E-PaperQ1 Gdp Growth News
Slowdown deepens as Q1 GDP growth falls to 5%
This is the slowest pace in more than six years and creates ample room for RBI to respond with deeper interest rate cutsThe only sector that has registered a robust pickup is electricity, growing at 8.6% in June quarter from 4.3% in March quarter
2 min read30 Aug 2019Opinion | The slide sharpens
Most of the measures adopted by the government will take some time to push up growth. The consolation is that credit flows could increase soon enough, which might possibly arrest the slide in a few months
1 min read30 Aug 2019GDP growth at 5% in Q1, more rate cuts from RBI likely
First-quarter GDP growth way below analysts' expectations of 5.7%The Indian economy had grown 5.8% in the March quarter
1 min read30 Aug 2019Fitch raises India’s 2018-19 growth forecast to 7.8%
Eonomic outlook subject to headwinds such as tightening of financial conditions, rising oil bill and weak bank balance sheets, says rating agency
1 min read21 Sep 2018Consumption-driven GDP growth unhealthy for Indian economy
A consumption-driven growth not only fuels inflation, but also can arguably lead to a slackening of future growth
3 min read3 Sep 2018GDP growth to exceed 7.5% this fiscal, says finance ministry
Fiscal deficit will not exceed 3.3% of GDP in 2018-19, says Economic Affairs Secretary S.C. Garg
1 min read31 Aug 2018Agriculture GDP clocks 5.3% growth in Q1 of 2018-19
Production of rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses registered growth rates of 15%, 1.2%, 15.6% and 17.3%, respectively, during the Rabi season
1 min read31 Aug 2018India’s world-beating growth not enough to end deep jobs drought
Holding India back are glacial economic reforms, a fragile banking sector and rigid labour laws, among others
4 min read31 Aug 2018India opens lead with China in growth sweepstakes
At 8.2% growth, it tops China's 6.7% in the second quarter
1 min read31 Aug 2018GDP growth zooms to 8.2% in June quarter, beats estimates
Manufacturing grew at 13.5%, while construction accelerated to 8.7%
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