India to contribute 20 pc of global workforce growth between 2023-2050, China share to decline: Report
1 month ago

India to contribute 20 pc of global workforce growth between 2023-2050, China share to decline: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, : India is set to play a pivotal role in global workforce growth, contributing 20 per cent of it between 2023 and 2050, according to a report by Angel One Wealth. It said "By 2030 high-income households are expected to triple, while middle-income households will nearly double making India the fastest-growing nation in terms of per capita income". It noted that India's household debt as a percentage of GDP remains much lower than its Asian peers, reflecting robust income growth and financial health. The report outlined that the country's unique position of rapid income growth, low household debt, and a young workforce positions it as a global economic powerhouse, driving not just domestic but also international growth in the coming decades.

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Will India's economic growth pick up pace? Nirmala Sitharaman answers
6 days, 19 hours ago

Will India's economic growth pick up pace? Nirmala Sitharaman answers

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India’s economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters despite the lower-than-expected GDP numbers for the second quarter. India’s GDP growth for the July-September quarter fell sharply to 5.4% from 6.7% in the previous quarter, marking an 18-month low, as per data released by the National Statistics Office in November. However, …

India will benefit from cooperation not by turning away from its neighbor: China Daily editorial
1 week ago

India will benefit from cooperation not by turning away from its neighbor: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

In his meeting with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit held in Kazan, Russia, on Oct 23, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted that maintaining the steady growth of India-China relations was critical for the two countries and peoples. Against a complex international landscape, cooperation between India and China, two engines of economic growth, could help …

India job outlook 2025: How IT, energy, infra, logistics will drive hiring
1 week, 1 day ago

India job outlook 2025: How IT, energy, infra, logistics will drive hiring

India Today  

Employers in India are more optimistic about increased hiring next year compared to their global counterparts. According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook report, which surveyed 3,000 employers, 53 per cent plan to hire while 13 per cent anticipate a reduction in staffing levels during Q1 2025. Sonal Arora, country manager of GI Group Holding, stated: “Overall, 2024 was a …

India’s GDP growth shocker: Bad news can be good too
2 weeks, 5 days ago

India’s GDP growth shocker: Bad news can be good too

Live Mint  

India’s growth in gross domestic product of 5.4% in the three months ended 30 September, or the second quarter of 2024-25, was a shocker. It’s the lowest level seen since the third quarter of 2022-23 and a sharp drop from 8.1% growth in the same period last year and also from 6.7% in the first quarter of 2024-25. Given the …

India’s GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2, below RBI estimate: Govt data
3 weeks, 3 days ago

India’s GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2, below RBI estimate: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India’s growth of gross domestic product slowed to a seven-quarter low during July-September quarter of 2024-25, data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation showed. India remains the fastest-growing major economy as China’s GDP growth in the July-September quarter this year was 4.6%. The economy expanded 5.4% in the quarter ending September 2024 from a year …

India's Q2 GDP growth slows to 5.4 per cent, hits 18-month low
3 weeks, 3 days ago

India's Q2 GDP growth slows to 5.4 per cent, hits 18-month low

India TV News  

In a significant development, India's economic growth decelerated to 5.4% in the July-September quarter of the current fiscal year, marking its slowest pace in nearly two years. Despite the slowdown, India retained its position as the fastest-growing major economy, surpassing China's 4.6% GDP growth in the same quarter. Key sectoral insights According to data from the National Statistical Office, the …

India's GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2 2024-25: Govt data
3 weeks, 3 days ago

India's GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2 2024-25: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

India's Gross Domestic Product growth slowed down to 5.4% during the second quarter of the financial year 2024-25 due to the falling growth rate in manufacturing, consumption, and mining. India's GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2 2024-25, govt data shows In comparison, the GDP growth rate was 8.1% in the second quarter of 2023-24, according to government data released …

