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Top 10 wealthiest countries by GDP per capita in 2026: Bangladesh overtakes India in latest IMF rankings

April 28, 2026 6:45 pm

Top 10 wealthiest countries by GDP per capita in 2026 list: According to the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook, the global economy is expected to grow at about 3.9% in 2026.

RBI holds repo rate, sees GDP growth slowing to 6.9% in FY27

April 09, 2026 1:40 am

The move underscores a cautious and calculated approach as economic risks resulting from the West Asia conflict have led to heightened uncertainty for both the inflation and growth outlook despite the US and Iran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire.

India key driver of global growth: Shaktikanta Das

March 01, 2026 4:43 am

While global economic order is shifting under the weight of volatility, the Indian economy presents a picture of resilience and stability, he said.

How to build a Viksit Bharat? One step at a time, as budget and FTAs show

February 05, 2026 11:41 am

Leveraging trend, continuing reforms, structural fixes and facilitations, and FTAs weave a latticework of growth impulses

Budget 2026: Centre continues thrust on capex, FY27 target fixed at Rs 12.22 lakh crore

February 02, 2026 5:05 am

The Centre has been almost singlehandedly pushing capex as the mainstay for fiscal spending, which has, over the last decade or so, risen sharply and stayed at a high level. To put this current capex target in perspective, the Centre had spent just Rs 3.08 lakh crore in 2018-19.

New debt-GDP fiscal anchor will likely open space for higher capex

February 01, 2026 10:47 am

Policy makers in the government are of the view that this change, which is in line with global practice, will lend the government more space to enhance its development spending. Further, they see the pace of fiscal consolidation to be more gradual.

Udit Misra writes: Why the Economic Survey has upped India's potential growth rate

January 31, 2026 1:22 pm

In his weekly column, "GDP: Graphs, Data and Perspectives", Udit Misra writes that factors comprising India's potential GDP growth have shown declining trends in recent years.

P Chidambaram writes: No unemployment in India!

January 18, 2026 5:08 pm

The theory that unemployment is not a big issue is a myth and hypocritical. While the government is self-congratulatory, we know that joblessness is the darkest stain on the body economic

Delhi’s resolve stood out as others buckled

January 10, 2026 7:30 am

From “car diplomacy” with President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan to Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed personally escorting Modi, and Bhutan’s King receiving him on the tarmac, these moments underscored relationships rooted in trust and genuine goodwill

At year’s end, robust growth, signs that economy weathered the storms

December 29, 2025 12:41 pm

We expect GDP growth of 6.7 per cent and inflation at 5 per cent, largely driven by the low base effect, in fiscal 2027

GDP GROWTH VIDEOS

‘Think of it the other way, not about govt raiding RBI, but how RBI could have behaved differently’

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

In this edition of the Idea Exchange, Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian talks about demonitisation, defends GST, explains the reasons why growth has not been robust and reflects back on his tenure as Chief Economic Adviser of India.

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