ADB pegs 2022-23 GDP growth at 7.5%
2 years, 8 months ago

ADB pegs 2022-23 GDP growth at 7.5%

The Hindu  

The Asian Development Bank forecasts India’s GDP growth to moderate to 7.5% in 2022-23 from an estimated 8.9% in 2021-22, but will pick up to reach 8% in 2023-2024. Food prices In its Asian Development Outlook report released on Wednesday the bank stated that food prices were expected to rise in tandem with increasing commodity prices Higher public capital spending was expected to improve the efficiency of India’s logistics infrastructure, crowd-in private investment, generate jobs in construction and sustain growth, the bank said, emphasising that economic activity this year would hinge on catalytic effects of public investment. A key challenge “Inflation will accelerate and the current account deficit widen due to the surge in global oil prices,” it said, identifying the mobilisation of domestic resources as a key challenge at ‘all levels of government’ as India’s tax to GDP ratio of about 17% has been largely unchanged since the early 1990s. Higher debt pushes up interest rates, crowds out private investment, and results in a low-growth and a less sustainable debt path,” the bank warned, mooting the implementation of the 15th Finance Commission’s recommendations to put the States’ finances on a sounder footing.

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How the Indian economy fared in 2024, in 9 charts

Live Mint  

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ADB lowers growth projections for India to 6.5% in FY25, 7% in FY26
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ADB lowers growth projections for India to 6.5% in FY25, 7% in FY26

Deccan Chronicle  

The Asian Development Bank has lowered India’s GDP growth projections for FY25 to 6.5 per cent from 7 per cent estimated in September as well as the projection for FY26 to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent predicted earlier owing to tighter prudential norms and lower than expected industrial growth in Q2. Inflation estimates for the current fiscal has …

SBI forecasts India's GDP growth at 6.3 per cent, lower than RBI's projection for financial year 2025
2 weeks, 3 days ago

SBI forecasts India's GDP growth at 6.3 per cent, lower than RBI's projection for financial year 2025

India TV News  

The State Bank of India forecasted India's GDP growth at 6.3 pc, lower than the Reserve Bank of India's projection of 6.6 pc for FY25 in its latest report. The report forecast comes after the RBI sharply downgraded its real GDP growth projection for FY25 from 7.2 per cent to 6.6 per cent during its latest Monetary Policy Committee meeting, …

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

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

India’s GDP growth estimated to decelerate to 6.3% in 2025, says Goldman Sachs; sees shallow RBI rate cut from Q1CY25
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India’s GDP growth estimated to decelerate to 6.3% in 2025, says Goldman Sachs; sees shallow RBI rate cut from Q1CY25

Live Mint  

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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". …

Moody’s pegs GDP at 7.2 per cent in 2024
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Moody’s pegs GDP at 7.2 per cent in 2024

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Despite many beginning to re-relook at their growth forecasts— unlike the Reserve Bank which has been sticking its neck out with the 7.2% growth this fiscal, global rating agency Moody’s has upped its calendar year 2024 GDP outlook to 7.2%, saying “the Indian economy is in a sweet spot, with a mix of solid growth and moderating inflation.” The …

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

India’s current account deficit to remain manageable in FY25, Rupee to remain in pressure: Bank of Baroda
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India’s current account deficit to remain manageable in FY25, Rupee to remain in pressure: Bank of Baroda

Live Mint  

New Delhi, November 15 : India's current account deficit will remain within a manageable range for both FY25 and FY26, largely due to muted oil prices that are expected to support the country's external financial position, projected a recent report by Bank of Baroda. Despite global market volatility, the report stated that steady oil prices at current levels are a …

S&P Foresees Steady 6.5-7 Percent Growth for India Until 2027
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S&P Foresees Steady 6.5-7 Percent Growth for India Until 2027

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings on Thursday projected the Indian economy to grow between 6.5-7 per cent annually in the three fiscal years till March 2027 as infrastructure spending and private consumption drive growth momentum. “Good economic growth prospects will continue to support banks' asset quality, while healthy corporate balance sheets, tighter underwriting standards and improved risk management practices will …

Government may ease quarterly capex limits to achieve record ₹11.11 trillion spending goal for FY25: Report
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Government may ease quarterly capex limits to achieve record ₹11.11 trillion spending goal for FY25: Report

