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The making of another storm

Evolving conditions in both domestic and international markets can materially increase policy complexities

Fitch upgrades India's GDP growth to 12.8% for FY22

Fitch said revision is on the back of 'a stronger carryover effect, a looser fiscal stance and better virus containment'

One year since lockdown: India still recovering from unemployment blow

India is still not out of the woods as far as unemployment is concerned after a year when the lockdown was imposed on March 25 last year as pandemic-induced job loss has not tapered off consistently

Best of BS Opinion: Loan moratorium case, AT1 bonds may lose sheen & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Looking back at lockdown: Second Covid-19 wave dims demand recovery hopes

After unlock, demand improved month-on-month till December, when it hit a speed-breaker

One year of lockdown: A roller coaster ride continues for India Inc

While the lockdown shaved off revenues in most sectors, with the exception of financial services and IT, the decline in profits was even sharper

Expect Nifty50 earnings growth of 28% for FY22: Kalpen Parekh

This is a good time to rebalance asset allocation, Parekh said

In spite of the pandemic

The Budget for 2021 makes a fresh beginning in dealing with numbers and estimates

Steps taken during pandemic help economy recover: Anurag Thakur

Steps taken by the government during the pandemic have helped the economy recover, said Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur

India's rising coronavirus cases risk denting recovery out of recession

India's jobless rate, as calculated by think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt., inched up to 6.9% in February from 6.5% in January

India to become third-largest economy in a decade: BofA Securities

The demographic dividend, growing financial maturity, and the emergence of mass markets work in favour of India, say BofA economists

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits dip; nitrogen dioxide emissions down

Power generation holds steady compared to previous week

One year on

Ravages of last year's lockdown may still affect economy

India to emerge as world's third largest economy in 2031: BofA Securities

Covid-19 to push back this feat by three years. BofA had earlier projected this in 2017 and had expected the Indian economy to achieve this status by 2028

India's public finances and private sector at taper tantrum risk

India is the third most indebted country among major emerging markets, behind Argentina and Brazil.

Foreign trade policy 2021-26 to focus on MSMEs, new export potential

Online data will be available to govt, industry; will help domestic producers analyse market potential for goods

GAIL set to kick off asset monetisation in oil sector by end of 2021-22

InvIT to be floated by the end of next fiscal year

At 1.33 mn, January net addition to payroll highest in FY21, shows data

The increasing number of Covid cases and reimposition of some restrictions in a few states of the country, particularly Maharashtra, may have an adverse impact on the numbers going forward

Increasing policy challenges

RBI should not digress from maintaining price stability

Sensex snaps 5-session selloff, climbs 642 points; NTPC gains over 4%

Participants shrugged off a spurt in Covid-19 cases in multiple states, though reimposition of localised lockdowns can pose a threat to economic recovery, traders said