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PM Modi discusses economy, terrorism, fugitive economic offenders at G20 summit

PM Modi stressed on escalating trade tensions and its resultant and collateral damages it caused to the least developed countries and other emerging economies at the G20 summit

Updated on Dec 2, 2018, 5:27 PM IST

Govt says new GDP calculation is more reflective of Indian economy

The new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data takes into account a far greater representation of the Indian economy, said Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday.

Updated on Nov 29, 2018, 1:18 PM IST

IMF’s Christine Lagarde warns of worse trade hit to global economy

In this file photo taken on October 4, 2018 International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde speaks during a press conference in Tokyo.

Updated on Nov 29, 2018, 12:11 AM IST

Narendra Modi wants India among top 50 on ease of doing business index, double economy to $5trillion

Narendra Modi said the era of policy paralysis has ended and his government is giving policy-based governance that has helped catapult India from 142nd among 190 nations on the ease of doing business index in 2014 to 77th this year.

Updated on Nov 19, 2018, 9:10 PM IST

Faced with trade war, President Xi Jinping admits ‘uncertainty’ in China’s economy

President Xi Jinping acknowledged uncertainty in China’s economy as he held a meeting with entrepreneurs amid signs that the world’s second largest economy is losing steam as it faces a trade war with the United States, a massive debt buildup and a weakening currency.

Updated on Nov 1, 2018, 7:24 PM IST

Harsh winds ahead for India’s political economy

The Indian economy, which till recently was the subject of much bragging and chest thumping, is beset with headwinds

Updated on Oct 27, 2018, 5:43 PM IST

Note ban helped formalise economy but hit small businesses

Growth in the number of tax returns and income shown in ITRs in the up to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 lakh annual non-salary income category suffered a big deceleration.

Updated on Oct 24, 2018, 8:09 AM IST

The European Union must do more to help the Italian economy

As my experience more than 30 years ago shows, Italy’s economic problems far predate its adoption of the euro. It has long had poor productivity by European standards, and that translated into relatively low trend growth in the pre-euro decades.

Published on Oct 21, 2018, 8:28 AM IST

E-commerce can boost small businesses in India

India’s e-commerce market is currently estimated at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>19,650 cr, minus travel portals

Published on Oct 15, 2018, 1:26 PM IST

In the 2019 elections, the Congress must focus on the economy

Rahul Gandhi, President, Indian National Congress during the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, New Delhi, October 5

Updated on Oct 13, 2018, 7:32 PM IST

India going through major transformation, witnessing rapid economic and social changes: Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi said GST had been the “biggest tax reform since independence” that had made the entire country into a single market and had widened tax base.

Published on Oct 7, 2018, 3:29 PM IST

Govt strengthened economy, will cater to growing aspirations: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, India - Oct. 5, 2018: Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Coal and R. Sukumar, Editor-in-Chief, Hindustan Times during the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit at Taj Palace in New Delhi, India, on Friday, October 5, 2018.

Updated on Oct 6, 2018, 7:47 AM IST

Ravi Shankar Prasad asks Russia to leverage massive potential of India’s digital economy

Union Minister for Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India too offers a vast potential in emerging areas like AI, e-healthcare and e-education and the booming startup ecosystem.

Updated on Oct 5, 2018, 2:25 PM IST

Size of Indian economy will reach $5 trillion by 2022: PM Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi said the government will not shy away from taking tough decisions in national interest.

Updated on Sep 20, 2018, 5:23 PM IST

Confidence in economy falls among Indians, says Pew report

Asked if the current economic situation in the country was good, just over half (56%) of the respondents answered in the affirmative in 2018. Eight out of 10 had done so in 2017 despite the widespread disruption caused by note ban, brought in November 2016.

Published on Sep 19, 2018, 10:54 PM IST

Arun Jaitley on the state of economy highlights: Dena bank, Vijaya bank and Bank of Baroda to be merged

Finance minister Arun Jaitley addressing the media in New Delhi.

Updated on Sep 17, 2018, 7:18 PM IST

‘Pink dollar’ to boost India’s economy after gay sex legalised

Members of the LGBT community celebrate after the verdict by Supreme Court of India which stuck down part of Section 377.

Updated on Sep 12, 2018, 10:19 AM IST

Shiv Sena slams Modi government over falling rupee, state of economy

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray

Published on Sep 6, 2018, 12:48 AM IST

Analysis | Did the note ban affect economy?

A man gets his old 500 rupees notes exchanged with 100 rupees at Canara Bank Ghatkopar (W) in Mumbai, India.

Updated on Sep 5, 2018, 10:32 AM IST

Did the Indian economy create nearly 13 million jobs in 2017?

The estimation of new jobs in EPFO data is tricky and has been discussed widely.

Updated on Sep 5, 2018, 12:54 PM IST

Don’t surrender Iran cushion against an oil shock

The Indian rupee slumped to an all-time low as a resurgence in crude prices and the emerging-market sell-off took a toll on the currency of the world's third-biggest oil consumer

Updated on Sep 3, 2018, 12:32 PM IST

India’s economy likely grew 7.6% in April-June quarter: Poll

Workers transport goods at Khari Baoli spice market in New Delhi.

Published on Aug 31, 2018, 3:40 PM IST

Economy formalised, tax base widened: Arun Jaitley on demonetisation

In his post, Arun Jaitley argued that the anonymity about the owner of cash disappears when money is deposited in banks.

Updated on Aug 30, 2018, 11:49 PM IST

India expected to surpass Britain to become world’s 5th largest economy next year: Arun Jaitley

Finance minister Arun Jaitley at his office.

Updated on Aug 30, 2018, 12:57 PM IST

Panel on 5G deployment in India predicts ‘$1 trillion impact on economy’

The committee has identified and recommended specific bands for 5G spectrum allocation

Published on Aug 23, 2018, 10:10 PM IST

Opening of economy and closing of mind a dangerous mix, says Sonia Gandhi

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi pays tributes to late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary at Veer Bhumi in New Delhi on Monday as daughter Priyanka Vadra, son-in-law Robert Vadra and Congress president Rahul Gandhi look on.

Updated on Aug 20, 2018, 10:18 PM IST

India’s economy actually touched the magical 10% mark in 2006-07, says report

2006-07 was not the first time India achieved a double digit growth rate. GDP at factor cost grew at 10.16% in 1988-89, largely because of a strong base-effect as the previous year’s growth rate was just 3.53%.

Published on Aug 18, 2018, 8:08 AM IST

India’s economy actually touched the magical 10% mark in 2006-07, says report

2006-07 was not the first time India achieved a double digit growth rate. GDP at factor cost grew at 10.16% in 1988-89, largely because of a strong base-effect as the previous year’s growth rate was just 3.53%.

Published on Aug 17, 2018, 11:03 PM IST

Economy isn’t sole factor in country’s well-being, growth

‘Economics’ is the most touted word these days, but it can be a dry subject, full of jargon with precepts and concepts that may sound familiar, yet not easy to understand.

Updated on Aug 11, 2018, 12:36 AM IST

Imran Khan’s biggest challenge would be the economy

Pakistan’s economy has struggled in the past decade, largely due to a mix of poor security conditions following a spate of terrorist attacks and poor governance.

Updated on Aug 6, 2018, 1:15 PM IST

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