Live Mint  

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Capital spending of 13 major states to be below budget estimate in FY25 after sluggish start: Icra
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Capital spending of 13 major states to be below budget estimate in FY25 after sluggish start: Icra

Live Mint  

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Asian Development Bank raises growth forecast for region, but warns of risks from trade sanctions
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Asian Development Bank raises growth forecast for region, but warns of risks from trade sanctions

Associated Press  

Developing economies in Asia are forecast to grow at a 5.0% annual pace this year, helped by a strong U.S. economy and surging demand for computer chips that power artificial intelligence, the Asian Development Bank said in a report Wednesday. “The election could result in higher blanket tariffs by the U.S. on all global imports, and a broad-based and steep …

ADB retains India's growth forecast at 7%; govt spending, agriculture to boost economy
2 months, 4 weeks ago

ADB retains India's growth forecast at 7%; govt spending, agriculture to boost economy

The Hindu  

The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday retained India's growth forecast for the current fiscal at 7% and said that the economy is expected to accelerate in the coming quarters on improved farm output, and higher Government spending. In its Asian Development Outlook update of September, the ADB said exports in the current fiscal will be higher than earlier projected, led …

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 …

India's GDP growth moderates to 6.7% in Q1 2024-25, lowest growth in five consecutive quarters
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India's GDP growth moderates to 6.7% in Q1 2024-25, lowest growth in five consecutive quarters

Hindustan Times  

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Moody's Raises India's GDP Growth Forecast to 7.2% Vs 6.8% Earlier, Fitch Affirms Rating
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Moody's Raises India's GDP Growth Forecast to 7.2% Vs 6.8% Earlier, Fitch Affirms Rating

News 18  

Moody’s raised India’s growth projection for 2024 and 2025 citing signs of improving rural demand, while Fitch affirmed the country’s sovereign credit rating, the agencies said in separate releases on Thursday. “These forecast changes assume strong broad-based growth and we recognize potentially higher forecasts if the cyclical momentum, especially for private consumption, gains more traction,” Moody’s said. “Nevertheless, 6%-7% growth …

India Ratings jacks up growth forecast to 7.5% this fiscal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India Ratings jacks up growth forecast to 7.5% this fiscal

New Indian Express  

Citing the ongoing growth momentum led by government capex, deleveraged balance sheets of corporate robust quality banks’ assets, and a likely revival in private corporate capex, India Ratings has upped its growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.5 percent—the highest among all analysts and 30 bps over the Reserve Bank estimate. Pegging higher growth at 7.5 percent for this …

Central government debt set to double to ₹185 trillion by FY25 amid fiscal challenges and policy shifts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Central government debt set to double to ₹185 trillion by FY25 amid fiscal challenges and policy shifts

Live Mint  

India's central government debt is projected to escalate to ₹185.27 trillion, or 56.8% of GDP, by the financial year 2024-25, up from ₹93.26 trillion, or 49.3% of GDP, in 2018-19, the minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Monday. This projected increase in debt follows a significant rise over the …

Govt Estimates Centre's Debt To Rise To Rs 185 Lakh Cr In FY25
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt Estimates Centre's Debt To Rise To Rs 185 Lakh Cr In FY25

News 18  

The government estimates its debt, including external borrowing, valued at current exchange rate and public account and other liabilities will increase to Rs 185 lakh crore, or 56.8 per cent of the GDP, during the current fiscal year. The total debt stood at Rs 171.78 lakh crore, or 58.2 per cent of the gross domestic product, at the end of …

Economic Survey 2023-24: ‘Focus on macro stability ensured minimal impact from external challenges’
5 months ago

Economic Survey 2023-24: ‘Focus on macro stability ensured minimal impact from external challenges’

The Hindu  

As per the latest Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on July 22, India’s focus on maintaining macroeconomic stability ensured external challenges had “minimal impact” on the economy. Read the full Economic Survey 2023-24 The survey goes on to state that growth prospects for the ongoing financial year “look good”, subject to geopolitical, financial market and climate risks. The outlook had …

A look at key macro numbers ahead of Budget: GDP, fiscal deficit, inflation
5 months ago

A look at key macro numbers ahead of Budget: GDP, fiscal deficit, inflation

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2024-25 on July 23 as experts widely expect that at least a few populist schemes will be announced which will help boost the rural economy and also create jobs. Here's a look at the macro numbers ahead of Budget 2024: Budget 2024: Experts widely expect that at least a …

