Indian Economy 2019

India becomes 5th largest economy, overtakes UK, France: Report

India's real GDP growth, however, it said is expected to weaken for the third straight year from 7.5 per cent to 5 per cent

Hard path to growth: How the next 6 months look for India's economy

The signals for the economy are not positive: overall demand is yet to pick up; the share of total exports in India's GDP is declining, and industrial output pattern remains worrying

We will not miss the bus again, next wave of reforms soon: FM Sitharaman

It can be noted that many analysts have been calling for urgent reforms in the factor markets, especially regarding land and labour, to get the economy out of the trough

Best of BS Opinion: Budget 2020 expectations, setback for Tatas, and more

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Slowdown blues: India's core sector output contracts 1.5% in November

Cumulative growth have been nil in FY20 due to contractions in previous months

India may overtake Germany to become fourth-largest economy in 2026: Report

The report further said India is also set to reach a gross domestic product (GDP) of $5 trillion by 2026, 2 years later than the government's target

Slowdown effect on the credit growth of lenders: Explained in seven charts

On the profitability front, public sector banks profitability ratios were muted because of weak credit growth as well as slow resolution of bad assets.

The year that's ending was wretched but hindsight can be a useful thing

The economy is but a footnote even though it produced news that would have in other times become headlines

Story of India's economy in the past decade: After a high, a sharp slide

Here are the five people who best represent the story of the Indian economy in the 2010s

Year in Review: From job data to growth woes, India's 'shrinking' feeling

A list of events and policy decisions that made the biggest impact on Indian economy during the year 2019

India marching towards $5 trillion economy on solid foundation: PM Modi

Says Article 370, Ram Janmabhoomi and Citizenship Amendment Act were challenges bequeathed as a legacy of the past, with no effort on the part of previous regimes to resolve them

The decade in which the economy gobbled up the headlines and prime time

The biggest economic story of this decade is clearly GST, whose receipts have fallen way short of target, creating ripples in Central and state finances

Money is needed in the hands of people to sustain demand: Harsh Singhania

India Inc is passing on the benefits of tax cuts to consumers

Fitch cuts India's GDP growth to 4.6% as credit crunch cripples economy

The rating agency sees moderate fiscal slippage, retains sovereign rating and outlook

BofA: Govt should push for fiscal expansion, growth bottoming up

The reason for the current slowdown is high real rates in the past, and delay in recapitalisation of banks, among others

Fiscal deficit for April-November likely stood at 107% of FY20 target

For the deficit to be 3.3 per cent of GDP, it assumes a nominal GDP growth of 12 per cent in FY20

FMCGs turning attention on premium, small packs as spending curbs grow

Companies also ensuring visibility on digital and TV

Fiscal profligacy can lead to critical situation: Former RBI Guv Subbarao

Subbarao pointed out that the nominal GDP growth has fallen to as low as 6.1%

IMF may downgrade India's growth forecast significantly in Jan: Gopinath

A fall in consumption, lack of private investments and sluggish exports are being blamed for a slower GDP growth

IMF chief Gopinath roots for labour reforms, bank cleanups to revive growth

Responding to a question, Gopinath said India's medium-term vision to reach a USD 5-trillion economy which focuses on boosting investment is appropriate.