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Will the capital expenditure cycle revive after the general election?

In the recent interim budget, the Union government announced direct income support of ₹6,000/year in three equal instalments for around 120 mn farmer householdsPast data indicates that even after the polls, overall capex does not necessarily revive, and even when it does, the improvement isn’t sharp

2 min read5 Mar 2019
Politics

7.2% GDP growth rate very healthy: Economic Affairs Secretary

According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) advance estimates, Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2018-19 against 6.7 per cent in the previous fiscal.

1 min read7 Jan 2019
Opinion

Opinion | We need to think beyond ease of doing business ranking

The ranking is based on what happens in Mumbai and Delhi but investment takes place everywhere

2 min read20 Nov 2018
Opinion

Capital formation or garbage data generation?

We have to be blunt here. Capital formation data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) is mostly useless

4 min read17 Apr 2018
Opinion

The capex conundrum

To increase investment demand, savings and capital formation in the household sector needs to improve, and a revival in the real estate and construction sectors is needed

4 min read9 Feb 2018
Industry

Government sharpens focus on development of rural infrastructure

Data compiled by Nabard show the share of long-term credit or loans of more than one-year tenure in total agricultural credit, which aids capital formation, has been constantly declining

1 min read25 Jul 2014
Industry

Infrastructure development key to better rural life: Arun Jaitley

The finance minister says India's biggest challenge is that the rural population's share in national income is only 15%

1 min read24 Jul 2014
Opinion

Interest rate decides the growth trajectory for an economy

Interest is and was the largest expenditure of the Indian government.

3 min read22 May 2013
Opinion

GDP advance estimates point to slowing investment demand

GDP advance estimates point to slowing investment demand

1 min read7 Feb 2011
Money

Nabard hikes refinance interest rate by 50 basis points

Nabard hikes refinance interest rate by 50 basis points

1 min read24 Nov 2010
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