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  Modi, Jaitley flaunt GDP data; economists look sceptical

  Politics | March 01, 2017 21:41 IST

  The latest government data on GDP showing that demonetisation drive barely impacted India's economy has taken economists by surprise who look at the data sceptically. The government had yesterday pegged GDP growth at a higher-than-expected

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  GDP number belies exaggerated claim of note ban impact: Arun Jaitley

  March 01, 2017 19:18 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said a 7 per cent expansion in third quarter belies exaggerated claims of note ban impact on rural economy.

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  Despite short-term fall, GDP will bounce back sharply: RBI Governor

  February 17, 2017 13:50 IST

  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel today said that despite the short-tem fall in India’s economic growth owing to ‘demonetisation’, the GDP will bounce back sharply.

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  CSO revises GDP growth estimate for 2015-16 to 7.9 per cent

  January 31, 2017 21:38 IST

  Revising GDP growth for 2015-16 after factoring in latest data on agriculture and industrial production, the government has now estimated it to be 7.9 per cent a notch above the 7.6 per cent estimated earlier.

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  China’s GDP growth hits 26-year low

  World | January 20, 2017 17:13 IST

  Hitting a new low, China's economy grew 6.7 per cent year-on-year in 2016, the slowest pace of growth in 26 years, official data showed today. However, it was still well within the government's target range.

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  Demonetisation: Note ban to have 'significant impact' on GDP in short-term

  January 08, 2017 18:04 IST

  The demonetisation decision announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8 will have a "significant impact" on the country's economy in the near term, but once the transition phase is over, the growth momentum

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  Despite demonetisation, India's GDP growth will be better than China's: Fitch Ratings

  November 25, 2016 14:19 IST

  Despite a slowdown in India's GDP growth in short run due to cash crunch, India's growth rate will still be higher than China's in the medium term, according to Fitch Ratings. In a statement, the

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  At Rs 1.5 lakh crore, Mukesh Ambani’s wealth equals Estonia's GDP; tops Forbes list

  October 20, 2016 18:41 IST

  Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Mukesh Ambani who has been named among India's 100 wealthiest big shots for the ninth sequential year has his fortune equivalent to Estonia's GDP, says Forbes India. Mukesh Ambani,

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  GST passage can incur 8% GDP growth over next few years: report

  October 11, 2016 21:38 IST

  The passage of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) bill can lead to India's eight per cent GDP (gross domestic product) growth over the next few years, a report by the leading credit risk research

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  Indian GDP to grow 7.9% this fiscal, private consumption to rise: Crisil

  October 03, 2016 8:57 IST

  With agriculture income growth "at an above-trend 4 per cent", India's real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow this fiscal at 7.9 per cent, while annual retail inflation would remain contained at 5

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  India’s salary growth at 0.2 pc, GDP gain of 63.8 pc since 2008

  September 15, 2016 16:48 IST

  India’s salary growth stood at 0.2 per cent in real terms, with a GDP gain of 63.8 per cent since the great recession eight years back, a new analysis by the Hay Group division of Korn Ferry said.

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  India's GDP growth for first quarter slows to 7.1 per cent

  August 31, 2016 20:14 IST

  In what could come as adverse news for the Narendra Modi-led government, the Indian economy lost some momentum in the first quarter of 2015-16 with the gross domestic product or GDP expanding 7.1 per cent

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  India's CAD narrows sharply to Rs 20 lakh crores on lower trade deficit

  June 16, 2016 20:51 IST

  Mumbai: India's current account deficit (CAD) narrowed sharply to USD 0.3 billion (Rs 20 lakh crores), or 0.1 per cent of GDP, in the fourth quarter of 2015-16 from USD 7.1 billion, or 1.3 per

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  Black money in India fading out; still higher than Thailand, Argentina's GDP

  June 05, 2016 18:50 IST

  New Delhi: Pegging India’s ‘black economy’ at over Rs 30 lakh crore or about 20% of total GDP, a new study says it has been contracting gradually over the years but still remains bigger than

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  India's growth at 7.6% in 2015-16 fastest in five years

  May 31, 2016 18:59 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian economy expanded by 7.6 per cent in 2015-16 to log the fastest growth among larger countries, while also outpacing China, official data showed today. This was also the fastest growth for

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  India ranks ninth in crony-capitalism index

  May 08, 2016 17:30 IST

  New York: India is ranked at ninth position in crony-capitalism with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new study by The Economist. In India,

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  Delhi’s GDP to register a growth of 13% in 2015-16:Manish Sisodia

  May 07, 2016 7:24 IST

  New Delhi:The GDP of the national capital is expected to register a growth of 13 per cent in 2015-16 compared to the previous fiscal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. The announcement was part of

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  Income Tax refunds worth Rs 1.22 lakh crore issued in FY’16: Govt

  May 06, 2016 19:01 IST

  New Delhi: The Income Tax department has issued 2.10 crore refunds totalling over Rs 1.22 lakh crore in 2015-16, which saw 94 per cent the returns being filed online “During FY 2015-16, more than 2.10

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  India can save $50 billion in logistics costs: Report

  May 01, 2016 17:33 IST

  New Delhi: India can save up to $50 billion by bringing down logistics costs to 9 percent from the current 14 percent of the country's GDP, according to a joint study by industry chamber Assocham

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  India doubles share in global GDP to 2.86 percent

  April 23, 2016 17:55 IST

  New Delhi: India doubled its share in world GDP from 1.43 percent in 2000 to 2.86 percent in 2015, industry body PHD Chamber said on Saturday. "India's GDP stood at $477 billion in 2000