Category: Economy
Union Budget 2026 likely to set 9% growth target for next year, increase capex to Rs 12-12.2 lakh crores: BoB economist
New Delhi: The Union Budget 2026 is likely to set 8.5-9% growth for next year and increase capital expenditure to Rs 12-12.2 lakh crores, said…
Growing inequality is the top economic concern for youth worldwide: WEF survey
New Delhi: Growing inequality between the rich and poor is the top-most economic concern for the youth across the world, while a large number of…
Donald Trump tries to break the Fed. What the clash means for India
The latest clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell marks the most serious escalation yet in a long-simmering conflict over…
Budget 2026: Sustaining India’s growth depends on consumption, investment, and fiscal consolidation
Union Budget of India: India has done well to show a robust real GDP growth of 8.0% in 1H 2025–26. Recent NSO data for 2Q…
Union Budget 2026 to be presented on February 1, Sunday
India Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on February 1, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla confirmed the Budget date on…
Budget 2026: Trump tariffs or not, trade power should stay with India
Union Budget: On a foggy, rain-soaked New York afternoon in September of 1985, central bankers and finance ministers from the then G-5 nations—the United States,…
India-EU trade deal in ‘final stages’; talks with US underway, says Piyush Goyal
Negotiations on a trade agreement between India and the European Union are in the final stage, while talks are ongoing with the United States for…
‘Protectionism hurts us both’: Merz pushes deeper India-Germany security ties as trade tops $50 billion
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday warned of a “renaissance of protectionism,” saying it damages both Germany and India, and emphasised the need for closer…
Trump, Modi are ‘real friends’, says US ambassador Gor as India-US gear up for January 13 trade talks
The India-US relationship is rooted in genuine friendship, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Monday, as he assumed charge in New Delhi and…
Budget 2026: Sitharaman & Co will be counting every rupee on the road to Viksit Bharat 2047
Budget FY27 expectations: When global rating agency Moody’s flagged concerns over India’s fiscal strength around Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pushed back firmly. “Not…