Growth in Asia and the Pacific outperformed expectations in late 2023, reaching 5.0 percent for the year. Inflation has continued to decline, albeit at varying speeds: some economies are still seeing sustained price pressures, while others are facing deflationary risks.In 2024, growth is projected to slow modestly to 4.5 percent. …
IN THE second decade of the 21st century, the environment has found an irredeemable place in the international economic discourse. It was not always like this. In the 1990s, establishment development thinkers accommodated the environment only as an afterthought when it came to countries like India and China because the …
Consumer-connect, sustainable strategies and adopting new technologies can salvage the sector from its faceless existence INSTITUTIONS make choices at forks on their journey and embark on distinctive trajectories. The choice made is influenced by its culture and mindset. During the recent crisis, for example, Germany spent a gentle 1.5% of …
The Indian economy grew a robust 8.8 per cent in April-June 2010, its highest in 12 quarters, but a closer study of the CSO data released today reveals worry lines for the next three quarters of the current financial year. While growth in private consumption expenditure, that makes up almost …
THERE is bad news for root-cause theorists in civil society. In what marks a setback for their claims that lack of growth is the principal reason for the Maoist problem, Chhattisgarh, the state which is considered the epicentre of Maoist activities, has posted the highest growth rate. What is bad …
Sustainable Development has been a watchword with governments, and the private sector. The infrastructure sector actually has a positive role to play. Read on
The State Government will initiate on its own a debate in the State Assembly in its ensuing session, on the economic progress made by the State under the present regime. The Government will also ask the departments to make public the rate of progress they have attained under the present …
India, with its huge share of exports and foreign investment in GDP, is more sensitive than ever to the global economy. Hence, India may not average more than 7.5-8% growth in the next five years, says Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar. GIVEN the economy
Massive Improvement In Edu, Health Has Had Little To Do With Globalization: Report Economic growth seems to have little to do with human development. On the other hand, the empowerment of women may have a lot more to do with an entire country
With the economy likely to perform better in the last quarter of the current fiscal compared with the preceding three quarters, industry body Assocham expects the country to clock a growth rate of 7.4 per cent for the entire fiscal, marginally exceeding the official estimate. Assocham expects the economy to …
Bangalore: The country has successfully overcome the effect of the global economic slowdown and the GDP is expected to grow at 8.5% during fiscal 2010-11, plus or minus 0.25%, said Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today presented in the State Assembly a deficit Budget of Rs 3464.46 crore for the 2010-11 financial year of the State. He expressed the hope that the State would be able to attain a growth rate of around nine per cent during the financial year. In …
The state government is not averse to setting up of a joint committee with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), which could meet frequently to solve the problems faced by entrepreneurs. This was stated by Chief Minister PK Kumar Dhumal while addressing captains of industries at a seminar organised by …
