Beyond the fourth quarter of 2019, the report does not see space for further cuts primarily as headline inflation is likely to pick up and cross the 4 per cent target by the end of the year, and output gaps are also estimated to close.
As many as nine companies which suffered the brunt of the economic crisis and were bailed out by the government -- including Citigroup and Goldman Sachs -- are among the least reputed companies in the US, a study said.
In the 12th five year plan, the total T&D expenditure is projected to be around $88 billion.
'The Budget needs to focus more on social welfare schemes.'
The rupee has been on northward-ho since July, after hitting a life-time low of 57.13 mid-June. Since the beginning of the year, the local currency has gained over 7 per cent, and still it is down 18 per cent from its pre-August 2011 highs.
Government announcements for the building of new roads, railways, and other capital expenditure (capex) projects may have hit an all-time low, according to numbers for the December quarter.
62-year-old Gupta appeared in Manhattan federal court but it was not immediately known what charges have been slapped against him by the prosecutors.
High-end apartments, penthouses, and bungalows boasting amenities like swimming pools, expansive driveways, and premium interiors are becoming highly sought after.
Global investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs has expressed interest in acquiring equity in Delhi-based SpiceJet even as top sources said talks for a merger with Kingfisher Airlines are on track.
"The enterprise valuation has been agreed to be in the range of $10-12.5 billion and the final valuation will be determined on the basis of Bharti Infratel's actual operating performance in 2008-09," a Bharti statement said.
The impact of AI automation in India is the lowest.
The company's 30-person management committee, including chairman and chief executive officer Lloyd Blankfein, chief financial officer David Viniar and leaders of the firm's global and regional divisions, would get bonuses in stocks, which cannot be sold for five years.
A bench headed by Justice S H Kapadia, while disposing of Sebi's plea, also expunged the Securities Appellate Tribunal's observations on Sebi's adjudicating officer Amit Pradhan. Pradhan had imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) on Goldman Sachs Investment (Mauritius) for furnishing 'false' declarations citing violation of the Sebi(Foreign Institutional Investors) Regulations, 1995.
The Reserve Bank of India will have little space to finance the government beyond fiscal 2009-10, global financial services firm Goldman Sachs said in a report that scrutinised the RBI's balance sheet.
The global financial services major had earlier said that the central bank would keep its policy rates on hold.
The oil industry experienced three upheavals between 1973 and 1991, which seem to be etched in the memory of the industry's decision makers. Naturally, at the sign of a new crisis, the decision makers like to dip into those tumultuous decades to find ways to deal with the new shock, in addition, of course, to expert reports and forecasts. So, the industry bigwigs turned the pages of history to get a peek into the future of oil price movements after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Israel attacked Gaza in 2023, Iran-linked Houthi rebels pounded tankers crossing the Red Sea in support of Palestine the same year, and Iran rained missiles on Israel in 2024.
Jaishankar said India should be confident enough to "leverage" the international system to create the "best possible outcome".
Economic growth is likely to plummet to a multi-decade low of 1.6 per cent in fiscal year 2020-21 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing measures like lockdowns and social distancing, an American brokerage said on Wednesday in one of the bleakest forecasts on GDP yet. Indian policymakers have not been aggressive enough in their response till now to the crisis, and will need to eventually intensify their efforts, economists at Goldman Sachs said.
Capital expenditure by Indian companies is likely to see an uptick in the upcoming quarters as capacity utilisation has surpassed the critical threshold of 75 per cent, and numerous companies have deleveraged their balance sheets, according to analysts. The first quarter of the current financial year has shown improved profitability, driven by a decrease in input prices. This, according to analysts at Care Ratings, should stimulate a revival in the private capex cycle.
Says fiscal trajectory has changed for the better over the past months.
The former employer incurred the amount as legal expenses during the trial.
Financial major Goldman Sachs on raised the Indian stocks to "overweight" from "market-weight" and said the NSE Nifty will scale the 6,600 level by December 2013, on the back of growth recovery and moderation in inflation going forward.
