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Global Remittances could fall $109 billion in 2020 because of COVID-19

3Aug By PriyankaNo Comments

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Global Remittances could fall $109 billion in 2020 because of COVID-19

As per the latest report by the World Bank, due to Covid-19, the Global Remittances could fall by $109bn in 2020. The total value of remittances reached $714 billion in 2019. At least 60 low- and middle-income country's GDP depend on remittances that are the most affected now. Tajikistan and Bermuda, for example, both depend on remittances for more than 30% of GDP. Other heavily-dependent countries include Nepal and Haiti. And the countries which rely on remittances the most often have economies which are already fragile. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this money often helps even out trade deficits and provides a key source of tax revenue particularly in terms of indirect taxes like value-added tax and sales tax. Remittances to Asia and the Pacific, which ...

Are Foreign Direct Investments Facing a Decline in India?

20Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Are Foreign Direct Investments Facing a Decline in India?

Foreign Direct Investment which means the investment that is made by a person or a firm in any business interest situated in another country seems to be showing a new record in the financial year 2018. However, according to a report, over the last fifteen years, the FDI flows into the country show that they do not have much to do with the political organization at the Centre. The United Progressive Alliance 2 (UPA-2) started off on a high note but later fell victim to ‘policy paralysis’ at the end of its duration. However, it showed major declines in FDI inflows in two consecutive years, and also it saw a bounceback in FDI in its final year. The National Defence Academy (NDA) flagged off with 20% plus FDI growth rates in its first two years. Instead of bringing in reforms in GST, it ...

Reliance Jio Could Boost India’s GDP by 5 Percent

9Apr By PriyankaNo Comments

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Reliance Jio Could Boost India’s GDP by 5 Percent

Highlights The report released by the Institute for Competitiveness, India seeks to analyze the impact of Reliance’s entry into Telecom on the Indian economy Jio has managed to change the face of the Indian telecom industry by changing the basis of competition from being voice-based to a data-based platform The analysis shows that Jio has significantly increased the accessibility and affordability of data. Merely by reducing data prices even the most conservative estimates show that due to Reliance's entry the annual financial savings to the consumer has been to the tune of $10 billion. Due to improved accessibility and affordability of data our country became the highest mobile data user all over the world within a span of just six months since the launc...

India’s Export Percentage Lower Than Year 2005

12Mar By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

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India’s Export Percentage Lower Than Year 2005

Indian exports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP in the September 2017 quarter, was lower than that of September 2005. US President Donald Trump has menaced to impose reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods, if the government refuse to lower duties on American exports. If the threat is put into practice, it will aggravate an already problematic situation for Indian exports. The best way to illustrate the gravity of this problem is when we realize that the gross domestic product (GDP) in September 2017 quarter was lower than the September quarter of 2005, already 12 years ago. The Indian exports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP was on a steady rise during the last boom until the September 2008 quarter. Exports were on the rise, significantly contributing t...

18Dec By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

INDIA

India Can Grow At 8 Percent For Next 20 Years: UN Expert

India can achieve an 8 per cent growth rate for the next two decades if it unleashes the next set of reforms that could help it in realising its full potential, according to a senior UN official. The UN, in its latest report, projected Indias growth rate to be 7.2 per cent in 2018 and 7.4 per cent in 2019. Describing India's economic condition as largely positive and "favourable to growth", Sebastian Vergara, an Economic Affairs Officer at the UN, said the country needs to unleash the next set of reforms to achieve its potential. "It needs to think as to how to maintain and consolidate its growth for a very long period of time. India in our assessment has the potential to grow at eight per cent, not for a few years, but 20 years," Vergara told PTI. "For that, India needs to com...

1Dec By reutersNo Comments

INDIA

India sees growth rebound as businesses adjust to GST

India’s economic growth rebounded in the three months ending in September, halting a five-quarter slide as businesses started to overcome teething troubles after the bumpy launch of a national sales tax. Data released on Thursday showing faster growth could help Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been facing criticism over the hasty July launch of a goods and services tax (GST). The tax was aimed at transforming India’s 29 states into a single customs union but it has hit millions of small businesses due to complex rules and technical glitches. Gross domestic product grew 6.3 percent in July-September, its fastest pace in three quarters, compared with 7.5 percent a year earlier, the data showed. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast annual growth of 6.4 percent in the q...

