'While collections under the Income Disclosure Scheme explain it partly, indirect tax numbers not showing any effect of the withdrawal of high denomination currency notes was puzzling.'
UPA-II has yielded a 7.5 per cent average annual growth rate
Though Indian banks don't have large exposure to subprime mortgages, analysts are worried at the rise in their restructured loan portfolios and deterioration in credit quality.
Hawkish tone likely to guard rupee from further slide
Poor rainfall has also depleted water reservoirs levels, which is likely to impact the winter crops.
Lack of clarity on the overhaul of the subsidy-sharing mechanism by upstream companies.
Marriott-Starwood, Carlson Rezidor and others are winning the tug-of-war for customers with local hotel chains as they add new properties at a breakneck speed.
November IIP data show a fall of over 20%, led by automobiles, gems & jewellery and home appliances; turnaround seen as unlikely.
Rural slowdown may delay growth in the economy.
The greatest disconnect lies in the estimates of industrial growth.
Rush to offload bad loans indicates a revival in asset-sale market
The outgoing chairman believed in building for the future; for his successor, the challenge will be to maintain the momentum, says Ishita Ayan Dutt.
A reversal of policy at this juncture could jeopardise the recent gains on inflation
Officials say a fall in global oil prices will reduce the government's subsidy burden, giving it a greater chance of hitting its ambitious fiscal deficit target of 4.1 percent of gross domestic product in the fiscal year to March.
The BJP's manifesto for UP elections promised many things. But, given the state's precarious financial position, fulfilling these promises is likely to prove tricky, says Ishan Bakshi.
Electricity generation has outperformed the industrial production index for five months in a row this financial year, even as the broader economy is struggling to grow.
Since January 2015, the central bank has lowered its policy rate.
'There are a lot of positive things these reforms are bringing about and it is only a matter of some quarters before the growth rate picks up momentum.' 'Until then we need to be a little bit patient.'
Little indication of growth surge in either industry or services till well into FY14.
Fresh investments are constrained by tepid demand.
The staggered increase in kerosene rate may not have the same impact of freeing up the fuel price as for diesel.
This is the lowest investment grade rating.
Companies with contrasting financial ratios enjoy similar credit ratings; agencies say they look at many other metrics.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
The second fortnight of September saw Rs 3 lakh crore of time deposits, something unique, followed by liquidation of Rs 1.2 lakh crpre of these right after.
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While some companies, such as HSBC, have closed retail operations, big players such as India Infoline is scaling down.
The muted CPI inflation print at 5% earlier this week, followed by a similar WPI number released Wednesday, seems to have spurred India's central bank into action, is how the economists are reading into Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan's 25 basis point cut in repo rate.
RBI is unlikely to stem the slide against the dollar as the greenback is rising rapidly against all currencies in the world.
Some feel that Tata Steel has put these assets on the block only after exhausting all the options.
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
To check fiscal deficit, government needs to drastically cut Plan expenditure.
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