A government report highlights a severe crisis in Pakistan's education system, with over 25 million children out of school and most ten-year-olds unable to read properly. Low government spending, weak policies, and poor learning resources continue to affect education quality across the count
ICRA estimates the YoY growth in the services gross value added (GVA) to moderate to 7.8% in Q3 2025-26 from 9.2% in Q2 2025-26, dampened by lower expansion in Government spending and services exports. After the frontloading seen in H1 2025-26 (+40.0% YoY), the Government of India's (GoI's)
Delhi NCR [India], February 5: The Union Budget 2026-27 has given infrastructure a pivotal role in economic growth, and this has created a conducive environment for the growth of the real estate sector. The increased government spending on infrastructure, the renewed focus on future-ready in
The Union Budget for FY27 "gives some hope to the infra space after two consecutive years of disappointment," signalling a potential rebound in government spending, noted a Nuvama Research report on the recently announced Budget 2026.
The Union Budget for FY27 has adopted a calibrated approach to fiscal consolidation while prioritising higher government spending and sector-specific incentives, according to a report by Jefferies.
Capital expenditure by the central government is expected to cross Rs 12 lakh crore in (Financial Year) FY27, registering a year-on-year growth of around 10 per cent, according to a report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
The government is on track to meet the fiscal deficit and capital expenditure (CAPEX) targets for the current financial year, supported by strong non-tax revenue inflows and front-loaded spending across key sectors, according to Ranen Banerjee, Partner and Economic Advisory Leader at PwC
Analysts attribute the tightening to a combination of seasonal currency leakage, muted government spending, tax outflows, and most notably, heavy unsterilized foreign exchange intervention by the RBI.
India's economic growth is expected to come in strong for the second quarter of the current financial year, with GDP likely to rise 7.5 per cent, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
The domestic GDP growth in the first half of the current financial year, FY26, is expected to come in at 7.6 per cent, higher than the 6.1 per cent recorded during the same period last year, as highlighted in a report by ICICI.
Kinjal Shah, Senior Vice President & Co-Group Head - Corporate Ratings at ICRA, says rural spending continues to hold steady, while several policy steps are supporting sentiment in cities.
India's growth drivers are set to shift in Q2 FY2026, with industry expected to outpace services for the first time in four quarters, even as overall GDP expansion moderates, according to credit rating agency ICRA.