Time for India to boost per capita income: Experts
A week after Moody's Investors Service upgraded India's sovereign rating, S&P kept its India ratings unchanged at the lowest investment grade of 'BBB-minus' citing sizable fiscal deficits, a high net general government debt burden and low per capita income.
Nov 26, 2017, 16:30 PM IST
Good prospects for India to achieve over 8% growth in 2-3 years: Niti Aayog
The government think tank has come out with a detailed plan for reforms in the economy, judiciary, regulatory structure and social sectors, in its 'Three Year Action Agenda, 2017-18 to 2019-20'.
Aug 24, 2017, 19:25 PM IST
Logic of India-US strategic relationship is incontrovertible, writes PM Modi for Wall Street Journal
Ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India's policy initiatives and reforms, epecially GST to American business in an article written in the Wall Street Journal.
Jun 26, 2017, 10:47 AM IST
Modi's US visit: American CEOs praise India's policy initiatives to improve ease of doing business
Walmart India CEO Krish Iyer hailed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill, which will be rolled out on July 1st, as a `game changing reform` that would ease business barriers and help bring down prices of essential commodities in the long run.
Jun 26, 2017, 10:08 AM IST
Narendra Modi in Russia: PM invites global businesses to invest, says sky is the limit in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited global businesses to invest in sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, defence and services, saying India was never a better investment destination than it is now.
Jun 02, 2017, 17:54 PM IST
Fitch keeps India's sovereign rating unchanged at 'BBB-' with stable outlook, projects 7.7% growth rate for this fiscal
Global rating agency Fitch Ratings on Tuesday kept India's sovereign rating unchanged at 'BBB-' -- the lowest investment grade -- with a stable outlook, citing a "weak fiscal position and difficult business environment".
May 02, 2017, 17:14 PM IST
Debate over reforms dissipating as poor benefit: FM Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the whole debate over the political cost of economic reforms has dissipated with the benefits reaching the deprived sections of society.
May 02, 2017, 15:26 PM IST
India to overtake Germany as world's 4th largest economy by 2022: IMF
India is all set to overtake Germany as world's fourth largest economy by 2022, according to a IMF study.
Apr 28, 2017, 13:58 PM IST
India a bright spot despite disruptive reforms: Survey
India continues to remain an economic bright spot despite some bold but disruptive reforms, according to a recent survey.
Apr 25, 2017, 20:23 PM IST
Watch : PM Modi's address on inaugural ceremony of NISM, Mumbai
PM Modi addressing public on inauguration of NISM, Mumbai. Watch complete news story to get the detailed news updates!
Dec 24, 2016, 20:11 PM IST
Adoption of GST poised to boost India's medium-term growth: IMF
Asserting that India has shown that progress on reforms could "ignite" business investment, the IMF on Thursday said the adoption of goods and services tax is poised to boost the country's medium-term growth.
Oct 07, 2016, 10:06 AM IST
Solid demand, milestone reforms to sustain India's growth: ADB
India's economy will remain on a strong growth path this fiscal and clock a growth of 7.4 percent aided by implementation of key structural reforms, robust consumer demand and higher agricultural output driven by a good monsoon, predicted an ADB study.
Sep 27, 2016, 14:24 PM IST
India's economy never been in stronger position than today: Parekh
HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh on Monday said the country's economy is in a "stronger position" and demonstrating an immense growth potential with a strong leadership at the helm bringing in key reforms.
Aug 29, 2016, 13:39 PM IST
Reforms to aid growth; banking sector risks remain: Moody's
Moody's Investors Service on Monday said continued reforms to enhance business environment and moderate inflation will help India achieve robust growth but cautioned that rising contingent liability risks in the banking sector could affect its credit quality.
Aug 22, 2016, 13:09 PM IST
Growth recovery on track, reforms hold key: DBS
Strong consumption and public investments have kept India's growth recovery on track this year, and it is now crucial that the government's reform process sustains to keep the momentum going, says a DBS report.
Aug 16, 2016, 16:32 PM IST
Reforms, supportive monetary policy to push growth to 8%: S&P
Supportive monetary and fiscal policies can help India achieve 8 percent growth in the next three fiscals, but if reforms do not get further momentum then its economic "outperformance" could be short-lived, S&P Global Ratings said Wednesday.
Aug 03, 2016, 14:27 PM IST
IMF flags decelerating pace of reforms in India; lists six areas for further reforms
Listing out as many as six core areas that need further reforms in India, IMF has warned that headwinds from weaknesses in the country's corporate and bank balance sheets, decelerating pace of reforms and sluggish exports may weigh on its economic growth.
Jul 24, 2016, 15:06 PM IST
India likely to grow 7.9% this fiscal, but rains key: Crisil
Indian economy is likely to grow at 7.9 percent in the current fiscal provided the country receives normal monsoon as it will boost agriculture growth and lift rural demand, says a report.
Jul 11, 2016, 17:12 PM IST
Modi govt to push reforms to make India 'more developed economy': FM Jaitley
Enthused over encouraging GDP numbers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the government will push ahead with its reform agenda to retain the fastest growing large economy tag and help India move towards becoming "a more developed economy".
Jun 02, 2016, 11:45 AM IST
Have undertaken 'maximum' reforms, enormous task ahead: PM Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi said that many of the changes he has put in place would have been regarded by previous administrations as difficult to implement, but now that he has done them, to his critics they no longer qualify as "big bang".
May 26, 2016, 12:33 PM IST
