Economy - general
India to grow at 7.5% in FY19-20: World Bank
06 Jun 2019
Government figures released on Friday showed India’s GDP growth rate declined to 5.8 per cent in the January-March quarter of the 2018-19 financial year, hitting the slowest in the past 17 quarters
India to overtake UK as 5th largest economy this year, emerge second in Asia-Pacific by 2025
04 Jun 2019
Core sector output growth slows to 2.6% in April
31 May 2019
India’s FY19 GDP growth falls to 6.8 per cent
31 May 2019
India’s GDP growth rate declined to 5.8 per cent in the January-March quarter of the 2018-19 financial year, hitting the slowest in the past 17 quarters
WPI inflation a tad lower at 3.07% in April
14 May 2019
India’s industrial production down 0.1% in March
10 May 2019
GDP estimates relied on non-existent corporate data, say reports
09 May 2019
The corporate affairs ministry is now embarking on the 7th Economic Census for all economic establishments with an aim to not only assess the nature and distribution of establishments but to also form a National Business Register which can be periodically updated
IMF lowers India’s FY20 GDP growth forecast to 7.3%
10 Apr 2019
Individual economies need to ensure that inflation remains on track while, at the multilateral level, the main priority is for countries to resolve trade disagreements cooperatively, without raising distortionary barriers that would further destabilise a slowing global economy, says IMF
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