S&P Global cuts India’s GDP growth estimates for FY26 and FY27, forecasts 6.8% growth for this fiscal
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4 weeks ago

S&P Global cuts India’s GDP growth estimates for FY26 and FY27, forecasts 6.8% growth for this fiscal

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Nov 25 S&P Global Ratings on Monday revised down its estimate for India's economic growth in the next two financial years as high interest rate and lower fiscal impulse temper urban demand. In an update to its economic forecast for Asia-Pacific economies after US election results, the rating agency projected a 6.7 per cent GDP growth rate in …

Under Trump, India can find a way to become manufacturing powerhouse: Fareed Zakaria
1 month ago

Under Trump, India can find a way to become manufacturing powerhouse: Fareed Zakaria

India Today  

Veteran journalist and geopolitical expert Fareed Zakaria offered a comprehensive analysis of Donald Trump’s second term as US President, highlighting its global implications, particularly for India. US policy toward India for the last 25 years has been remarkably consistent and upward moving, and so I think what you're likely to see with India is the continuation of that upward moving …

India to contribute 20 pc of global workforce growth between 2023-50, China share to decline: Report
1 month ago

India to contribute 20 pc of global workforce growth between 2023-50, China share to decline: Report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India is set to play a pivotal role in global workforce growth, contributing 20 per cent of it between 2023 and 2050, according to a report by Angel One Wealth. It said, "By 2030 high-income households are expected to triple, while middle-income households will nearly double making India the fastest-growing nation in terms of per capita income". The …

India's population projected to reach 1.53 billion by 2100: How can it leverage this growth?
1 month ago

India's population projected to reach 1.53 billion by 2100: How can it leverage this growth?

New Indian Express  

India, which became the most populous country in the world in 2023, surpassing China, is projected to have a total population of 1.53 billion by 2100, according to estimates from the United Nations. The UN's population growth estimate projects the total world population to reach 10.4 billion by 2100, based on factors such as fertility rates, increasing life expectancy, and …

Indian Economy to Grow 7.2 Percent in 2024, Moody’s Forecasts
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian Economy to Grow 7.2 Percent in 2024, Moody’s Forecasts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Global rating agency Moody’s Ratings on Friday said that the Indian economy is in a sweet spot and projected a 7.2 per cent gross domestic product or GDP growth for India in 2024 with the mix of solid growth and moderating inflation. “Although the central bank shifted its monetary policy stance to neutral while keeping the repo rate …

IMF Sees India's Economic Growth and Outlook as Stable
2 months ago

IMF Sees India's Economic Growth and Outlook as Stable

New Indian Express  

India remains the world's fastest-growing economy, with inflation expected to decline to 4.4% in FY24-25. IMF Director Krishna Srinivasan highlights the country's strong macroeconomic fundamentals, including a large and growing population, favourable harvests, and a stable fiscal situation. Srinivasan suggests that the country focus on creating jobs, removing trade restrictions, and investing in infrastructure and education to strengthen its economy …

India to Drive 20% of Global Economic Growth in Next Decade: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant
3 months, 1 week ago

India to Drive 20% of Global Economic Growth in Next Decade: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

News 18  

India will be driving 20 per cent of the world’s economic growth in the next decade as it continues its march to become the third largest economy globally, according to G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant. The country will be driving 20 per cent of the world’s economic growth in the next decade, he added. “If India is to grow at 9-10 …

India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending

Hindustan Times  

India's economic growth slowed to 6.7 percent on-year in the April-June quarter, official data showed Friday, as lower government outlays and lacklustre consumer spending weighed on the world's fifth-largest economy. India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending Friday's reading still places the world's most populous country among the fastest-growing major economies globally. Year-on-year gross domestic product grew at …

India's GDP grows by 6.7 percent in Q1: Govt report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India's GDP grows by 6.7 percent in Q1: Govt report

