VICTORIS
Budget Express 2026

co-presented by

  • LIC
  • JIO BlackRock

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS

  • Sunteck
  • SBI
  • Emirates
  • Dezerv
HomeNewsGrowth

Growth

Jump to
  • Growth guides consolidation pace; comfortable with 4.3% fiscal deficit target for FY27, says FM Sitharaman

    The fiscal deficit target for FY27 is just 10 percentage points lower than the aim for the current financial year.

  • India may resurvey urban slums after 15 years in 2027

    Fresh nationwide exercise planned for 2027 to reassess scale, living conditions and population in informal settlements

  • India to grow 6.5% in FY27; World Bank pegs FY26 growth at 7.2%

    Strong domestic demand expected to offset drag from higher US tariffs, says World Bank

  • India’s economy likely rebounded to 7.4% growth in FY26, investment powers recovery

    Tax cuts, rate easing lift demand as old GDP series nears its end

  • Manufacturing growth cools to 24-month low of 55 in December as export momentum weakens

    PMI slips to 55; overseas orders ease to a 14-month low even as domestic demand stays supportive

  • We don’t follow questionable methodologies used by some economies: CEA Nageswaran

    Criticism of GDP methods surfaces only when growth surprises on the upside, says the chief economic adviser

  • Core sector growth rises to 1.8% in November

    Infrastructure industries record a growth after falling to a 14-month low in October.

  • OECD sees India maintaining growth momentum in FY26; GST to help push growth

    On the inflation front, OECD noted that retail inflation may eventually converge towards the 4% target

  • Industrial production slows to 14-month low of 0.4% in October

    The increase in industrial production contrasts with the performance of core industries, where growth fell to a 14-month low of 0 percent

  • What pushed India’s growth to 8.2%? Five charts explain India’s Q2 GDP

    Manufacturing GVA grew 9.1 percent in Q2FY26, up sharply from 2.2 percent in the same quarter a year earlier and 7.7 percent in Q1FY26.

  • India’s economy grows at a six-quarter high of 8.2% in Q2

    The reading was higher than Moneycontrol poll of economists, which projected 7.3 percent growth.

  • India to reach $5 trillion economy a year later than earlier expected, IMF data show

    IMF’s latest projections show weaker dollar-denominated growth pushing India’s $5 trillion milestone to FY29

  • Crawl-like, conservative, reforms, tariffs: Here are six key takeaways from IMF report

    Indian authorities disagreed with IMF's baseline scenario that US tariffs would remain indefinitely

  • India’s economy likely expanded 7.3% in Q2: Moneycontrol poll

    On a full-year basis, economists expect GDP to grow 6.9 percent in FY26; inflation to ease to 2.1 percent

  • India looks to overhaul GDP methodology ahead of 2026 revision

    New base year, expanded datasets and double-deflation in manufacturing to reshape national accounts framework

  • Infra spending, consumption to drive India’s 6.5% GDP growth till 2027: Moody’s

    The ratings agency kept India’s 2025 growth projection unchanged at 7 percent, followed by 6.4 percent in 2026 and 6.5 percent in 2027

  • Unemployment declines to 5.2% but urban joblessness inches up to 6.9% in Q2FY26

    Rural employment rises during Kharif season; female participation continues to climb

  • India-US trade breakthrough could lift FY26 growth to 7%, says CEA

    Artificial intelligence will reshape India’s labour market, the CEA has said

  • Manufacturing activity rebounds in October; festive demand, GST cuts lift sentiment

    HSBC PMI rises to 59.2, up from 57.7 in September and the fifth month it has stayed above 58 this year

  • GST collections rise 4.6% to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in October

    October also extended the run of high inflows, making it the tenth consecutive month that revenues remained above the Rs 1.8 lakh crore mark

  • RIL O2C Q2 results: Revenue rises 3.2% to Rs 1.60 lakh crore, EBITDA up 21%

    Domestic demand for jet fuel fell 2% in the September quarter, which O2C (Refining) COO Srinivasan T attributed to increased safety checks by airlines following the Ahmedabad plane crash.

  • IMF raises India’s FY26 growth forecast to 6.6%, cites strong Q1 momentum

    Inflation forecast cut to 2.8% as economy shrugs off tariff impact; FY27 growth seen at 6.2%

  • AI, trade deals can accelerate India's growth, says World Bank economist

    Trade pacts will create new markets that could lift growth, World Bank's chief economist for South Asia Franziska Ohnsorge tells Moneycontrol

  • World Bank raises India’s FY26 growth forecast to 6.5% but fears tariffs hit on exports next year

    The World Bank’s update adds to a string of upward revisions for India’s growth outlook this year—from the RBI, S&P, and OECD—reflecting optimism that domestic demand can cushion the economy against global headwinds in FY26.

  • India joining CPTPP would be truly transformational: AIIB chief economist Erik Berglof

    Membership could accelerate state reform, market integration, and inclusivity, says Berglof

Advisory Alert: It has come to our attention that certain individuals are representing themselves as affiliates of Moneycontrol and soliciting funds on the false promise of assured returns on their investments. We wish to reiterate that Moneycontrol does not solicit funds from investors and neither does it promise any assured returns. In case you are approached by anyone making such claims, please write to us at grievanceofficer@nw18.com or call on 02268882347