IMF and ADB Project India's Growth at 7% for FY25
5 months ago

IMF and ADB Project India's Growth at 7% for FY25

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Both the International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank have projected India to grow by 7 per cent in FY25. “The forecast for growth in India has been revised upward by 0.2 percentage points, to 7 per cent, this year, with the change reflecting carryover from upward revisions to growth in 2023 and improved prospects for private consumption, particularly …

India's rating upgrade possible in next 24 months if fiscal deficit falls to 4%: S&P
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India's rating upgrade possible in next 24 months if fiscal deficit falls to 4%: S&P

The Hindu  

A sovereign rating upgrade for India in the next 24 months is possible if the central government is able to prudently manage its finances and bring down fiscal deficit to 4% of GDP, an S&P Global Ratings official said on July 3. S&P Global Ratings Director, Sovereign Ratings, YeeFarn Phua, said the trigger for upgrade would be general government deficit …

India’s Current Account Balance Turns Surplus in Q4FY24
5 months, 4 weeks ago

India’s Current Account Balance Turns Surplus in Q4FY24

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: India’s current account balance recorded a surplus of $ 5.7 billion in the fourth quarter of FY24 due to higher service exports and private transfer receipts, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India. The current account balance was in deficit of $ 8.7 billion in Q3 2023-24 and $ 1.3 billion a year ago. Net services …

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 …

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 …

Govt may revise fiscal deficit target to 5% of GDP in Budget
6 months, 1 week ago

Govt may revise fiscal deficit target to 5% of GDP in Budget

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The full budget for FY25 may see a downward revision of India’s fiscal deficit target for the current financial year from previous target of 5.1% of the gross domestic product to at least 5% or less as North Block swings into action to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development agenda into budget proposals, three people aware of the …

UNCTAD sees India’s GDP growth slip to 6.5% in 2024 vs 6.7% in 2023: ‘RBI likely to keep interest rates constant’
8 months ago

UNCTAD sees India’s GDP growth slip to 6.5% in 2024 vs 6.7% in 2023: ‘RBI likely to keep interest rates constant’

Live Mint  

The United Nations Trade and Development projected that Indian economy's growth momentum will most likely decelerate in 2024 to 6.5% against the 6.7% growth recorded in the previous year. The report states, “The expansion in 2023 was driven by strong public investment outlays as well as the vitality of the services sector, which benefitted from robust local demand for consumer …

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,” …

ADB raises India's GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 7% on robust investment, consumer demand
8 months, 1 week ago

ADB raises India's GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 7% on robust investment, consumer demand

The Hindu  

The Asian Development Bank on Thursday raised India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 6.7 per cent earlier, saying the robust growth will be driven by public and private sector investment demand and gradual improvement in consumer demand. For the 2025-26 fiscal, the ADB has projected India's growth at 7.2 per cent. On balance, …

ADB raises India's GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 7%
8 months, 1 week ago

ADB raises India's GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 7%

Hindustan Times  

The Asian Development Bank raised India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 6.7 per cent earlier. The ADB said that strong investment drove GDP growth in the 2022-23 fiscal as consumption was muted. On balance, growth is forecast to slow to seven per cent in FY2024 but improve to 7.2 per cent in FY2025.” …

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 …

On-target growth: 8% plus in 2023-24?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

On-target growth: 8% plus in 2023-24?

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hinted that India’s economy will see gross domestic product expand 8% or more in the three months ended 31 March. “Hopefully, the fourth quarter… will also have 8% or above 8%, resulting in 2023-24 having an average growth in GDP of 8% or over 8%," she said at a Mint summit on Saturday. Further, for …

S&P ups India growth forecast to 6.8% for FY'25
8 months, 3 weeks ago

S&P ups India growth forecast to 6.8% for FY'25

The Hindu  

S&P Global Ratings on March 26 raised India’s growth forecast for the next financial year to 6.8%, but flagged restrictive interest rates as a dampener for economic growth. “For Asian emerging market economies, we generally project robust growth, with India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam in the lead,” S&P said in its Economic Outlook for the Asia Pacific. In largely …