Hindustan Times  

India's gross domestic product slowed to a five-quarter low of 6.7 per cent in April-June this fiscal against 8.2 per cent in the year-ago period, mainly due to poor showing by the farm sector, according to government data. India's GDP grows by 6.7 percent in Q1: Govt report India remains the fastest-growing major economy, as China's GDP growth in the …

Arvind Panagariya: Chinese investments give India leverage, tariff boost FDI
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Arvind Panagariya: Chinese investments give India leverage, tariff boost FDI

Live Mint  

Arvind Panagariya, economist and Chairman of India's 16th Finance Commission, feels that Chinese investments in the country would give us a leverage over them, the Economic Times reported on August 30. Panagariya said that India has free trade agreements "with only relatively small trading partners" so far and needs one iwth a large market, e.g. "India has the potential to …

India, China risk falling into mid-income trap: World Bank report
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India, China risk falling into mid-income trap: World Bank report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: More than 100 nations, including India and China, face “serious obstacles” in their transition to high-income developed economies amid increasing chances of getting stuck in the so-called middle-income trap, the World Bank said in its flagship World Development Report 2024 released on Thursday. “Drawing on lessons of the past 50 years, our report finds that as countries grow …

India’s Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls
5 months ago

India’s Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s newly formed government presented an annual budget to Parliament that raises spending to generate more jobs and spur economic growth, while aiming to appease coalition partners it needs to stay in power. Modi said the budget will lead India toward “better growth and a bright future.” “Today’s budget will act as a …

Economic Survey 2024 key highlights: FY25 growth forecast, inflation outlook and more
5 months ago

Economic Survey 2024 key highlights: FY25 growth forecast, inflation outlook and more

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Monday tabled the Economic Survey 2023-24, which highlighted that the Indian economy is “on a strong wicket and stable footing”. Here are some of the key takeaways from the Economic Survey 2023-24: Indian economy on 'strong wicket' The Economic Survey highlighted that the economy is growing strongly, demonstrating resilience despite challenges. Inflation under control, private …

Demography and its discontents
5 months, 1 week ago

Demography and its discontents

Hindustan Times  

India does not have an official population number after 2011. India is believed to have become the world’s most populous country sometime between January and July 2023 / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR A country’s demographics, of course, do not wait for official data. The World Population Prospects report released by the United Nations — it is the most authoritative …

China's economic growth sharply below forecast in last quarter as consumer demand weakens
5 months, 1 week ago

China's economic growth sharply below forecast in last quarter as consumer demand weakens

India TV News  

China’s economy grew at a slower-than-forecast 4.7 per cent annual rate in the last quarter, the government said on Monday. The world's second-largest economy grew 4.7 per cent in April-June, official data showed, its slowest since the first quarter of 2023 and missing a 5.1 per cent analyst forecast in a Reuters poll. United Nations' projections for India The United …

India’s population to peak at 1.7bn in 2060s, decline afterwards; China and Japan’s population to reduce significantly
5 months, 1 week ago

India’s population to peak at 1.7bn in 2060s, decline afterwards; China and Japan’s population to reduce significantly

Live Mint  

India’s population will most likely peak at 1.7 billion in the early 2060s and is projected to decline after that by 12 per cent. However, according to the World Population Prospects 2024 report released on July 11, the population is expected to decline to 10.2 billion people by the end of this century. The population is currently estimated at 1.45 …

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: United Nations
5 months, 1 week ago

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: United Nations

The Hindu  

“India’s population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12%, but India will remain the world’s most populous country throughout the century,” the United Nations has said. "The population of India, which is expected to remain the world’s largest throughout the century, will likely decline by 12% after reaching its peak …

IMF says India's GDP growth to moderate to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025
6 months ago

IMF says India's GDP growth to moderate to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025

Times of India  

NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund has forecast that India's GDP is likely to grow to moderate from 8.2% in 2023 to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025. "In India, the outlook is for GDP growth to moderate from 8.2% in 2023 to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025, because pent-up demand accumulated during the pandemic has been …

