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    • India to outpace global growth despite uncertainty, says IMF chief Georgieva

      Georgieva said there are no signs of a sharp slowdown in India’s growth path

    • India headed towards stagflation?

      As the Indian economy battles multiple headwinds, could we be headed towards a stagflation scenario? Of slowing growth and rising inflation? Samiran Chakraborty, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Citigroup in conversation with Shweta Punj

    • World Bank says India can be a developed country by 2047, with reforms

      Structural reforms could bring forward India’s high-income status by two years, from 2049 to 2047 — perfectly aligning with the centenary of Independence and the government’s Viksit Bharat target

    • India warns of growth risks from Middle East conflict as energy costs rise

      High-frequency data for April, and possibly May, should provide a clearer picture of growth prospects for the new financial year, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran wrote in the report

    • New $1 billion Noida airport to test India’s buildout boom

      Landowners are rushing to put up dummy houses to inflate valuations, leaving behind piles of bricks and debris

    • Govt to borrow Rs 8.2 lakh crore in H1 FY27, 51% of full year aim

      While the initial budget target was higher at Rs 17.2 lakh crore for FY27, the government has managed to bring its total gross borrowing down to Rs 16.09 lakh crore, thanks to switching of government securities

    • India retains headline inflation target at 4% following review

      The target will remain in place for five years

    • India's fuel supply remains stable despite West Asia disruptions, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

      The conflict is unlikely to have any significant impact on India’s fiscal health, government sources said

    • Goldman Sachs slashes India growth forecast for 2026 to 5.9%, warns currency strain will force rate hike

      Goldman Sachs raises India 2026 CPI forecast to 4.6% from 4.2% earlier; Goldman Sachs expects 50 bps rate hike by RBI in 2026

    • India proposes 'economic stabilisation fund' to tackle global headwinds

      The Rs 57,300-crore proposed fund will also help the government to respond to unanticipated supply chain disruptions and unexpected shocks to the Indian economy, FM Sitharaman said

    • India's current account deficit widened in December quarter on large trade gap

      The current account deficit stood at $13.2 billion, or 1.3% of GDP, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, compared with $11.3 billion, or 1.1% of GDP, a year earlier

    • India’s GDP revisions mean it will take longer to overtake Japan

      The government published GDP using a new base year, estimating the size of the economy at Rs 345.47 lakh crore, in nominal terms, in the fiscal year ending in March

    • India's Q3 GDP grows 7.8% under new series; manufacturing, consumption anchor expansion

      The latest numbers mark a slowdown from the 8.4 percent expansion recorded in the previous quarter, but underline continued strength in domestic demand even amid global uncertainty and uneven sectoral performance

    • India’s economy likely grew 7.6% in FY26 under new GDP series

      Revised base year and expanded corporate coverage lift growth estimate by 0.2 percentage point over old series

    • New GDP series to address IMF concerns, expect ratings to improve: Statistics Secretary Garg

      The government is a looking at a five-year revision for GDP in line with the international norms, says Garg.

    • Centre says 'fiscal consolidation' key reason behind slashing exporters' RodTEP scheme benefits

      Exporters urge government to roll-back the recent restrictions on RoDTEP, as it will affect their margins

    • 70% of global GDP, two-thirds of global trade now open to India: Piyush Goyal

      Goyal stated that India today engages with developed economies with confidence, safeguarding sensitive sectors while securing gains in areas of competitive strength

    • Strong manufacturing growth lifts India's private sector in February, PMI shows

      HSBC's flash India Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Global, rose to 59.3 in February from January's 58.4 - the strongest in three months

    • Henry McVey, CIO of KKR’s Balance Sheet on the India investment opportunity, AI pivot & more…

      Henry McVey, the CIO of US private equity giant KKR’s Balance Sheet and also the Head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation spoke exclusively to Moneycontrol’s Ashwin Mohan on the firm’s India investment strategy and the impact of the recent India-US trade deal on FII and FDI inflows. McVey feels the Indian stock markets will have a better 2026 and is betting big on the education and healthcare sectors in India, even as he lauds the efforts of the PM Modi led government to boost the infrastructure space.

    • CPI revamp may give RBI reason to stay on hold

      The weighting of volatile items such as food has been reduced to about 36.8% from nearly half previously

    • Nachos to massagers and international flights: India’s new CPI basket expands as services weigh more

      The revised basket also reflects the growing importance of services, discretionary consumption and urban lifestyles, with the weight rising to 30% from 23% earlier

    • India’s tariff edge puts Bangladesh, Pakistan textiles and ASEAN food exports under pressure in US market

      Even small tariff gaps could shift sourcing in categories where margins are thin

    • How India’s 18% US tariff translates into a near-60% competitive advantage

      Trade-weighted duties on Indian exports fall sharply to 10.7%, giving exporters a bigger edge than the headline rate suggests

    • India-US trade deal to offer relief to a third of exports hit hard by 50% tariff: Moneycontrol analysis

      Tariff shock between September and November wiped out nearly $4 billion in shipments, hitting labour-intensive sectors the hardest

    • Jobs, TCS cuts, rail push: What Sitharaman's Budget 2026 means for common Indians

      This year’s Budget places a strong emphasis on future-ready sectors, with a focus on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and battery storage

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