Economy

Businesses staring at negligible business activity The expected emergency rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India did not materialize, writes Anuj Puri, chairman of ANAROCK Property Consultants. The question of whether it would have helped the Indian real estate...

Sood sees sizeable drop in crude import bill Panic in the financial markets on 8 Mar 2020, owing to a massive fall in the crude oil prices, does not affect India’s macro picture; on the contrary low fuel prices would...

Lower crude prices boon for Indian economy PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suggested the Government to Reduce Excise duty and VAT on Petroleum and Diesel Products by 25% to bring down the prices by Rs.9-10 per litre Prices...

Boost domestic demand, says Aggarwal The markets are expected to stabilize as fundamentals of Indian economy are strong enough to withstand the external shocks on the back of robust economic reforms undertaken by the Government in recent years, assured Dr...

Railways has pivotal role in trade Indian Railways is a key sector for development and is cherished as an attractive destination for foreigners, said Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Addressing the 7th PHD Global Rail...

Parker invites Indian investments New Zealand is engaging with various states in India to provide latest technology in agriculture, food storage and supply chain infrastructure to help reduce food wastage. Also, New Zealand companies have started working with Indian businesses...

Australian superannuation funds visit India India and Australia have agreed to enhancing bilateral trade and investment through revival of the bilateral Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) negotiations. This was agreed at the 16th Session of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC)...

Gradual pickup in 1Q20 Final quarter of 2019 (i.e. 3Q FY20) growth release is likely to reinforce that the Indian economy is in midst of bottoming out in the current growth cycle, said DBS banking group of Singapore on 25...

Stable outlook for long-term India’s economic growth will be strong and maintain sound net external position, said S&P Global Ratings on 13 Feb 2020, giving stable outlook for long-term rating. S&P affirmed its 'BBB-' long-term and 'A-3' short-term unsolicited foreign...

Govt focus on small city economies The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has underlined importance of strengthening manufacturing sector and increase exports backed by several initiatives taken by his Government. He has also emphasized that the government’s focus on economic growth...