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Economic Report (January 2020)
India’s US$2.9-trillion economy is estimated to record growth of 5 per cent during the financial year 2019-20 ending March 2020. GDP growth during the second quarter was 4.5 per cent, following 5 per cent growth in the first quarter. The nation recorded an average gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7 per cent over the past five fiscals.
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Highlights of Union Budget 2020-21
International trade, partnership, and investment are vital to the Government of India’s target to set up a US$5 trillion economy by 2024-25 while ensuring socio-economic development for all. The Government aims to reach this goal by strengthening the Indian market and export growth with new and amended policies and regulations, and the nation’s Union Budget for the financial year 2020-21 sought to ascertain just that.
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Indian Economic Survey 2019-20
Amidst a weak environment for global manufacturing, trade, and demand, the Indian economy slowed down with GDP growth moderating to 4.8 per cent in H1 of 2019-20, lower than 6.2 per cent in H2 of 2018-19.
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Economic Report (December 2019)
The growth of real gross value added (GVA) at constant basic prices for the second quarter of 2019-20 was estimated at 4.3 per cent. At the sectoral level, growth of agriculture, industry and services sectors is estimated at 2.1 per cent, 0.5 per cent and 6.8 per cent, respectively, in Q2 2019-20.
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Economic Report (November 2019)
The value of overall exports (merchandise and services) increased by 1.6 per cent while overall imports declined by 5.3 per cent over April-November 2019-20. India’s foreign exchange reserves stood at US$454.9 billion on December 20, 2019, compared with US$448.2 billion on November 15, 2019.
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RBI Consumer Confidence Survey
The survey was conducted in 13 major cities viz., Ahmedabad; Bengaluru; Bhopal; Chennai; Delhi; Guwahati; Hyderabad; Jaipur; Kolkata; Lucknow; Mumbai; Patna; and Thiruvananthapuram. Perceptions and expectations on the general economic situation, the employment scenario, the overall price situation, and own income and spending were obtained from 5,334 households across these cities.
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Economic Report (October 2019)
At the sectoral level, growth of agriculture, industry and services sectors is estimated at 2.1 per cent, 0.5 per cent and 6.8 per cent, respectively, in Q2 2019-20. Meanwhile, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth contracted by 4.3 per cent during September 2019.
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Indian retail industry can reach US$1.8trn by 2026: FICCI and Deloitte
Indian retail market is one of the fastest-growing across the world and is the fifth largest retail destination globally. The factors attributed to the growth are economic growth, increasing consumerism and growing disposable income. The industry is expected to grow exponentially to reach USD 1,200 billion by 2021 and USD 1,750 billion by 2026. The growth is expected to be not only witnessed by large cities and metro but also Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, as per an October 2019 report by FICCI and Deloitte.
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Economic Report (September 2019)
The value of overall exports (merchandise and services) increased by 1.9 per cent while overall imports declined by 3.15 per cent over April-September 2019-20. India’s foreign exchange reserves stood at US$439.7 billion as on October 11, compared with US$428.6 billion as on September 20.
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Industrial Outlook Survey of the Manufacturing Sector for Q2 2019-20
The survey encapsulates qualitative assessments of the business climate by companies in India’s manufacturing sector for Q2: 2019-20 and their expectations for Q3:2019-20. Responses were received from 481 companies in this round of the survey.
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Economic Report (August 2019)
At the sectoral level, growth of agriculture, industry and services sectors is estimated at 2 per cent, 2.7 per cent and 6.9 per cent, respectively, in Q1 2019-20. Meanwhile, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth during July 2019 was 4.3 per cent.
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Economic Report (July 2019)
The growth of gross value added (GVA) at constant basic prices for the first quarter of 2019-20 is estimated at 4.9 per cent. At the sectoral level, growth of agriculture, industry and services sectors is estimated at 2 per cent, 2.7 per cent and 6.9 per cent, respectively, in Q1 2019-20.
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India’s digital future: Mass of niches: KPMG
India’s M&E industry continues to rack up impressive growth numbers, not only capturing the imagination of a billion Indians but also captivating global audiences. The M&E sector has entered an era of innovation and transformation as organisations seek to increase their relevance and appeal to both popular and more niche consumers. Traditional businesses – print, radio, broadcasting – are witnessing the greatest change with digital platform companies emerging as the primary disruptors. The biggest beneficiaries are the Indian consumers who have greater flexibility and choice in their M&E consumption, and have finally found their place at the centre of the entire ecosystem, as per an August 2019 study by KPMG.
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MEA Annual Report 2018-19
During the year under review, the Ministry of External Affairs continued its pragmatic and outcome-oriented engagements, to enhance India’s security, uphold its territorial integrity, and, promoting and facilitating India’s economic transformation.
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Consolidated FDI Policy
It is the intent and objective of the Government of India to attract and promote foreign direct investment in order to supplement domestic capital, technology, and skills, for accelerated economic growth. Foreign Direct Investment, as distinguished from portfolio investment, has the connotation of establishing a ‘lasting interest’ in an enterprise that is resident in an economy other than that of the investor.