy, and what was possible

India's record has been good, relative to how other countries have done and compared also to its own previous three decades, but well short of what is required and what was possible, writes T N Ninan

RBI will stick to pushing economic growth at this stage: Deputy guv MK Jain

"The inflation concerns are valid but we have to prioritise growth at this stage", deputy governor MK Jain said at a webinar

Top headlines: Paytm to raise Rs 12,000 crore; Wipro announces salary hike

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As Covid funeral pyres burn, gloom gathers over India's rural economy

Almost two-thirds of India's 1.35 billion population live in the small towns and villages in the countryside, and the rural economy accounts for about a third of its GDP

Forex has helped avert a currency run, but continuous inflow has its risks

At a time when India is facing stagflation, its forex reserves have helped avert a currency crisis, but there are unintended consequences of accumulating forex. Manojit Saha explains the risks

Best of BS Opinion: The search for news media, economic recovery & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

Economy likely shrunk 12% in June quarter amid Covid-19 crisis: UBS

The economy had its worst contraction on record in FY21 at 7.3 per cent as the 2.5 months of unplanned lockdown announced by the Centre

India maintains 43rd rank on IMD's World Competitiveness Index

The 64-nation list was led by Switzerland

Rupee downward slide expected after hawkish Fed stand, say experts

The rupee has been under depreciation pressure in the recent past

Some bright spots

There are still a number of risks to durable economic recovery

Top headlines: CII seeks Rs 3-trn stimulus; Jet's FY20 results rejected

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RBI 'cautiously optimistic' about economic recovery after Covid second wave

Second Covid wave shaved off Rs 2 trn from FY22 output, says central bank in 'State of the Economy' report in its June bulletin

CII pitches for Rs 3 trillion fiscal stimulus to push economic growth

CII President T V Narendran also said the chamber expects GDP to grow at 9.5 per cent in 2021-22

India unlikely to see a V-shaped economic recovery in Q1FY22: Report

The economy is likely to contract 12% in the June quarter, says says Swiss brokerage UBS Securities India

Confederation of Indian Industry projects FY22 GDP growth at 9.5%

Rising medical expenditure has squeezed incomes and demand. But recovery is on the cards. Global growth and macroeconomic stability will support trade and investment flows.