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 …

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 …

RBI Rejects IMF Warning of India's Debt to GDP Exceeding 100%
10 months ago

RBI Rejects IMF Warning of India's Debt to GDP Exceeding 100%

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Spending on social and physical infrastructure, climate mitigation,digitalisation and skilling the labour force can yield long-lasting growth dividends. Using a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model, the economists found that if the government expenditure is directed towards employment-generating sectors, climate risk mitigation and digitalisation, the debt-GDP ratio of the general government can decline substantially to 73.4 per cent of GDP …

Karnataka Economic Survey flags challenges in keeping fiscal deficit at a low
10 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Economic Survey flags challenges in keeping fiscal deficit at a low

New Indian Express  

BENAGALURU: The Karnataka Economic Survey 2023-24 released on Friday cautioned against the trend of increase in government expenditure and decline in revenue collection. However, with the increasing government expenditure and declining government revenues, keeping the fiscal deficit at a low is challenging,” the survey stated. In the survey, it is stated that in 2023-24, budget programmes have been formulated for …

Bihar Budget: Govt. presents ₹2.79 lakh crore budget, growth rate ‘highest’ in country at over 10%
10 months, 1 week ago

Bihar Budget: Govt. presents ₹2.79 lakh crore budget, growth rate ‘highest’ in country at over 10%

The Hindu  

Amid pandemonium by Opposition legislators, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who is also the Finance Minister, on Tuesday presented the ₹2.79 lakh crore Budget in the State Assembly days after the JD-BJP formed the government. Presenting the Budget, Mr. Choudhary said the current financial year 2023-24 saw 2.5 crore people rising above the poverty line in the State. “The …

RBI pegs FY'25 GDP growth at 7% on improved consumption demand, private capex spends
10 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI pegs FY'25 GDP growth at 7% on improved consumption demand, private capex spends

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India on February 8 projected GDP growth for the next financial year at 7% on the back of improved household consumption and upturn in private capex cycle. In its Monetary Policy Statement, 2023-24, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the recovery in rabi sowing, sustained profitability in manufacturing and underlying resilience of services should support economic activity …

Budget 2024: It’s tax buoyancy that shrank the deficit
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: It’s tax buoyancy that shrank the deficit

Live Mint  

A quick glance at the fiscal arithmetic reveals that there is no severe fiscal austerity proposed in the budget. Given nominal GDP growth of 10.5% and aggregate tax revenue growth of 11.5%, the government has met its fiscal deficit target through tax buoyancy, and not through severe public expenditure reduction. As against a 2023-24 Budget Estimate of ₹61,000 crore, the …

Kerala’s public debt comes down to ₹2.38 lakh crore
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala’s public debt comes down to ₹2.38 lakh crore

The Hindu  

Amid the financial strains that put the Kerala government in a fix making it difficult for it to meet its fiscal obligations efficiently, a document tabled by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal in the Assembly on Tuesday revealed that the State’s public debt has come down to ₹2.38 lakh crore at the end of March 2022-2023. As per the accounts of …

Budget 2024: Can India become a $7 trillion economy by 2030?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Can India become a $7 trillion economy by 2030?

India Today  

A recent review report released by the government has estimated India's potential economic trajectory, aiming to hit the $7 trillion mark by 2030, ahead of the upcoming Interim Budget 2024-25. "India's unwavering commitment to ensuring steady economic growth is generating resources for investment needed for climate change adaptation, building resilience, and mitigating emissions,' the Finance Ministry report said. The report …

Budget 2024: 5 key changes we can expect this year
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: 5 key changes we can expect this year

Firstpost  

On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to deliver the Union Budget 2024–25. Thus, let’s examine five important charts that provide insight into the interim Budget’s chances before it is announced: Total Revenue vs Expenditures Revenue and spending are the most frequently followed budget metrics, particularly in relation to the growth of the economy. In spite of nominal …

Indian economy to grow close to 7% in FY25, hit $7 trillion by 2030: FinMin
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian economy to grow close to 7% in FY25, hit $7 trillion by 2030: FinMin

Live Mint  

Even as the finance ministry expects FY24 economic growth to exceed the central bank’s projection of 7%, it also expects growth in the following year, FY25, to be close to 7%, even though geopolitical risks could lead to supply chain disruptions and a rise in inflation. The ministry’s latest monthly economic review also said that under reasonable assumptions, India can …

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