-The Economic Times Indian banking system detected Rs 71,500 crore worth of frauds in financial year 2018-19, the RBI report said. Indian banking system detected Rs 71,500 crore worth of frauds in financial year 2018-19 which to put in scale is slightly more than the Rs 71,000 crore recapitalisation package planned by the government to revive the health of its public-sector banks. Interestingly, over 90 percent of these losses were to the government...
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Shock slowdown -R Suryamurthy
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Indian economy grew at its slowest pace in more than six years at 5 per cent in the first quarter of 2019-20, deepening worries about subdued factory output and resultant job losses. It also fanned concerns about the Narendra Modi government’s ability to crank up demand amid clear indications that urban consumption had also started to slacken after rural demand went into a deep rut several quarters...
More »Sentiments do have real economic benefits -Renu Kohli
-The Telegraph Investors may be buying stocks again, but fundamental drivers such as expected corporate performance remain unchanged Sentiments matter for economic growth. Optimistic or upbeat sentiments encourage consumers to buy and borrow; businesses, on the other hand, are spurred to plan and invest. But when in reverse gear, downbeat or negative sentiments can hold back spending, restricting activities and stifling growth. For an economy seeking to revive itself, be it India...
More »Agri GDP growth falls: Doubling farmers' income in next 3 years looks a tough task -Rajalakshmi Nirmal
-The Hindu Business Line While production has dropped, it has not been accompanied by a commensurate increase in price Last week, while the CSO released the Q1 GDP numbers, it also showed numbers for agriculture, forestry and fishing as a segment. For the June quarter, this segment’s growth in real terms was 2 per cent, against 5.1 per cent in the same quarter of the previous year. Agri GDP growth has been sliding...
More »Slowdown Blues: Govt needs to raise income levels of working population to boost growth -Prasanna Mohanty
-Business Today Now that a decline in private consumption is pulling down economic growth, the focus needs to shift to improving wages and other measures to spur demand and savings, which does not seem to be happening now New Delhi: That the Indian economy is slipping into a recession is quiet apparent. The real GDP growth has gone down from a peak of 8.2% in 2016-17 to 6.8% in 2018-19, with the...
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