Its FY23 projection would still be better than many Topics Indian Economy | GDP forecast | GDP The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its next World Economic Outlook report, is likely to cut its growth forecast for India to 8-8.3 per cent from the current 9 per cent for fiscal year 2022-23, a source familiar with the matter said.…Continue Reading

The Yukon government says a steadily growing economy will keep the territory in the black this year, despite the ongoing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, seen here being sworn in after last spring’s election, says this year’s territorial budget reflects his government’s ‘responsible fiscal management’ even through the pandemic. (Mark Kelly/The Canadian…Continue Reading

With 9.2 pc growth in FY22, economy to recover 101.3 pc of pre-pandemic FY20 output: Budget

With India’s real GDP estimated to grow 9.2 per cent in 2021-22, the economy stands to recover 101.3 per cent of the pre-pandemic output of 2019-20, the Budget documents said on Tuesday. It further said India’s economic growth is supported by a strong rebound seen in several high-frequency indicators in the third quarter of 2021-22…Continue Reading

Domestic growth story intact while global cues remain difficult: Sanjiv Saraff

Synopsis“One has to be very careful in the consumer facing companies which are using commodity as a huge part of the costs as the commodity prices are going up. So barring those companies, one can see volume growth in the consumer companies.”ETMarkets.com“The capex cycle along with the government expenditure and the consumer spending are the…Continue Reading

TCS says India growth will be platform driven

Mumbai: Ltd. believes that the Indian market, which grew 15% year-on-year in the December quarter, will be platform-driven as more businesses and govt entities digitise their processes. Businesses in the BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance), retail and manufacturing sectors are adopting these solutions heavily since the launch of the India Stack— a number of…Continue Reading

US job growth picks up in October; unemployment rate falls to 4.6%

SynopsisU.S. employment increased more than expected in October as the headwind from the surge in COVID-19 infections over the summer subsided, offering more evidence that economic activity was regaining momentum early in the fourth quarter.AgenciesThere are concerns that the White House’s vaccine mandate, which comes into effect on Jan. 4 and applies to federal government…Continue Reading

TCS sees multi year growth opportunity in Cloud: Rajesh Gopinathan

“We are confident about the demand outlook and we are gearing ourselves up for that whether it be in terms of capacity, whether it be in terms of investments on capabilities and our offerings portfolio and the kind of partnerships and ecosystem relationships that we are creating,” says Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO & MD, . It…Continue Reading