Dun And Bradstreet Report
Dun & Bradstreet India Business Optimism Index down 5% QoQ in Jan-March qtr
Four out of six optimism indices have registered a decline as compared to Q4 of calendar year 2021
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Covid-19: Global economy likely to contract by 5.2% in 2020, says report
The Asia Pacific region is unlikely to shake off the economic effects before the end of 2020, it added
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Growth to remain subdued at 6.6% over weak investment in Q4 FY'17
Weak investment activity is likely to restrain economic growth at 6.6 per cent for the quarter ended March 2017, says a Dun and Bradstreet report. Going forward, normal monsoon is expected to provide the requisite boost to demand, while transition to GST regime is likely to create some disruption and impact the short-term sales volume across businesses. "Weak investment activity as reflected in the subdued capital goods and infrastructure/construction sector output growth is likely to restrain growth," the report said. According to D&B, the economic growth, as measured by GVA (gross value added), is likely to grow by 6.6 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2016-17, as compared to the same period year-ago. Further, D&B expects the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to remain weak and grow by 3-3.5 per cent in April 2017. "While the revised IIP data series tries to address the fluctuations in the production data, the coefficient of variation indicates that volatility still