Road ahead for PM Modi, India in a China +1 world
6 months ago

Road ahead for PM Modi, India in a China +1 world

Hindustan Times  

Though his party didn’t win the landslide victory he hoped for, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a rare third five-year term as India’s PM. In addition, India’s media environment has become more polarised as many more people get their news online than when Modi was first elected a decade ago. The World Economic Forum’s most recent gender gap report …

India to remain fastest-growing major economy
6 months, 1 week ago

India to remain fastest-growing major economy

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: India will remain the fastest-growing of the world’s largest economies, although its pace of expansion is expected to moderate, finds the World Bank. While retaining the GDP growth forecast for FY24 and FY25 at 6.6 per cent and 6.7 per cent respectively, the World Bank estimated the country to clock 6.8 per cent growth in FY26. However, investment growth …

India to remain fastest growing Asia-Pacific economy in 2024, predicts Moody's
6 months, 1 week ago

India to remain fastest growing Asia-Pacific economy in 2024, predicts Moody's

India TV News  

Moody's latest Ratings revealed that India is poised to maintain its position as the Asia-Pacific region's top-performing economy in 2024, continuing the robust growth driven by domestic factors seen last year. India to remain fastest growing economy: World Bank Earlier this week, a Work Bank report stated that India will remain the fastest-growing major economy recording a steady growth of …

India may grow 6.7% on average from FY25-FY27: World Bank
6 months, 1 week ago

India may grow 6.7% on average from FY25-FY27: World Bank

Hindustan Times  

India will remain the fastest-growing major economy recording a steady growth of 6.7 per cent in the next three years including the current financial year, said a world bank report released on Tuesday. In India, growth is estimated to have picked up to 8.2 per cent in fiscal year 2023/24 -- 1.9 percentage points higher than estimated in January, according …

GDP growth impresses, but rural demand remains a worry
6 months, 3 weeks ago

GDP growth impresses, but rural demand remains a worry

New Indian Express  

India’s economic growth seems to be going gangbusters. Ending nearly a decade-long wait, real GDP growth crossed the 8 percent mark, touching 8.2 percent in 2023-24. Provisional data released by the National Statistics Office also showed that the gross value added—net of subsidies and taxes, and hence considered a better measure of economic activity—grew by 7.2 percent. Agriculture and allied …

India's economy grows 7.8 per cent in March quarter, annual growth rate hits 8.2 per cent
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India's economy grows 7.8 per cent in March quarter, annual growth rate hits 8.2 per cent

India TV News  

India's Gross Domestic Product demonstrated robust growth in the January–March 2024 quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, as per the latest official data released on Friday, May 31. For the full financial year 2023–24, India's GDP growth rate stood at an impressive 8.2 percent, up from 7 percent in FY23, according to an official statement. Analysts had anticipated slower GDP growth for …

India's 2024 economic growth projection revised upwards by U.N. to nearly 7%
7 months ago

India's 2024 economic growth projection revised upwards by U.N. to nearly 7%

The Hindu  

The United Nations has revised upwards India’s growth projections for 2024, with the country’s economy now forecast to expand by close to 7% this year, mainly driven by strong public investment and resilient private consumption. The World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2024, released Thursday, said, “India’s economy is forecast to expand by 6.9% in 2024 and 6.6% in …

India all set to overtake Japan as fourth largest economy by 2025, predicts Amitabh Kant
7 months, 1 week ago

India all set to overtake Japan as fourth largest economy by 2025, predicts Amitabh Kant

India TV News  

Citing various macroeconomic parameters that are doing pretty well, India's G20 Sherpa and former CEO of Niti Aayog Amitabh Kant projected that the country is all set to overtake Japan as 4th largest economy in the world by 2025. Some highlights of India's journey to the top 5 economies of the world in 2024 from Fragile 5 in 2013, according …

