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Budget 2021: Experts waiting for a debt management road map

There are various estimates of India's debt to GDP ratio, but the consensus is that that it would be over 80 per cent at the end of the current fiscal year.

Moody's unimpressed by FinMin's optimism on economy

On Tuesday, Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram told reporters that economic growth this financial year would be over five per cent and the numbers in the second quarter would be better than the first quarter which yielded gross domestic product expansion of 4.4 per cent, a four-year low.

India to revise GDP measurement in 2015

India's informal economy and service sector accounts for over three-fifths of its $1.8 trillion economy.

$3 bn foreign investment in Indian stocks since Aug

'The good news is that money continues to flow into India-focussed offshore funds.'

How India can gradually reduce fiscal deficit

Being mandatory, these recommendations will have to be immediately built into the Budget for 2015-16.

ADB slashes India growth forecast for 2017-18 to 6.7%

Growth forecast has been lowered owing to tepid growth in the first half of 2017-18, the lingering effects of demonetisation, transitory challenges of GST, and some risks to agriculture stemming from a spotty monsoon.

Few things economic advisors, investors expect from the Budget

Indian bond yields may not spike if the government opts to increase spending when it unveils its annual budget in late February.

Few things economic advisors, investors expect from the Budget

Ranil Wickremesinghe reinstated as Sri Lanka PM

India welcomed resolution of the political crisis in Sri Lanka and exuded confidence that relations between the two countries will continue to move on in an upward trajectory.

Moody's points to fiscal, inflation worries

The ministry sought to allay the rating agency's concerns and said economic growth was on an upward swing.

'Citibank is more optimistic than RBI'

'This is clearly a much stronger government, a much strong Prime Minister's Office and a much more disciplined approach. There is an improvement of the work culture in the government -- people don't play golf in the mornings anymore. There is a huge attempt going on to making business easier,' says Rakesh Mohan, executive director at the IMF.

Markets snap 3-day winning streak, Nifty holds 8,250; Midcaps outshine

The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.

Markets at record closing highs, Sensex breaches 28,000

The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.

Greece defaults on IMF payment despite last-minute overtures to creditors

11th-hour debt restructuring programme offered no concessions to creditors