8Nov By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

INDIA

India More Attracted To Biz Than WB Ranking Index Suggests

Observing that the recent increase in Indias ease of doing business ranking by the World Bank was long overdue, a top Indian American economist today said the country as a place for business is a lot more attractive than its ranking suggests. Investors usually go where the environment is the best and not where the World Bank collects its data, Arvind Panagariya, professor at the prestigious Columbia University, told PTI in an interview. "Our best investment destinations do significantly better than the latter," said the former vice chairman of NITI Aayog. "I have often said that India as a place to do business is a lot more attractive than the World Bank ranking suggests. This is because the bank collects its data in Delhi and Mumbai, not in the states with the best business environ...

Economic Reforms To Help Support Long-Term Growth: BMI Research

7Nov By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Economic Reforms To Help Support Long-Term Growth: BMI Research

India is expected to remain one of the fastest growing emerging markets with real GDP growth averaging 6.5 per cent over the next five fiscals, though bureaucratic inefficiencies will continue to cap the countrys growth potential, says a report. According to a report by BMI Research, a Fitch Group company, while India's ease of doing business ranking has improved, significant bureaucratic inefficiencies are likely to cap the country's growth potential further. "We believe that the ongoing economic reforms and improvements to the business environment will continue to support India's economic growth over the coming years, and we expect the country to be one of the best performing emerging market economies, with real GDP growth set to average 6.5 per cent over the next five fiscal years,"...

15Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

INDIA

Indian Economy On ‘Very Solid Track’: IMF Chief Lagarde

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has said the Indian economy is on a "very solid track" in the mid-term, days after the International Monetary Fund lowered its growth forecast for the current and the next year. Describing the two major recent reforms in India - demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST) - as a monumental effort, Lagarde said it is hardly surprising that there "is a little bit of a short-term slowdown" as a result. The IMF last week lowered India's growth projection to 6.7 per cent in 2017, 0.5 percentage points less than its previous two forecasts in April and July, attributing it to demonetisation and introduction of the GST. RELATED Indian Government Makes Changes in GST, Relief to SMEs and Exporters It also lowered the country's growth for 2018 to 7....

1Sep By reutersNo Comments

INDIA

India’s Economic Growth Unexpectedly Hits Three-Year Low In June Quarter

India’s economic growth unexpectedly slid to a three-year low in the last quarter, delivering a blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is facing criticism for disrupting business activity through his shock cash squeeze last year. (more…)

Internet Based Applications To Contribute Rs 18 Trillions To GDP by 2020: Report

15Jul By RishabhNo Comments

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Internet Based Applications To Contribute Rs 18 Trillions To GDP by 2020: Report

The recent study conducted by New Delhi-based International Council for Research in International Economic Relations (ICRIER) entitled ‘Estimating the Value of New Generation Internet based Application Services in India' has revealed that Internet-based applications holds a potential of contributing to around Rs 18 lakh crores to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2020. The study has been released by telecom minister Manoj Sinha in New Delhi, estimated the internet’s contribution to grow to nearly 16% of India’s GDP by 2020. “As per the study, a 17% increase in the total internet traffic in India in 2015-16 contributed to an increase of Rs7 lakh crore (7 trillion) in GDP of which at least Rs 1.4 lakh crores (Rs. 1.4 trillion ) was due to internet-based app services. This puts the...

4Jul By AnkitaNo Comments

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The Advantages of the GST

The launch of GST has left most businesses in a tight spot. Here are 10 advantages of GST that will uplift your impressions about the biggest tax reform of India since its Independence. Price Reductions It is advantageous for companies as people will purchase more regularly due to price reductions. One Time Transaction Transaction will only occur a single time at Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR).This has been settled by both the Central and State Goods and Services Tax departments, (CGST and SGST). Employment and Exports The Central and State governments will be benefitted by GST as it is set to increase industrial activities, exports and employment opportunities. Unified Tax GST makes the revenue process less complicated. It will b...