Returning entrepreneurs hamstrung by inadequate policy measures

The fourth quarter GDP figure was also revised down to a negative 0.1% from a previous 0.0%, meaning that the euro zone was in a technical recession in the second half of 2023

Agrochemicals margins could normalise from the second quarter due to destocking of high-cost inventories

When you re-import the goods under notification 45/2017-Cus dated June 30. 2017, you have to pay the GST, DBK and RoDTEP amounts at the time of clearance

The French banking group said the turnaround in the investment cycle that started from 2018-19 has further gained pace over the last two years after a Covid-led disruption in 2020 and 2021

Saha indicated that the RTM should be amenable to take on other categories

The court said that the item is covered by the category-mangoes other than sliced and dried

In March 2023, the core sector had recorded a growth of 4.2 per cent

Oil imports from Iraq declined by 20-23%, the data showed

Institute could not submit documents to govt due to 'minor technical issues', say sources

Infrastructure output, which accounts for 40% of industrial production, measures activity in eight sectors, including refinery products and electricity

Until recently, Indian insurers hesitated to offer new health insurance products, resulting in its low uptake. Recent Irdai relaxation targets this laggard retail business

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the interim budget, proposed to raise the capital expenditure target by 16.9 per cent to a record Rs 11.11 trillion for FY24-25

The Indian economy could grow more than 7 per cent during the current fiscal amid a benign global outlook and expected above-normal monsoon, economic think tank NCAER has said. In its April 2024 issue of Monthly Economic Review (MER), NCAER said a range of high-frequency indicators reveal the resilience of the domestic economy with the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing at a 16-year high and UPI, the leading digital payments system, touching the highest volume since its inception in 2016. "Projected acceleration in both global growth and trade volumes, as well as a forecast of an above-normal monsoon, indicate that the Indian economy can again attain growth rates higher than 7 per cent during the current fiscal year," said NCAER Director General Poonam Gupta. According to NCAER, Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections reached Rs 1.8 lakh crore in March, the second best since its rollout in 2017, while UPI recorded 13.4 billion transactions (in volume) in March 2024,

The new township policy, integrated township policy and affordable housing policy are pitched as the key enablers of these targets

India's net oil import bill could widen to USD 101-104 billion in current fiscal from USD 96.1 billion in 2023-24 and any escalation in the Iran-Israel conflict could impart an upward pressure on the value of imports, ICRA said on Tuesday. The domestic rating agency said based on its analysis, lower value of Russian oil imports is estimated to have led to savings of USD 7.9 billion in 11 months (April-February) of 2023-24, up from USD 5.1 billion in 2022-23. "With India's oil import dependency expected to remain high, if the discounts on purchases of Russian crude persist at the prevailing low levels, ICRA expects India's net oil import bill to widen to USD 101-104 billion in FY2025 from USD 96.1 billion in FY2024, assuming an average crude oil price of USD 85/bbl in the fiscal," ICRA said. Additionally, any escalation in the IranIsrael conflict and an associated rise in crude oil prices could impart an upward pressure on the value of net oil imports in the current fiscal year, it .

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday announced the launch of 'Inflation Expectations Survey of Households' and 'Consumer Confidence Survey' which will provide key inputs for the bi-monthly monetary policy. The next bi-monthly monetary policy is scheduled during June 5-7, 2024. The 'Inflation Expectations Survey of Households' aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, including Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Thiruvananthapuram, the RBI said in a release. The survey on inflation seeks qualitative responses from households on price changes (general prices as well as prices of specific product groups) in the three months ahead as well as in the one-year ahead period. It also seeks quantitative responses on current, three months ahead and one-year ahead inflation rates. The 'Consumer Confidence Survey' seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their ..

In a statement, the apex body for exporters, Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), on Monday said that the scheme provides competitiveness to Indian exports, particularly to MSMEs

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday underscored the need for a stable government to achieve the goal of becoming Viksit Bharat by 2047. "Our Prime Minister has set a target that by 2047, we need to reach the destination of a developed India," she said while addressing students of GITAM University here. "We have to make efforts, so the GDP grows, and the benefits reach to all. GDP growth doesn't happen automatically; efforts are required at micro and macro levels and on the ground," she said. The image of the country is also important, along with the ranking of your GDP, she said, adding that all these factors matter, along with per capita income calculations. "Unless the GDP is widened, we are not going to be able to meet the demands of the economy. We need investment, services to grow, educational institutions, and money for people to buy houses, start businesses," she added. She also criticised former Finance Minister P Chidambaram for questioning the developmental pac

Calling the ten years of UPA tenure India's lost decade because of bad policies and corruption, Sitharaman said growth in GDP does not happen automatically and requires a lot of effort