Tag: Gdp

Nirmala Sitharaman
FM Set To List Actions Of 100-Days Amid Low Macro Stats

Chennai: Amid the economic slowdown plunging August sales of automobiles to the lowest since 1997-98 indicating further worsening of demand and investment, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will elaborate on the decisions and initiatives taken by the Modi2.0 government in last 100 days. She will address media on “Furthering Development — 100 days of bold initiatives, […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
India's GDP Growth Rate 'Much Weaker' Than Expected: IMF

Washington: India’s economic growth is “much weaker” than expected, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which attributed it to the corporate and environmental regulatory uncertainty and lingering weaknesses in some non-bank financial companies. India’s GDP growth rate slipped to 5 per cent in the first quarter of 2019-20, the lowest in over six years, […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Vardhan Urges States To Raise Healthcare Spending By At Least 8 Pc Of Budget

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday urged the states to increase healthcare spending to a minimum 8 per cent of the budget so as to achieve the targeted public health expenditure of 2.5 per cent of the GDP by 2025. Inaugurating the 13th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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India Ratings Cuts 2019-20 GDP Growth Forecast To 5.6%

New Delhi: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised its 2019-20 India GDP growth forecast downwards to 5.6 per cent from an earlier estimate of 6.1 per cent. The agency in a report also said new projections suggest that that GDP growth in the second quarter (2Q) of the current fiscal is likely to be […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Ahead Of GDP Data, Equity Indices End At Record Closing High

Mumbai: The Sensex and Nifty on Thursday ended at record closing highs ahead of the release of the GDP numbers on Friday, which is widely expected to fall to a decadal low, but investors seemed to focus on the easing of trade tension between the US and China. The largest index contributor, Reliance Industries (RIL), […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Government Committed To More Reforms: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi: Amidst criticism over a free fall in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the government is committed to take up further reform measures in the economy. Speaking at the India-Sweden Business Summit, Sitharaman noted that the government had recently reduced the corporate tax rate […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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RBI Cuts GDP Forecast To 5% In FY20; Sees Early Revival Signs

New Delhi: With the second-quarter GDP slipping to a six-year low of 4.5 per cent and expected to remain muted, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday cut GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 5 per cent. In its October monetary policy, the RBI had estimated the GDP to grow at 6.1 […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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GDP Seen Dropping To 5% In 2019-20: Govt Data

New Delhi: The Indian economy is estimated to grow at 5 per cent in 2019-20 as against 6.8 per cent in the previous fiscal, according to government data. The decline has been mainly on account of deceleration in manufacturing sector growth, which is expected to come down to 2 per cent in 2019-20 from 6.2 […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
IMF Cuts India Growth Forecast To 4.8 Pc; Flags Stress In Non-Bank Financial Sector

Davos: The IMF on Monday lowered India’s economic growth estimate for the current fiscal to 4.8 per cent and listed the country’s much lower-than-expected GDP numbers as the single biggest drag on its global growth forecast for two years. In October, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had pegged India economic growth at 6.1 per cent […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Nirmala-Sitharaman
With GDP Growth At 7-Yr Low, Finmin Sitharaman Says Slowdown Has Bottomed Out

New Delhi: The decline in the economic growth has bottomed out, said the finance ministry on Friday as the GDP growth slowed to a nearly seven-year low of 4.7 per cent in the quarter ending December 2020. The National Statistical Office (NSO) has, however, upwardly revised GDP growth estimates for the first quarter of 2019-20 […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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COVID-19 Lockdown beyond May can lower growth to zero, permanent loss of 4% in India's GDP

New Delhi: CRISIL has revised its growth outlook for India in fiscal 2021 down to 1.8 per cent from the earlier estimated 3.5 per cent, factoring the nationwide lockdown in place to flatten the Covid-19 curve. The forecast by the rating agency assumes the effect of the pandemic subsiding materially in the current quarter, besides […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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China's GDP Surges To Record 18.3 Per Cent In Q1

Beijing: China’s economy grew a record 18.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, riding on strong domestic and foreign demand and aided by recovery from a low base…

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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India's Q4 FY20 GDP Down To 3.1%, 2019-20 Growth Shrinks To 4.2%

New Delhi: A massive contraction in manufacturing and construction activities pulled India’s GDP growth rate down to 3.1 per cent in the last quarter of 2019-20 from Q3’s 4.1 per cent and 5.7 per cent rise reported for the like period of the previous fiscal. Consequently, India’s FY20 GDP declined to 4.2 per cent from […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
RBI
RBI Leaves Key Rates Unchanged, Real GDP To Remain Negative

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said inflation is expected to be at elevated levels during the second quarter, but may ease in the second half of the current fiscal year. Supply chain disruptions persist, resulting in inflation pressures across segments, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the decisions taken by the […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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NSO Releases Estimates Of GDP For First Quarter Of 2020-21

New Delhi: The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter (April-June) Q1 of 2020-21, both at Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices, along with the corresponding quarterly estimates of expenditure components of the GDP. GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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