Category: Economy
Budget 2026: Fiscal consolidation in focus as India targets leaner deficit
The next budget, like earlier budgets, will be a continuation of achieving Viksit Bharat goals of growth, inclusion and sustainability, EAC-PM chairman S Mahendra Dev…
Budget should focus on widening tax base, investment incentive to further bolster growth: Report
New Delhi, The Union Budget 2026 needs to focus on widening the direct tax base, incentivising private sector investment and freezing peak direct tax rates…
India’s economic numbers are getting an upgrade: What’s changing, why it matters, and what the Centre wants
The government is overhauling how it measures India’s economy — including inflation, industrial output, and GDP — by incorporating online prices, digital services, and real-time…
Investment pledges surge, jute and tea sectors under strain in West Bengal
Record investment pledges and a renewed push on infrastructure and technology marked 2025 for West Bengal’s economy, even as legacy sectors such as jute and…
India to beat consensus growth estimates, Goldman Sachs predicts 6.7% growth in 2026 and 6.8% in 2027
New Delhi: Global economic growth is expected to remain resilient in 2026, with India continuing to be one of the fastest-growing major economies, according to…
One Trump blow that never left India’s concern list
The India–United States relationship has rarely lacked ambition. What it has lacked, especially in the Trump era, is predictability. Once projected as a natural alliance…
ET Analysis| India has signed a flurry of trade accords, but do they deliver the goods?
New Delhi: India’s recent trade agreements with New Zealand, Oman and the UK underscore the government’s push to conclude such pacts as the world’s geoeconomic…
Hope to conclude trade talks with US ‘sooner than later’: Trade Secy Rajesh Agrawal
New Delhi: Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Tuesday said India is actively engaged in trade discussions with the US and hopes to conclude the talks…
Budget 2026: Budget wish list: Mortgage companies bat for tax holiday for affordable housing projects
Mumbai: Housing finance companies (HFCs) have urged the government to revive fiscal and regulatory incentives in the Union budget for 2026-27 to revive stalled supply…
New Zealand pact a booster for financial services
New Delhi: The finance ministry said on Tuesday the India-New Zealand free trade agreement will strengthen bilateral cooperation in financial services with innovative provisions on…