Economy - general
India up 30 places in World Bank’s ease of doing business report
31 Oct 2017
Developing countries carried out 206 reforms, accounting for 78 per cent of the 264 business reforms undertaken by 119 economies, says the report
Shadow economy cannot be allowed to undermine real economy: Jaitley
30 Oct 2017
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said the government has been taking steps towards a cleaner economy, and that these have helped enlarge the tax base and reduce illicit cash transactions
Indian economy back on the steady growth path, says finmin
25 Oct 2017
With all indicators – index of industrial production, core sector growth, stock indices, automobile sales, consumer spending - pointing to strong pick-up, growth is expected to be back in the second quarter of current year itself
India loses edge due to failure to build industrial base
16 Oct 2017
With outsourcing, and not manufacturing, emerging as the core sector of the economy, the slowdown in GDP growth is worrying for the government as it has no control over the economy now, which is dependent on external demand