Towards a less poor and more equal country
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Towards a less poor and more equal country

The Hindu  

In March, World Inequality Lab, a global research centre focused on inequality and public policies, published a working paper titled, ‘Income and Wealth Inequality in India, 1922-2023: The Rise of the Billionaire Raj’. It states that “the ‘Billionaire Raj’ headed by India’s modern bourgeoisie is now more unequal than the British Raj headed by the colonialist forces.” Inequality undermines both …

Indian economy projected to grow 6.5% in 2024: UNCTAD
8 months ago

Indian economy projected to grow 6.5% in 2024: UNCTAD

The Hindu  

India’s economy is projected to grow by 6.5% in 2024, according to a report by the UN which noted that multinationals extending their manufacturing processes into the country to diversify their supply chains will have a positive impact on Indian exports. “The expansion in 2023 was driven by strong public investment outlays as well as the vitality of the services …

IMF forecasts India’s economy to grow 6.8% this fiscal year
8 months, 1 week ago

IMF forecasts India’s economy to grow 6.8% this fiscal year

The Hindu  

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its growth projection for India’s GDP in the current fiscal year 2024/25 to 6.8%, and forecast a 6.5% expansion next year. The global economy had remained “remarkably resilient” with steady growth and inflation returning to target and had “defied expectations of stagflation and global recession” in the wake of the post-pandemic supply disruptions, …

Risky premise: On Asian Development Bank forecast, India’s GDP growth
8 months, 1 week ago

Risky premise: On Asian Development Bank forecast, India’s GDP growth

The Hindu  

The Asian Development Bank on Thursday raised its forecast for India’s GDP growth in the current fiscal year ending on March 31, 2025, to 7%, from 6.7% earlier, citing robust public and private investment as well as expectations of a gradual improvement in consumer demand as the rural economy recovers. The ADB’s latest growth forecast for India’s GDP is, however, …

India's GDP to grow 6.1% in 2024: Moody's Analytics
8 months, 1 week ago

India's GDP to grow 6.1% in 2024: Moody's Analytics

The Hindu  

Moody's Analytics on April 12 projected India's economy to expand 6.1% in 2024, lower than 7.7% growth clocked in 2023. We expect India’s GDP to grow 6.1% in 2024 after 7.7% last year," Moody's Analytics said. Moody's Analytics said looking at the GDP relative to its trajectory prior to the pandemic shows that India and Southeast Asia have seen some …

ADB pegs India’s GDP growth at 7% in 2024-25, 7.2% next year
8 months, 1 week ago

ADB pegs India’s GDP growth at 7% in 2024-25, 7.2% next year

The Hindu  

India’s economy is expected to remain robust over the next two years even though headline growth in the country’s Gross Domestic Product is forecast to slow from 7.6% in 2023-24 to 7% this year before improving to 7.2% in 2025-26, the Asian Development Bank said. “In India, growth is forecast to remain strong as rising consumption complements continued investment growth,” …

World Bank projects Indian economy to grow at 7.5% in 2024
8 months, 2 weeks ago

World Bank projects Indian economy to grow at 7.5% in 2024

Hindustan Times  

The Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.5 per cent in 2024, the World Bank has said, revising its earlier projections for the same period by 1.2 per cent. Overall, growth in South Asia is expected to be strong at 6.0 per cent in 2024, driven mainly by robust growth in India. Overall, growth in South Asia is expected …

Indian economy to grow at 7.5 per cent in 2024, projects World Bank
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian economy to grow at 7.5 per cent in 2024, projects World Bank

India TV News  

The Indian economy will grow at 7.5 per cent in 2024, according to latest estimates by the World Bank. It raised India's economic growth forecast by 1.2 per cent to 7.5 per cent for 2023-24, on the back of robust activity in services and industry in its latest update for South Asia. The increase in the projected growth rate for …

South Asia, India risk squandering demographic dividend: World Bank
8 months, 3 weeks ago

