GDP
- World
Australian tax system not fit for aging population: Experts
Canberra: Australia’s tax system is inadequate to properly fund government responsibilities, experts warned on Friday. In a speech to Canberra-based think tank the Australia Institute’s Revenue Summit at Parliament House on Friday,…
- India
India to become 2nd largest economy in Asia by 2030: S&P Global
New Delhi: India, the world’s fifth largest economy in the world, is likely to overtake Japan to become the world’s third-largest economy with a GDP of USD 7.3 trillion by 2030, S&P…
- India
World Bank pegs India’s GDP growth at 6.3 pc as global headwinds emerge
New Delhi: The World Bank has forecast India’s GDP growth for 2023-24 to be at 6.3 per cent as global headwinds are emerging as a drag. The expected moderation (from 7.2 per…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s economy joins trillion-dollar club: Report
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product (GDP) has exceeded the ceiling of SAR 4.155 trillion (USD 1 trillion) for the first time, with the Kingdom joining the trillion-dollar club and achieving the…
- Business
GST revenues grow 11 pc to about Rs 1.6 lakh crore in August: Revenue secretary
New Delhi: The GST revenues for August 2023 have shown a growth of 11 per cent year on year due to increased compliance and less evasion, Revenue secretary Sanjay Malhotra said on…
- India
GDP numbers overstated due to price deflators: Congress
New Delhi: Congress on Friday hit back at the government after it claimed that India’s economic growth stood at 7.8 percent in the first quarter of the current fiscal saying numbers are…
- India
India’s GDP growth towers over several economies, says chief economic adviser
New Delhi: Even as the GDP growth for the first quarter of current fiscal stood at 7.8 per cent, a sharp fall from the corresponding period of last year, when it was…
- Business
Moody’s affirms India’s Baa3 rating; says GDP growth to support income level rise
New Delhi: Moody’s on Friday affirmed India’s sovereign rating at ‘Baa3’ with a stable outlook and said high growth will support a gradual increase in income levels, which will further contribute to…
- World
SL’s GDP allocation for education among lowest in South Asia: UNICEF
Colombo: Battered by the worst-ever economic crisis in its post-independence history, Sri Lanka’s allocation of its GDP on education has become one of the lowest in the South Asian region. Releasing the…
- India
RBI retains repo rate at 6.5 percent
Chennai: As predicted by economists, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did not change the repo rate from 6.50 percent. Announcing the decision of the MPC…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s economy grew by 1.1% in Q2 of 2023
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.1% as compared to the previous year during the second quarter of 2023. The GDP estimate showed an increase in non-oil…