GDP growth between FY11-12 and FY 16-17 was 4.5% as against 7%: states Ex-CEA in his report

Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian has said that India’s GDP growth estimate has been exaggerated by around 2.5 percentage points between 2011-12 and 2016-17, the year transitioning the... Read more »

RBI’s rate cut to help speed up growth: Ind-Ra

 India Ratings and Research believes a rate cut, which is almost certain, in the second bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2019-20, is unlikely to stimulate demand in the near... Read more »

RBI slashes rates by 25 bps; move could help GDP, NBFCs recover

In a bid to tackle the liquidity crisis, the RBI has cut rates by 25 basis points. This move comes a month prior to the 2019 Budget presented by... Read more »

India’s fiscal deficit reaches 4.52% of GDP in February-end says report

India’s fiscal deficit was at Rs 8.51 lakh crore in February-end reaching 4.52 per cent of GDP, a senior Finance Ministry source told a news agency. The receipts are... Read more »

Ind-Ra lowers FY20 GDP projection by 0.2% to 7.3%

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has cut its FY20 gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate marginally by 0.2%, down to 7.3% from its previous forecast of 7.5%. The key... Read more »

Nomura sees GDP growth target below 7% in 2019-20

The likelihood of Indian GDP growth coming at below 7 percent in 2019-20 is quite high despite aiding factors like low oil prices and an expansionary budget, a report... Read more »

Farm profitability remains stressed despite normal rains: CRISIL Economy Research

The curtains are down for the southwest monsoon in 2018. The season has ended with rainfall 9% short of the long period average (LPA), which is considered ‘normal’ by... Read more »

GDP growth to rise to 7.5% in Q1 FY2019 from 5.6% in Q1 FY2018: ICRA

ICRA expects the growth of the Indian GDP and the gross value added (GVA) at basic prices in year-on-year (YoY) terms to improve substantially to 7.5% and 7.4%, respectively,... Read more »

Garware-Wall Ropes Limited aims to double profits in next 5 years

India’s leading technical textiles company Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd. (GWRL) announced change in corporate brand name and identity to Garware Technical Fibres Ltd. (GTFL). The rebranding is a part of... Read more »

With 55% market share, private players across General Insurance industry post higher growth rate than public sector players

The General Insurance sector in the country grew at a slower rate of 17% in FY2018 after a robust growth of 32% in FY2017. As per ICRA research, the... Read more »