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The bounce-back in construction buoyed the growth numbers, shows data

Gross fixed capital formation (investment) hit an all-time high of Rs 13.4 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2020-21

RBI says economic cost of second Covid-19 wave may be limited to Q1

Government must now step up expenditure to boost demand for private investment and consumption, said RBI

Revival of pvt consumption, investment key for post-Covid growth: RBI

The Reserve Bank on Thursday said that a durable revival of private consumption and investment would be critical

With lower investments in Q3, industry clearly in wait-and-watch mode

Data on new investment announcements in the past decade in the first three quarters of the financial year shows that there has been no fixed pattern of such announcements in Q4

Q3 GDP numbers: Private sector investments will pick up soon, say experts

Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) contracted by 6.48 per cent in Q4FY20. It plunged in Q1FY21 before returning to earlier levels in Q2

Huge potential of pvt investment in 400 maritime projects: Govt

The government is eying huge private investment in 400 projects worth Rs 2.24 trillion

Frontloading of govt expenditure to drive private investment: Report

The government should prioritize executing infrastructure projects and frontload its spending during the first half of fiscal year starting April 1, to encourage private investment and support economic recovery, says a report. According to Dun & Bradstreet's latest Economy Observer, new private investment is also likely to remain constrained in the near term given that revival of both domestic and external demand remains uncertain. "The government should prioritize executing the infrastructure projects and frontload its spending during H1 of FY22 to encourage private investment. This along with the increase in hiring of employees by firms would support the recovery of demand," said Arun Singh, Global Chief Economist, Dun & Bradstreet. According to the D&B COVID-19 Commerce Disruption Tracker, as of end-January 2021, only 31 per cent of businesses in India remained disrupted, an improvement when compared to the July 2020 data of 81 per cent, and also over other major ...

Farm sector sees spike in private investment after reforms: Agri secy

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020 was brought in to legalise contract farming

Three ways in which private train operations will benefit Indian Railways

These three issues would also be key concerns for bidders, whose interest after the shortlisting stage will depend on how much assurance Indian Railways is able to provide on these

GMR, Sterlite, Bharat Forge, Bombardier among bidders for private trains

The private entities for the projected will be selected through a two-stage competitive bidding process comprising Request for Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP)

Year closes on a gloomy note

Export, import, private investment, domestic demand, direct tax revenue, and indirect tax collection all show a declining trend

Budget 2020: Govt may go for income tax relief to spur demand, says report

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present the budget for 2020/21 fiscal year on February 1. She has promised a budget that will do more to boost growth.

A step for the high growth strategy

Watch for the reward-to-risk ratio faced by private persons

Unhappy with surcharge, private market investors bat for tax parity

Last Friday, the Union finance minister had cancelled the enhanced surcharge levied on long-term and short-term capital gain for FPIs, and for domestic portfolio investors

Unprecedented financial sector crisis in 70 years, says NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar also said there was no business of the government to hold back payments to companies.

India must double infra spending, harness private investment: Eco Survey

To achieve the target of $10 trillion economy size by 2032, a robust and resilient infrastructure system is required, supported by adequate private investments

NBFC trouble, election uncertainty push private investment revival to 2019

According to RBI data, capacity utilization was at 73.2% in the June quarter, lower than 75.2% reported in the March quarter

Stalled projects choke fresh private investments in infrastructure: Crisil

Infra spending slipped from 7% of GDP during 2008-2012 to 5.8% between 2013 and 2017; could fall further if private investments aren't spurred, says rating agency's report

Investment outlook stays dim, job scene picks up

Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra get most investment proposals

HSBC report on investment growth: Pace of revival to be gradual for few yrs

Investment growth may have bottomed out in 2016 due to demonetisation, said the report