Slowdown Blues

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Slowdown Blues

IMF flags issues with India's GDP calculation method; says it's complex
The International Monetary Fund in its latest report has pointed out discrepancies in calculating deflation, which is used to convert GDP at current prices to constant prices
With over a dozen absentees, slowdown casts a shadow over Auto Expo 2020
More than a dozen automakers including two wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp, Honda Motorcycles and, Honda Cars India, Ford, Nissan and Ashok Leyland are all giving it a miss this time
IMF economist Gita Gopinath hints India's dream to achieve $5 trillion economy doubtful
Gopinath said India will have to grow at 10.5 per cent in nominal terms as against 6 per cent in the last six years, and 8-9 per cent in real terms in order to achieve the target
India should focus on structural, labour reforms to overcome economic slowdown: Gita Gopinath
Gopinath rooted for government policies focusing on managing a slowdown in domestic demand, and on boosting productivity growth
Slowdown Blues: It's not ordinary but 'Great Slowdown', Indian economy headed towards ICU, says ex-CEA Arvind Subramanian
Subramanian explains how after the NBFC crisis, banks turned cautious and stopped lending to small businesses, leading to a major fall in credit flow from Rs 20-lakh crore in FY19 to 'virtually nothing' in current fiscal
Slowdown Blues: Industrial output shrinks 3.8% in October
The Indices of Industrial Production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of October 2019 declined 8.0 per cent, 2.1 per cent, and 12.2 per cent, respectively
India's economy to grow at 4.3% in Q4 2019: Nomura
Contrary to the market's current optimism that growth has likely bottomed, Nomura believes it will slide further
Slowdown Blues: India economy won't surpass Japan in 2024, will take 5 years longer
Analysts attribute a sharp plunge in India's GDP in the first and second quarters of FY 20 -- 5 per cent in April-June and 4.5 in July-September quarter -- for a delay in achieving the target
Six-quarter decline in GDP growth longest spell in 23 years
The current slowdown is the third slowdown since 1996 and will be the longest in the past 23 years if the next quarter's GDP is worse than 4.5%
Slowdown blues to limit rise in job creation at 7% in October-March: report
Positive hiring outlook was reported in sectors like healthcare & pharmaceuticals, information technology, e-commerce and tech start-ups, educational services, KPO, power and energy, and logistics