India' domestic rating agency Icra now expects the economy to grow 10-10.5 per cent in 2021-22, against the 10-11 per cent it had estimated earlier

While the reading will be heavily skewed by the plunge in activity a year earlier, the expected jump would be the strongest since at least 1992, when official quarterly records started, according to the median forecasts of 47 economists polled by Reuters

The latest Business Today Business Confidence Index (BCI) shows slight improvement in overall sentiment despite the pessimism around economic and business issues

India racked up the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus infections with 168,912 new cases on Monday, overtaking Brazil as the second-most affected country by the pandemic and causing a plunge in Indian stocks and the rupee

The second wave could dent the sluggish recovery in consumer and corporate confidence, and further, suppress banks' prospects for new business, the global credit rating agency said on Friday

The international community should work together to resist 'vaccine nationalism,' strengthen cooperation and policy coordination to fight against COVID-19, and improve the accessibility and affordability of vaccines in developing countries in a meaningful way, Yi Gang, Governor of the People's Bank of China said

India's debt to GDP ratio increased from 74 percent to 90 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has said

There's the good news that there is faster global growth driven primarily by the US, China, and India, having strong rebounds, World Bank president David Malpass

The dip in output by around Rs 40,000 crore in the case of Maharashtra would lead to a decline in Gross value added (GVA) growth by 0.32% at the overall domestic economic level

The amendment allows the Centre to notify the minimum amount of default value, not more than Rs 1 crore, for pre-packaged insolvency resolution process.

Nonfarm payrolls surged by 916,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said on Friday. That was be the biggest gain since last August. Data for February was revised higher to show 468,000 jobs created instead of the previously reported 379,000

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Recovery is broad based but at varying speed as the services sector in particular still operates with significant restrictions which look unlikely to be fully eased through the first half of FY22, CARE said

Sitharaman said that under the Modi government, Indian economy has seen lower inflation, higher GDP growth, record foreign investments and lower fiscal deficit.

Most of India's grocery retail happens at kiranas - small- and mid-sized mom-and-pop outlets which account for 75-78% of the consumer goods market

Those completing 'Ease of Doing Business' reforms are eligible for additional borrowing of 0.25 percent of GSDP. It is an important indicator of the investment friendly business climate

After contracting by 7.1 per cent in 2020, India's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to grow 12 per cent in 2021 as near-term prospects have turned more favourable, Moody's Analytics said; The Delhi government has said that vaccination centres would remain open till 9 pm, starting March 22; The Maharashtra government on Friday, issued new COVID-19-related restrictions for theatres, private offices, and auditoriums. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Not every person in the world will be vaccinated, says Harsh Vardhan

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Domestic and external demand have been improving since the easing of lockdown restrictions and added that private consumption and non-residential investment will pick up over the next few quarter.

\"Strong data are ahead of us,\" a confident Fed Chair Jerome Powell said after a two-day policy meeting, ticking off the list of forces Fed officials expect will produce 6.5% GDP growth this year