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Twelve of the 20 new companies which bought electoral bonds were from Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: Akash Dhage/Unsplash Despite companies in existence for less than three years not being allowed to make political contributions — even through the electoral bonds route — data shows that at least 20 such newly incorporated firms purchased poll bonds…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo. Representational image | Photo Credit: Reuters The recent remarks of Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund, about India’s growth figures does not represent the views of the IMF and were in his role as India’s representative at the global body, the IMF has said. “The views conveyed……
India’s dominant services industry grew faster in March 2024 amid strong demand, according to a private business survey that also showed employment increased at the fastest rate in seven months and export business expanded at a record pace. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s services sector witnessed one of the strongest growth rates in over…
In India, the World Bank said, economic activity surprised on the upside in 2023Q4, with growth of 8.4% from a year ago. File. | Photo Credit: AP The Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.5% in 2024, the World Bank has said, revising its earlier projections for the same period by 1.2%. Overall, growth…
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India’s GDP data for the Jan-March quarter is due to be released on May 31. (File) India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is on track to grow by 8% or more in the quarter ending March 31, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. The economy is expected to show the same rate of year-on-year expansion…
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A file photo of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP-led Centre over its proposal to borrow more than ₹14 lakh crore, asking why the government is “drowning the people in debt” the “burden of unemployment, inflation and economic crisis” is increasing. In her budget…
Forex exchange reserves are assets that are held by a nation’s central bank or monetary authority. New Delhi: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose for the fourth straight week to hit an all-time high of USD 642.292 billion in the week ending on March 15, as per the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of…
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The paper said the quality of economic data in India is notably poor (Representational) New Delhi: Inequality in India has skyrocketed since the early 2000s, with the income and wealth share of the top 1 per cent population rising to 22.6 per cent and 40.1 per cent, respectively, in 2022-23, according to a working paper….
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New business from abroad placed with services firms in India rose for the thirteenth successive month. Filephoto | Photo Credit: The Hindu The services sector growth in India moderated in February amid softer expansions in business activity, sales and jobs, a monthly survey said on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services…
Global rating agency Moody’s on March 4 raised India’s growth forecast for 2024 calendar year to 6.8%, from 6.1% estimated earlier, on the back of ‘stronger-than-expected’ economic data of 2023 and fading global economic headwinds. India’s real GDP expanded 8.4% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2023, resulting in a 7.7% growth for…
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