Page 2 - Indian Economy 2019

See Brent oil prices near $60 per barrel by 2020-end: Paul Hickin of Platts

S&P Global Platts sees India's oil demand growing by 170,000 b/d next year as economic growth is expected to pick up, says Hickin

Lenders step up repossession of commercial vehicles on payment defaults

Data collated by the Delhi-based IFTRT shows that close to 50,000 commercial vehicles have been seized and are parked in the stockyards

Best of BS Opinion: Stagnating exports, tightening lending standards

Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day, among other things, focus on what can be done to revive economic growth.

Graduates' employability up 47% in 2019, MBAs most employable, says survey

However, there has been a decline in the employability those coming out with BTech, other engineering streams, MCA, technical and computer-related courses, says the survey.

DFIs: Look before you leap

Before setting up any new development bank, the govt must examine the contribution and performance of the existing ones

PM Modi tells investors 'come to India' to aid $5 trillion GDP goal

"India is waiting for you," PM Modi told political and business leaders at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum

I will personally act as a bridge if there are any gaps: PM Modi

Your desires and our dreams match perfectly; your technology and our talent can change the world

S&P reaffirms India's sovereign rating at BBB- with a stable outlook

S&P's reiteration of India's rating and outlook is good news for the government as it fights multiple fires on the economic front

Narshima Rao-Manmohan Singh alternative development model outdated

Reforms will always be there, but they will be of different types. Reforms vary from time to time

Green economy to the economy's rescue

India's economy needs a renewed boost of structural reforms, just when a second generation of green policies is also needed

Slowdown due to wrong policy moves like demonetisation, GST: Amit Mitra

Economic growth hit a six-year low of 5 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year

Best of BS Opinion: What economy needs, streaming movies, RCEP, and more

Narendra Modi's decision not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was a political one

Needed: A white paper on the Indian economy

Economic sentiment is as important as the actual data on the economy

Deploy stimulus to revive economy or face stagnation, caution analysts

The central bank has already chopped 135 basis points off its key lending rate, but this has failed to spur demand

Despite deceleration, India projected to remain fastest-growing economy: FM

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) of October 2019 projects a significant slowdown in world output and trade in 2019

India will become $10 trillion economy in 10 to 15 years: Rajnath Singh

Singh said India will emerge as a net innovator and net exporter of defence technologies rather than a net importer

Best of BS Opinion: Ayodhya judgment, rising stress in economy, and more

Here's a collection of Business Standard Opinion pieces of the day.

Moody's cuts India's credit outlook to negative; govt not convinced

Outlook downgrade comes 2 yrs after ratings upgrade. Govt says fundamentals remain strong

Prudent spending, higher revenue may revive Indian economic growth: DBS

Moody's decision to change the outlook to negative reflects increasing risks that economic growth will remain lower

Govt may change new base year for GDP to 2017-18; decision likely soon

MoSPI secretary said that earlier when new series with 2011-12 base year was being worked out, the ministry thought of revising it to 2009-10