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Amit Shah mourns passing of Bibek Debroy
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday expressed profound sorrow over the demise of Bibek Debroy, chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM) and a top economist, describing him as a scholar with unparalleled versatility who made prolific contributions to the fields of e
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Chairman of PM's Economic Advisory Council Bibek Debroy passes away at 69
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Renowned economist Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, passed away at the age of 69 on Friday.
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Consumer goods, auto and healthcare sector to expand but energy may face
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing geopolitical tension, the energy sector will continue to face challenge while the consumer goods, automotive, healthcare is set to expand in 2025, highlighted a report 'Industry Outlook 2025' by Economist Intelligence.
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IMF retains India's GDP growth at 7 pc for FY25, says worldwide inflation
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The IMF retained its growth rate projects for India in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) and expects India to grow at 7 per centi n the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 and 6.5 per cent in the next fiscal year (FY2025-26).
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India used opportunity of digital technology to benefit people while US mi
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
India has successfully harnessed the power of digital technology for the benefit of its people, while the United States has missed the opportunity, said Nobel Laureate in Economics and former World Bank Chief Economist, Prof. Paul Romer on Monday.
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Festive Season Fuels Business Optimism to Multi-Year High
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 18: Dun & Bradstreet, a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, released the Composite Business Optimism Index (BOI) for Q4 2024, which stands at 94.8, 20.2% higher than Q3 2024. All the six optimism indices have shown improvement,
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Rate cut likely in December amid continued concerns on inflation and geo-p
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Joshi said, "This signals circumspection, it also underscores the likelihood of a rate cut in December. The outsized US Federal Reserve rate cut of 50 basis points in September marked complete and a decisive turn in monetary policy among major central banks. Yet, for emerging market peers, d
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RBI MPC announcement today, unlikely change in rates, RBI may change stanc
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to conclude the three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today, with Governor Shaktikanta Das expected to announce the central bank's decision on policy rates.
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China: Economists lower GDP forecasts amid challenges for stimulate growth
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Out of the 25 economists who provided full-year growth forecasts in the previous quarterly survey, 16 of those lowered their predictions, while nine maintained the same expectations. However, the overall range of growth predictions over the Chinese shifted downward.
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Human rights groups demand immediate release of detained Uyghur economist
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress has expressed solidarity with Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti's family on the 10th anniversary of his life imprisonment, calling for his immediate release along with the many Uyghur intellectuals and scholars who are detained in China.
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PM Modi calls on Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, thanks his "p
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Shanmugaratnam, is an Indian-origin economist and civil servant, who became Singapore's President last year.
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India's services sector sees strongest growth of five months in August, ri
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pranjul Bhandari, Chief India Economist at HSBC, commented on the findings, stating, "The Composite PMI for India continued to show strong growth in August, driven by accelerated business activity in the service sector, which experienced its fastest expansion since March.
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