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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.

Top 10 richest countries in 2026: Norway and Ireland lead; check where India stands

April 23, 2026 6:54 pm

Top 10 richest countries in 2026: In Asia, Singapore ranks highest with a score of 66.43, but its high inequality gives it zero points on that measure.

How Indian economy slid to 6th-largest in the world, with Japan, UK overtaking

April 24, 2026 7:03 pm

India 6th largest economy: When the IMF calculates its rankings in US dollar terms, it uses two data points: a country’s GDP in the local currency and the exchange rate with dollar. On both these counts, India has suffered significant setbacks in the last 12 months.

RBI’s exchange rate policy ‘very consistent’, makes a lot of sense: World Bank

April 10, 2026 1:06 am

The World Bank expects India’s GDP to grow 6.6% in 2026-27, 7.2% in 2027-28, and 7% in 2028-29.

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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.

Top 10 fastest-growing economies in the world in 2026: India grows at a rate of 6.2%; check its rank

April 02, 2026 5:59 pm

Top 10 fastest-growing economies in the world in 2026 list: IMF’s latest data shows that many African countries are expected to grow quickly. This is mainly because of oil production, rebuilding after conflicts, and new infrastructure projects.

Nageswaran's preface, written on March 25 - two days before the fuel excise duty cut - seemingly alluded to it and other measures that have been taken, saying India will need to provide "immediate relief to the most affected and vulnerable businesses and households".

'Considerable downside' to FY27 GDP growth forecast of 7-7.4%: CEA Nageswaran

March 29, 2026 4:56 am

According to the government's top economist, fiscal space will have to be generated to meet "strategic and long-term needs" the West Asia conflict has underscored, such as the need to build long-term buffers in several commodities and materials, not just energy-related ones.

India’s GDP debate: Right questions, wrong numbers

March 18, 2026 7:12 am

If the true overestimation were really 22 per cent of GDP, the official revision would look nothing like it does. That gap is not a detail to be explained away

How GDP data misread the economy, complicated policy

March 14, 2026 6:34 am

At various periods the data signalled strength when the economy was weak, and in others, it suggested that policy should be eased when growth was strong

The money spent by businesses and firms towards creating new productive capacities is called the Gross Fixed Capital Accumulation. It is among the main components of the GDP.

ExplainSpeaking: Understanding the ‘discrepancies’ in India’s new GDP data

March 16, 2026 9:00 pm

The outgoing GDP series, adopted in 2015, led to controversy. But, even with the new series, questions arise about the data and rising 'discrepancies', which officially capture the gap in calculations related to the real GDP.

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‘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.

Post-demonetisation, GDP figures dip to 6.1 pc

June 22, 2020 7:01 pm

'Railways in crisis going from bad to worse': Dinesh Trivedi

February 25, 2016 6:55 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Former railways minister Dinesh Trivedi wished Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu all the best for the upcoming Railways Budget. He said he was little worried about the railways because railways is a basic system anywhere in the world, which adds to half percent to the GDP. If the railways doesn’t do well, you cannot contain even your food inflation.