Economic Growth News
South Africa’s Rand Breaches 17 Per Dollar First Time Since 2023
The rand strengthened below 17 per dollar for the first time since February 2023 after the government adopted a lower inflation target, suggesting interest rates may stay higher for longer than previously anticipated.
2 min read13 Nov 2025Sitharaman begins pre-budget consultations with leading economists
The meeting, held in the presence of senior officials including Department of Economic Affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur and Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran, brought together macroeconomic and agricultural experts from across academia and industry.
2 min read10 Nov 2025Trump hails Vivek Ramaswamy as ‘something special’, endorses him for Ohio Governor race
Vivek Ramaswamy aims to make Ohio the top state for business growth, education, and innovation. He seeks to promote capitalism and meritocracy, reduce regulations, and enhance security.
1 min read8 Nov 2025Why manufacturing’s last boom will be hard to repeat
The industrial golden age in the middle of the last century resulted from a convergence of factors unique to that time
5 min read7 Nov 2025Europe’s role reversal: The problem economies are now further north
France, the U.K. and Germany have rising budget deficits and debt, while the former crisis hot spots in the south look financially healthier.
6 min read3 Nov 2025‘Downgrade cycle behind us’: $40 billion fund sees end to India's yearlong earnings cuts
Analysts in India have been slashing their earnings forecast over the last four quarters as economic growth slowed, and the ongoing results season has been mixed at best.
1 min read30 Oct 2025Keep the bling down! Why Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong is warning immigrants to tone it down?
Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged immigrants to ‘keep the bling down,’ warning that flashy displays of wealth — from popping $20,000 champagne bottles to revving Ferraris — could strain the island nation’s social fabric.
3 min read29 Oct 2025Can China cope with a deindustrialised future?
Communist Party officials face a difficult ideological turn
5 min read27 Oct 2025US stocks are breaking records. The rest of the world is doing better.
A benchmark for international equities is on pace to outperform the S&P 500 by the widest margin since 2009.
4 min read26 Oct 2025Aspirational growth: What should India do to achieve an 8% growth path?
India’s growth must accelerate, as FM Sitharaman and RBI governor Malhotra have noted. To realize that aspiration, the economy will need stronger domestic savings plus policies that boost overall demand and productivity to go with well-framed fiscal and monetary policy.
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared