India's largest public sector bank, State Bank of India, said through an exchange filing that its board has approved raising up to USD 3 billion via debt in the current financial year. In the exchange filing, the state-run lender says
Industry leaders and economists widely accepted RBI's monetary policy stand of no change in interest rates. Besides upward projection of GDP growth for FY25 from 7 per cent to 7.2 per cent is welcomed by the Industry.
The RBI has revised the GDP forecast for the current FY 24-25 to 7.2 per cent from 7 per cent earlier, and the CPI inflation is projected at 4.5 per cent.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) estimates GDP growth at 8.2 per cent, driven by robust investment demand. Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) has surged by 9 per cent in FY24, highlighting the investment boom.
They said that with IMD predicting a good monsoon, the agriculture sector growth is expected to be better in the current financial year. The manufacturing sector is also expected to continue its growth momentum. Before 2020, companies had balance sheet issues and the growth was stagnant. Now
The Gross Refining Margin (GRM) of Indian oil companies in FY23 was at USD 16-18/ Barrel (bbl), in FY24 the GRM of Indian Refiners moderated to an average of USD 10 - 12/bbl. According to a report by CareEdge ratings, the GRM of oil companies will reduce further to USD 6-8 in FY25
India's trade deficit faces limited near-term challenges from ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, though it remains an important area to monitor, says a recent outlook report by Crisil on India's trade deficit.
The report highlights that the growth in what households spend on goods and services is predicted to be quite small, only around 4-5 per cent more than the previous year. This is way less compared to the strong 6.5-7 per cent increase we saw each year from 2011 to 2020.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to transfer approximately Rs 1000 billion to the government IN FY25 according to a report by Union Bank of India.
The new projection slightly exceeds the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) forecast of 7.0 per cent. The agency's forecast indicates higher growth than RBI's for the first and fourth quarters of FY25 but lower for the second and third quarters.