economic outlook

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised India's growth forecast for the current financial year to 6.9 percent from 6.5 percent. According to the ADB's Asian Development Outlook, India's growth is expected to remain strong this fiscal year, driven by strong domestic demand, improved...

Manila, April 10 – The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has heightened global geopolitical risks and intensified downside risks for economic growth in developing Asia and the Pacific, according to a new report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday.The Asian Development...

Mumbai, April 8 Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra expressed confidence on Wednesday that interest rates will remain low in the medium to long term, given the benign inflationary conditions.Addressing the media at a post-monetary policy conference, Malhotra said the Indian economy is very...

April 06, New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting is scheduled to begin on Monday, with investors and economists closely monitoring for signals regarding interest rates and inflation outlook.The meeting is taking place amid heightened global uncertainty...

Mumbai, Apr 1 US tariff orders are likely to moderate India Inc's credit profiles in the second half of FY26, and the West Asia conflict, especially its duration, will play a crucial role in determining how it pans out in the future, rating agencies said on Wednesday.Crisil Ratings, which...

New Delhi, March 30 The central government's fiscal deficit stood at Rs 12.52 lakh crore at the end of February, or 80.4 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26, compared to 85.8 per cent in the year-ago period, according to government data released on Monday.The Centre estimates the...

New Delhi, March 26 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projected India's GDP to grow at 7.6 per cent in the current fiscal and 6.1 per cent in 2026-27.In its interim Economic Outlook report, the OECD said that the evolving conflict in the Middle East has "human...

Colombo, March 25 Sri Lanka is hoping to receive two installments of its bailout package from the IMF when the IMF team arrives here to complete its mission, Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Wednesday.An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will arrive here on Thursday and...

Hyderabad, March 22 Telangana's total debt, including that of its entities and government guarantees, stood at Rs 8 lakh crore as of December 2025, according to the Socio-Economic Outlook 2026 released by the state government.The state government said that from December 2023, when the Congress...

New Delhi, March 19 The global trade growth is expected to slow down to 1.9 per cent this year amid the West Asia crisis, the WTO said on Wednesday.WTO economists warn that the ongoing conflict in West Asia could further reduce trade growth if energy prices remain elevated, it said.It would...

New Delhi, March 16 Mastercard announced the launch of ‘Lifestyle Navigator’ on Monday, an AI-powered travel and lifestyle concierge developed in collaboration with online travel platform MakeMyTrip. The platform aims to offer more personalized travel discovery and planning experiences.The...

New Delhi, March 13 Fitch Ratings on Friday marginally raised India's GDP growth forecast to 7.5 per cent for the current fiscal, citing strong domestic demand as the primary growth driver.In December, Fitch had projected India's GDP growth at 7.4 per cent for the current fiscal.For the next...

Washington, March 12 – The US is heading towards an unsustainable debt trajectory that could trigger global financial shocks, economists have warned lawmakers during a Senate hearing, raising concerns that rising American deficits may push up global interest rates and ripple through emerging...

Mumbai, March 11 The ongoing conflict in West Asia could pose a downside risk to India's economic outlook due to its impact on crude oil and commodity prices, according to a report by Crisil Intelligence.In its base case scenario, the report expects India's real GDP growth to moderate to 7.1...

New Delhi, February 27 The economic growth projection for the next fiscal year has been revised upwards by 20 basis points to 7-7.4 per cent following the release of a new GDP series, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday.The Economic Survey presented in Parliament in...