South Asia, India risk squandering demographic dividend: World Bank

The Hindu  

The World Bank has warned that the South Asia region including India was not making use of its demographic dividend as the pace of job creation in the region fell well short of the growth in the working-age population, even as it projected a strong 6.0-6.1% growth for 2024-25 for the region in its South Asia regional update, Jobs for …

India to be fastest growing economy among G-20 nations in 2024
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India to be fastest growing economy among G-20 nations in 2024

Op India  

India will be the fastest growing economy among the G-20 nations in 2024. In the previous three quarters, India’s economy expanded at 7.8 per cent in Q1, 7.6 per cent in Q2 and 8.4 per cent in Q3. The most recent upgrade came from Goldman Sachs, which has raised India’s 2024 growth projections to 6.6 per cent, a 10 basis …

Mint Primer | Mind the income gap: Is India becoming a plutocracy?
9 months ago

Mint Primer | Mind the income gap: Is India becoming a plutocracy?

Live Mint  

Income and wealth inequality in India are at a historical peak with the share of the richest 1% higher than in countries like China and Brazil, finds a new study by the World Inequality Lab. Inequality in India declined post-independence till early-1980s, after which it began rising and skyrocketed beginning 2000s, shows the report titled ‘Income and Wealth Inequality in …

Moody's raises India's 2024 growth forecast to 6.8%
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Moody's raises India's 2024 growth forecast to 6.8%

The Hindu  

Global rating agency Moody's on March 4 raised India's growth forecast for 2024 calendar year to 6.8%, from 6.1% estimated earlier, on the back of 'stronger-than-expected' economic data of 2023 and fading global economic headwinds. “Capital spending by the government and strong manufacturing activity have meaningfully contributed to the robust growth outcomes in 2023,” Moody’s Investors Service said. India is …

In A World Starved Of Growth, India Is An Outlier, Will Become Third-Largest Economy In 5 Years: Amitabh Kant
9 months, 2 weeks ago

In A World Starved Of Growth, India Is An Outlier, Will Become Third-Largest Economy In 5 Years: Amitabh Kant

ABP News  

India is set to become the third-largest economy and stock market in the world in the next five years, G20 Sherpa and former NITI Aayog chairman Amitabh Kant said at the India Dialog conference, organised by the Stanford University US-Asia Technology Management Center, in partnership with the Institute for Competitiveness. Sharing his inputs on the country’s growth, Kant stated: “In …

Lower inflation, increase in per capita income, revenue: Delhi Economic Survey
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lower inflation, increase in per capita income, revenue: Delhi Economic Survey

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Atishi on Friday cited a 22% increase in per capita income, the fastest Gross State Domestic Product growth, an 18% rise in tax collection, lower inflation and unemployment rates and said Delhi’s economy has increased at a record pace as she presented this year’s Economic Survey in the assembly. “GSDP of Delhi at current prices during 2023-24 is …

India’s Q3 GDP bucks all estimates at 8.4% growth
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s Q3 GDP bucks all estimates at 8.4% growth

Hindustan Times  

The Indian economy continued to outperform, with GDP growth in the quarter ending December coming in at 8.4%, beating analyst estimates by around 180 basis points or 1.8 percentage points, and the government now expects the economy to grow by 7.6% in 2023-24, up from the 7.3% projected in January. Given the fact that GDP numbers for 2021-22 and 2022-23 …

India's GDP grew by 8.4 per cent in December quarter, surpassing expectations
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India's GDP grew by 8.4 per cent in December quarter, surpassing expectations

Hindustan Times  

Indian economy grew by 8.4 per cent in October-December 2023 against 4.3 per cent a year ago, government data showed on Thursday. India's GDP grows by 8.4 per cent in December quarter It had projected a growth of 7.3 per cent for the current fiscal in its first advance estimates released earlier in January 2024. Earlier in the day, the …

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