economy

India Inc posts good report card on festive rush, rising commodity prices

January 25, 2021 5:11 am

Several larger organised sector companies were able to take away business from smaller players whose supply chains were disrupted.

Most major economies are shrinking, not China’s

January 18, 2021 10:08 am

Since the virus hit, Chinese economy has improved steadily, finishing the year with growth of 6.5% in the past three months compared to the same period in 2019.

Building a $5-trillion economy

January 13, 2021 9:01 pm

Union Budget should remove the policy roadblocks such as import duties that stall manufacturing sector from integrating with global value chains.

Maharashtra: Railway announcer attempts suicide over non-payment of wages

December 31, 2020 7:14 pm

Vemugutti claimed that announcers employed on contract had not been paid their salaries for over six months.

Govt citing lack of fiscal space for reluctance to provide adequate support to economy is odd

December 15, 2020 8:44 am

What needs to be ensured is that the recovery is not hamstrung by damaged household and SME balance sheets because of the extended loss of wages and incomes. This requires extensive income support now.

Four years since demonetisation, what PM Modi said on the outcomes of the move

November 08, 2020 8:06 pm

PM Modi said, "Demonetisation has helped reduce black money, increase tax compliance and formalization and given a boost to transparency."

Daily briefing: Maharashtra police file slew of FIRs for targeting CM, son; Delhi marks highest single-day spike for any city

November 04, 2020 9:15 am

We are covering the historic US elections, results of which have begun to trickle in; the Jharkhand scholarship scam; and Delhi scrambling for hospital beds as cases hit record highs.

Big tech continues its surge ahead of the rest of the economy

October 30, 2020 9:20 am

On Thursday, as the economy is showing signs of improvement, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Facebook reported profits that highlighted how a recovery may provide another catalyst to help them generate a level of wealth that hasn’t been seen in a single industry in generations.

China virus epicenter Hubei lags as regional growth picks up

October 28, 2020 3:59 pm

Hubei’s gross domestic product shrank 10.4% in the first three quarters compared with the same period last year, according to data released by the provincial statistics bureau.

Indian economy to contract by 10.3% in 2020; to bounce back with 8.8% growth in 2021: IMF

October 13, 2020 10:41 pm

Released ahead of the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, the report said global growth would contract by 4.4 per cent this year and bounce back to 5.2 per cent in 2021.

Congress has no faith in us or any other institution because it has no faith in itself: Narendra Modi

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress party has no faith in the government, the CJI, the RBI or any international organisation that gives data on India's growth. He said it is because Congress has no faith in itself.

Bank officials under CBI probe has risen 5 times in the last 4 months: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:22 pm

The number of bank officers arrested or facing charges for being involved with bad loans has gone up five times in the last four months. Here’s the #NewsInNumbers. See more: https://bit.ly/2IM1j4c

Post-demonetisation, GDP figures dip to 6.1 pc

June 22, 2020 7:01 pm

US Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged: Analysing The Decision & Its Impact On India

September 18, 2015 4:36 pm

Budget 2015: An Analysis by Financial Express Managing Editor Sunil Jain

March 02, 2015 9:19 am

Five things Modi can do for the economy: Editor's Take with Sunil Jain and Shobana Subramanian EP2

May 22, 2014 11:47 am