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Why inflation stands in the way of India’s growth recovery

The promise of a quick vaccine, India’s higher-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) figures for the quarter ended September, and a booming stock market suggest that risks to growth may be waning. But there is still a big obstacle: persistently high inflation. And it may well represent the greatest threat to …

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Is it good enough to last?

New Delhi: The surprising resilience shown by the manufacturing sector that restricted the GDP contraction to just 7.5 percent in the September quarter could be the result of a massive purge of costs such as the cost of employees by corporations and businesses, which could create a potential headwind in …

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LVB bond crash will cost banks dearly

Lakshmi Vilas Bank’s decision to amortize the value of Tier-2 bonds ₹Rs 318 crore could increase the cost of borrowing for peers, especially the weaker ones, experts said. The troubled private bank said on Thursday that it has written off all of its Basel III-compliant Tier-2 bonds as advised by …

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India’s GDP in September Quarter Shrinks 7.5%: Government Data

India’s gross domestic product or GDP contracted 7.5% in the quarter ending September compared to the same period last year, data released by the Union’s Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation showed (Mospi) on Friday. India’s GDP fell 23.9% in the April-June quarter, the worst in decades, amid the coronavirus-induced …

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The economy recovers some lost ground, contracts 7.5%

India’s economy rebounded to a 7.5% contraction in the July-September quarter, gross domestic product (GDP) data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows. The Indian economy grew 4.4% in the same period of the previous year. India, which is Asia’s third-largest economy, had seen a record 23.9% contraction in …

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