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IMF raises questions over methodology to calculate GDP growth in India

IMF also said there were weaknesses in the deflation method used to derive value added. Deflators are used to convert GDP at current prices to constant prices

IMF cautions India against fiscal stimulus, says govt should go for reforms

The Budget projected the Centre's fiscal deficit to come down to 3.3 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019-20 against 3.4 per cent a year ago

Reviving economic growth

The IMF has some useful suggestions

Guinea Prez, world's longest-serving ruler must reveal assets for IMF aid

The central African country needs an IMF bailout to deal with a crisis that shrank its economy by a third to $13 billion last year

After swelling, India's forex reserves climb $456 mn to record $455 bn

During the reporting week, gold reserves increased by USD 164 million to USD 27.132 billion

Letter to BS: IMF suggestions, not protectionism, will push $5-trn dream

This is a wider national cause and any buoyancy in the collections will benefit both the Centre and the states

Top headlines: Cabinet nod to CDS, ex-Maruti MD accused of fraud, and more

CBI has accused ex-Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar of fraud, while the Union Cabinet has approved the creation Chief of Defence Staff

India must stick to fiscal consolidation in medium-term, says Gita Gopinath

India's consolidated deficit (the Centre and states combined) is the highest among G20 nations, she added. "So, it's not a free lunch and this has to be very carefully managed," she said

Forex reserves at record high of $454.49 bn as foreign currency assets rise

Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and the yen held in forex reserves.

Translating economic scale into financial heft

If China is already off the mark with its digital currency, who will the future belong to when this ultimate goal is achieved?

Statistical optimism: Structural issues, base quirks, and Indian economy

It may be hard to square data with the revival being forecast, but economic soothsayers may well be right when they predict 5.8% growth for Q2, 6.4% for Q3 and 7.2% for Q4, T N Ninan explains why

Is more debt the way out for a world economy that already owes $250-trn?

Fiscal hawks argue such proposals will merely sow the seeds for more trouble. But the needle seems to be shifting on how much debt an economy can safely carry

CPEC loans less than one-tenth of Pak's total debt: China responds to US

Beijing said it will continue to work with Pakistan for progress of the project

Global debt load surges to new all-time record high of $188 trn: IMF chief

That is up from the previous record of $164 trillion in 2016, according to IMF figures

IMF wants govt to be more credible, transparent on fiscal numbers

The comments come amid allegations of the budget math not adding up with some pointing to a Rs 1.7 trillion hole in the estimates

First day on the job for European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde

Lagarde takes office at a time when the ECB's governing council is divided as rarely before over its latest round of monetary stimulus.

Slowdown pangs: Sep quarter GDP growth may slip below 5%, says govt

This is in-line with most revised estimates by government bodies, research firms and ratings agencies

Unemployment, sluggish growth fuelling unrest in Arab states: IMF

The IMF slashed its outlook for the region's three largest economies -- Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates

IMF, World Bank leaders appeal for an end to trade wars and other issues

IMF and World Bank meetings were expected to be dominated by the trade disputes which were triggered by the Trump administration's get-tough policies aimed at lowering America's huge trade deficits

Despite IMF projections, India still among fastest growing economies: FM

The minister is in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank