Category: Economy
Middle East conflict poses near-term challenges to Indian economy: RBI MPC member
Conflict in the Middle East poses some immediate-term challenges for the Indian economy but is unlikely to dent long-term economic growth momentum, an external member…
Tensions in West Asia: Apparel exporters in troubled waters
Kolkata: Indian apparel exporters are bracing for delays and higher costs on shipments to the UAE, their fourth-largest market, as tensions in West Asia threaten…
Service sector activity slightly eases in February; exports pick up: PMI
India’s services sector lost a bit of momentum in February, as growth in new business slowed to its weakest pace in 13 months and operating…
Indian fruit, vegetable exporters a worried lot as Iran war upsets all calculations
Ramzan and Easter, a critical season for Indian fruits and vegetables exporters catering to markets in West Asia and Europe, turned out to be time…
Iran war disrupts global ocean freight and air cargo supply chains beyond oil
NEW YORK: The Iran war has effectively halted oil tanker movement in the key Strait of Hormuz. But it’s also disrupting the wider global supply…
India’s services growth moderated in February as cost pressures mount, PMI shows
BENGALURU: India’s services sector growth slowed in February as new business rose at its slowest pace in over a year and firms faced the steepest…
Farm worries crop up as fertiliser companies fear a gas crunch
New Delhi: The country is staring at a potential gas crunch after Qatar suspended LNG production, threatening to squeeze a key input for urea manufacturing…
WTO meet: India pushes tech transfer to boost developing nations’ trade
New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization, India on Tuesday urged developed nations to introduce measures to facilitate the…
India-UK trade deal faces challenges amid West Asia conflict
New Delhi: Ahead of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) expected to come into force next month, the government is concerned about the…
NDAP overhaul in works to handle surge in big data
New Delhi: India’s National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) architecture will undergo a major revamp as the government eyes substantial increase in the volume, velocity…