The companies will pick up 20 per cent each in PTC Financial Services, a non-banking finance company (NBFC). The total investments could be Rs 50-60 crore (Rs 500-600 million), including a premium of Rs 3-5 on a face value of Rs 10 a share, according to company executives.
Goldman Sachs, a global investment banking and securities firm, has invested Rs 100 crore for a significant minority stake to support TVS Logistics growth plans, which include expansion, increasing its investment in joint ventures and for acquisition opportunities.
The growth will be driven by favourable external demand and domestic structural reforms push.
The Indian corporate bond market with gradual pace of reforms may see roughly a four-fold rise in size to reach $1.5 trillion by 2016, according to a Goldman Sachs report on the debt market. Within this market, which is crucial for raising long term resources for infrastructure projects, the private bonds segment could grow nearly six fold from $100 billion to $575 billion.
Five Indian-origin women executives have made it to Barron's prestigious annual '100 Most Influential Women in US Finance' list for achieving positions of prominence in the financial services industry and helping shape its future. Barron's is a sister publication of the Wall Street Journal, published by Dow Jones and Company. "The list honours established and emerging leaders in financial services, the corporate world, nonprofit organisations, and government," the magazine said in a press release.
Higher valuation creation in companies beyond the top 100 has given the domestic markets a shot at a $4 trillion market capitalisation (mcap) - a club exclusive to three countries currently. On November 23, the mcap of all BSE-listed stocks finished at a new record of Rs 328.33 trillion ($3.94 trillion), despite the benchmark indices ending with losses. The mcap was propelled by gains in the broader market, including small and midcap stocks - a trend dominant this year.
The share of foreign loans in total Adani group debt portfolio dropped to 61 per cent by September 2023 from 63 per cent as of March 2023, as the group repaid part of its foreign loans and refinanced part of older loans. The share of Indian lenders, on the other hand, rose to 39 per cent in the total debt pie in September 2023 from 37 per cent in March after a report by US-based short seller Hindenburg Research in January last year, which led to volatility in the share prices of group companies. The group's total debt remained static at Rs 2.26 trillion in the same period.
The brokerage said the consolidated fiscal deficit, including that of the Union (3.6 per cent), the states (2.6 per cent) and the off-budget borrowings which are being resorted to increasingly is a worry.
HDFC Bank has been conscious in not accepting high-cost deposits, which have resulted in slower growth in October-December, said Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and chief executive officer, during an interaction with Goldman Sachs recently. He said during times of tight liquidity, short terms hardened, as was the case in October-December. "Not only did we participate, but we also gave up which came up for maturity," he said.
There was no smooth surge in middle class prosperity for foreign businesses to tap into because of the Indian economy was mismanaged, argues Debashis Basu.
Barely a month after he stunned the world by saying that oil prices will soon cross $200 per barrel, Goldman Sachs' ace oil analyst Arjun N Murti is now predicting that $200 levels for oil are unsustainable, and the demand for oil will drop drastically pulling down its price to around $75 per barrel.
The cost of CNG, which will be reduced by up to Rs 15 per kg in the next few days following a rejig in natural gas allocation, will go up by Rs 10.6 a kg in April, when domestic gas prices almost double.
New York Stock Exchange, along with a group of global investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, are together picking up over 20 per cent stake in the country's leading stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange.
The 58-year-old go-to man at the consumer goods maker will helm Global Beverages & Foods that will launch confectioneries, juices and snacks in six-nine months.
Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) with a lock-in period performed better than the ones that allow investors to withdraw capital at any time. Close-ended schemes had a median return of 5.62 per cent in December, according to data from industry tracker PMSBazaar. The median returns for open-ended schemes were 3.91 per cent
India's real GDP growth will decline marginally to 6.3 per cent in 2024 from the 6.4 per cent estimated for 2023, an American brokerage firm said on Monday. The next calendar year will be of two halves, wherein the government spending before the upcoming General Elections will be the key driver for growth, while after the elections, it will be the re-acceleration in investment growth, especially from the private sector, Goldman Sachs said in a report. From a fiscal year perspective, the brokerage said it expects growth to accelerate to 6.5 per cent for FY25 from the 6.2 per cent it has projected for the ongoing FY24, it added.
