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India set to be in Skyscanner's top 3 revenue markets: CEO John Mangelaars

A growing economy, rising aspirations, young population, and increasing infrastructure will aid this growth

India set to be in Skyscanner's top 3 revenue markets: CEO John Mangelaars
Updated On : 18 Oct 2024 | 1:28 AM IST

BS Manthan: Education, health key for Viksit Bharat plan, says Rohit Lamba

Economic growth won't be sustainable if it is K-shaped, says economist at Business Standard Manthan 2024

BS Manthan: Education, health key for Viksit Bharat plan, says Rohit Lamba
Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 2:50 PM IST

Japan slips to world's 4th-largest economy, behind US, China, and Germany

Japan has slipped to the world's fourth-largest economy as government data released on Thursday showed it fell behind the size of Germany's in 2023. The numbers highlight how the Japanese economy has gradually lost its competitiveness and productivity while the population shrinks as Japanese people age and have fewer children, analysts say. Japan fell from the second-ranked economy behind the US to the third-largest in 2010 as China's economy grew. The International Monetary Fund had forecast Japan's fall to fourth. The comparisons among nations' economies look at nominal GDP, which doesn't reflect some different national conditions, and is in dollar terms. Japan's nominal GDP totalled USD 4.2 trillion last year, or about 591 trillion yen. Germany's, announced last month, was USD 4.4 trillion, or USD 4.5 trillion, depending on the currency conversion. For the latest October-December quarter, the Japanese economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.4 per cent, and minus 0.1 per cent from

Japan slips to world's 4th-largest economy, behind US, China, and Germany
Updated On : 15 Feb 2024 | 1:40 PM IST

State of the economy: What do Q1 GDP estimates suggest?

Backed by a rebound in consumption, Indian economy is forecast to have double-digit GDP growth in the April-June quarter. What are the implications of the forecasts that have been released so far?

State of the economy: What do Q1 GDP estimates suggest?
Updated On : 31 Aug 2022 | 7:00 AM IST

India to overtake China as world's most populated country in 2023: UN

Economic impact: People's productivity will have to increase to support larger numbers, say experts

India to overtake China as world's most populated country in 2023: UN
Updated On : 12 Jul 2022 | 12:06 AM IST

India, fastest-growing major economy, projected to grow 6.4% in 2022: UN

India's growth contrasts with the global growth rate that is forecast at 3.1 per cent this year and the next, according to the report

India, fastest-growing major economy, projected to grow 6.4% in 2022: UN
Updated On : 19 May 2022 | 10:48 AM IST

India needs infrastructure push to sustain economic growth; here's why

As per estimate, as much as Rs 10-15 trillion of annual investment in infrastructure over the next five years will be needed to sustain the desired rate of economic growth

India needs infrastructure push to sustain economic growth; here's why
Updated On : 21 Jan 2018 | 12:50 AM IST