India is poised to remain the fastest-growing major economy in 2024-25, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said in a press conference after the tabling of the Economic Survey in the Parliament on Monday.
According to the Survey document, raising investor awareness and continuous financial education are essential to warn investors of the low or negative expected returns from derivatives trading.
India's foreign exchange reserves during the recently concluded financial year 2023-24 increased the highest among major reserves-holding countries globally, asserted the Economic Survey tabled in the Parliament on Monday.
The Economic Survey for 2023-24 tabled in the Parliament on Monday identified six key policy focus areas in order to achieve a sustained economic growth.
In the medium term, the Indian economy can grow at a rate of 7 per cent plus on a sustained basis if we build on the structural reforms undertaken over the last decade. This requires a tripartite compact between the Union Government, State Governments and the private sector.
India's workforce is nearly 56.5 crore, with more than 45 percent employed in agriculture, 11.4 percent in manufacturing, 28.9 percent in services, and 13.0 percent in construction, highlights the Economic Survey 2023-24 released by the finance ministry on Monday.
India's economy carried forward the momentum it built in 2022-23 into 2023-24 despite a gamut of external challenges, the Economic Survey said. India's real GDP grew by 8.2 per cent in 2023-24, exceeding 8 per cent mark in three out of four quarters of 2023-24.
The Indian economy is on a strong wicket and stable footing, demonstrating resilience in the face of geopolitical challenges, as per the Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled in the Parliament on Monday.
The average cost of equity in India is 14.2 per cent, up 40 basis points since 2021, indicating strong resilience, according to a survey by EY. It also noted that the equity market risk premium has steadily shrunk over the past surveys.
Invoking the Indian business community to invest in India, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that since India has never defaulted in its history, it is the best time to invest in the development of the country.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest outlook, has raised India's growth projections for 2024 from 6.8 per cent earlier to 7 per cent, with the country maintaining the fastest-growing status in emerging markets and developing economies