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Economy

12 March, 2019

India's retail inflation picks up in Feb; industrial output grows 1.7% in Jan

India's consumer prices rose at a faster pace than anticipated in February, and remained below the Reserve Bank of India's target ......

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Economy

08 March, 2019

Policy Tracker: Why India's export woes go beyond a possible trade war with Trump

US president Donald Trump started the week by firing the first shot in what could escalate into a full-fledged trade ......

Economy

05 March, 2019

India's unemployment rate rises to highest level in over two years

The unemployment rate in India rose to 7.2 percent in February 2019, the highest since September 2016, and up from ......

Economy

05 March, 2019

India's services activity accelerates in Feb as firms maintain hiring pace

Activity in India’s huge service sector accelerated in February, partly due to an increase in domestic new business which induced ......

Economy

05 March, 2019

Trump plans to end India's preferential trade treatment

U.S. President Donald Trump looked set to open a new front in his trade wars on Monday with a plan ......

Economy

04 March, 2019

India needs land, labour reform to boost manufacturing, says top adviser

India's next government will have to bring in land, labour and financial sector reforms to improve the productivity of the ......

Economy

28 February, 2019

India records slowest GDP growth in five quarters

India's economy lost momentum in the approach to a general election, with the annual growth rate slipping to 6.6 percent ......

Economy

26 February, 2019

India's April-January fiscal deficit at 121.5% of full-year target

India’s April-January fiscal deficit touched 7.7 trillion rupees ($108.36 billion), or 121.5 percent of the budgeted target for the current ......

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Economy

25 February, 2019

With lower GST, can residential housing finally escape economic doldrums?

The developer community is enthused over the lower tax regime unveiled on Sunday ahead of the general elections, which is expected ......

Economy

18 February, 2019

RBI to transfer interim surplus of nearly $4 bn to govt

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday decided to transfer an interim surplus of 280 billion rupees ($3.92 billion) ......