Economy

Economy

11 August, 2017

Finance ministry warns of downside risks to economic growth

The Indian government called on Friday for more monetary easing as it flagged risks to economic growth and budget targets, ......

Economy

09 August, 2017

GST Network's chief prods companies to gear up for first tax filing deadline

Millions of companies in India are still not ready to file their first returns under the new Goods and Services ......

Economy

03 August, 2017

GST confusion drags services activity to lowest in four years

Activity in India's dominant service sector contracted at the sharpest rate in nearly four years in July after a new ......

Economy

02 August, 2017

RBI cuts repo rate to near seven-year low

The Reserve Bank of India cut its main policy rate on Wednesday by a quarter percentage point to a more ......

Economy

01 August, 2017

NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya resigns

An economist picked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as vice-chairman of the government's main policy think-tank, Arvind Panagariya, is standing ......

Economy

27 July, 2017

How GST rules are causing confusion among businesses

India's nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST) was meant to unify the $2 trillion economy and make it easier for ......

Economy

12 July, 2017

Retail inflation eases to five-year low; factory output at 1.7%

India's annual consumer price inflation eased to a lower-than-expected 1.54% in June, the lowest since a new index was adopted ......

Economy

05 July, 2017

India services activity hits eight-month high in June

Activity in India's dominant service sector expanded at its fastest pace in eight months in June as new business orders ......

Economy

01 July, 2017

India launches GST in biggest tax reform

India early on Saturday introduced its biggest tax reform in the 70 years since independence from British colonial rule.The Goods ......

Economy

12 June, 2017

Retail inflation eases to five-year low in May

India's annual consumer price inflation eased further to 2.18 percent in May, driven down by cooling food prices, government data ......