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Retail inflation in June was 5.08 percent, the first time it has crossed the 5 percent mark since February. A real repo rate of below 2% when potential GDP growth is well above 5% runs the risk of being too stimulative
The proposed free trade pact is stuck because of a few sensitive issues on which both sides need a pragmatic approach
As India's gig economy continues to grow, a focus on collaboration between companies and share holders is critical. It has been seen that parties with vested interest prey on this partnership for their own commercial benefits
Public infrastructure has a key role to play in the economy and also have the benefits that they are tangibly visible to the voting public. But some key reforms are needed to improve their quality so they sustainably fulfil the main purpose for which they are built
Uniform tax rate structure across financial instruments will allow investor to choose based on their risk-return trade-off, not tax concessions
Easing the RBI's FEMA guidelines in this regard would benefit e-commerce players which, in addition to selling directly to consumers, also export goods, store them in warehouses abroad, and sell them after a year or more
Last week, the industry leaders held a pre-Budget consultation meeting with Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other government officials
The idea is to fast-track visas for Chinese technicians for shorter durations so that Indian workers can be trained by them on how to use the parts and machineries sourced from Beijing. This move comes amid delays in facilitating entry of such vendors involved in projects, especially ones pertaining to the PLI scheme.
An NBER research paper says narratives may be a significant cause of the business cycle
In the absence of an agreement on Pillar 1, India and the US maintain the status quo on DST, deepening uncertainties for MNCs
The finance ministry started raising small savings interest rates in October-December 2022 after leaving them unchanged for nine consecutive quarters.
Centre had set a fiscal deficit target of 5.1% of the GDP in the interim budget, and the government now intends to bring the fiscal deficit down to 4.5% of the GDP by FY26.
The central government hopes that the Viability Gap Funding support will bring down the cost of offshore wind power to an affordable level for discoms
The combined capex of the central government and the central public sector enterprises, as a percentage of GDP, was lower in FY 24 compared to FY14
Naik will retire at the conclusion of the companies’ annual general meeting on June 26, which marks the infrastructure veteran's exit from the board of all the L&T group companies
While the budget would offer important cues to the bond market, there is a strong case for bond yields to be benign in the next 1-2 years
The 53rd meeting of the GST Council gives the big picture a miss and focuses on procedural and compliance issues
Atleast two new IPOs will open for subscription. Central government expenditure (budget balance) and money supply are the other data points to track.
In the NPS balance lifecycle scheme, the debt proportion will increase after 45 years of age. Existing NPS subscribers will also be allowed to move to the new scheme, he said.
He was speaking at the second global conference on financial resilience organised by the College of Supervisors in Mumbai.
The central bank have a inflation target of 4 percent, with a leeway of 2 percentage point on either side.
Economists have been asking people what they think
The benefits of bringing petrol and diesel under the new indirect tax structure far outweigh the challenges to its implementation
Privileging expressways over railways has economic consequences. Policy needs to re-visit current choices if we are to avoid the anomaly of high growth amidst a poor job market
Three major economies — US, China and India — reported inflation data. The overall conclusion is that emerging markets look attractive. But there's a fly in the ointment
