Jan 15, 2024, at 11:33 pm
Global economic prospects remain subdued and fraught with uncertainty, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook released today, as the global economy continues to grapple with headwinds from tight financial conditions, geopolitical rifts and rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI).
India must aim for 8% growth rate to surpass China: Barclays
Oct 11, 2023, at 05:45 am
New Delhi: For India to surpass China and emerge as the leading contributor to global growth, it would have to aim for an 8 percent growth rate, a Barclays report said.
Despite headwinds, global economic activity remains resilient in Q1FY24: SBI report
Aug 22, 2023, at 11:10 pm
Mumbai: Global economic activity remained resilient in the Q1FY24, driven mainly by the services sector, according to State Bank of India’s Group Chief Economic Adviser Dr Soumya Kanti Ghosh.
World's 4th largest economy Germany slips into recession: Report
May 26, 2023, at 03:36 am
The euro experienced a decline on Thursday as Germany, the largest economy in Europe, slipped into recession, Reuters reported.
IMF projects India is going to be world's fastest economy in 2023, global growth to drop to 2.9 pct
Jan 31, 2023, at 02:28 pm
New York: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday released its latest projections on world economic growth where India was seen to be growing at the rate of 6.1 per cent in 2023.
Global economy likely to shrink but worst may be over: RBI Governor
Jan 28, 2023, at 07:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The global economy is likely to shrink significantly this year but the worst—both in terms of growth and inflation—appears to be over, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday, media reports said.
Jan 18, 2023, at 07:40 am
Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said on Tuesday it’s still too early to say that India will influence global economic growth, pushing China down the ladder, a media report said.
Central banks across the world have a tough role ahead: Deepak Parekh
Nov 05, 2022, at 01:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Global growth which was 6.1 percent last year is estimated to fall by half to 3.2 percent in 2022, said HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh.
Global growth likely to slow to 2.7 pct in 2023: IMF Report
Oct 12, 2022, at 02:04 am
Washington/IBNS/UNI: The global growth is likely to slow to 2.7 per cent in 2023, and there is a 25 per cent probability that the growth could fall below 2 per cent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a new report on Tuesday.
In highly uneven recovery, global investment flows rebound
Oct 20, 2021, at 06:08 pm
New York: After a big drop last year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, global foreign direct investment (FDI) reached an estimated $852 billion in the first half of 2021, showing a stronger than expected rebound.
World Bank expects global economy to expand by 4% in 2021
Jan 06, 2021, at 03:35 pm
New York: The World Bank Group on Tuesday issued a guarded growth forecast for the global economy this year, saying that a four per cent overall expansion was likely, although the recovery will likely be a “subdued” one.
Global foreign direct investment halved amid pandemic, but China remained resilient
Oct 27, 2020, at 07:01 pm
New York: Foreign direct investment (FDI), a bellwether of globalisation and economic confidence, fell by 49 per cent to $399 billion in the first half of 2020, amid the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report from the UN trade and development organization UNCTAD showed on Tuesday.
What will power the post-pandemic global economic recovery?
Jun 27, 2020, at 04:53 pm
New York/IBNS: As governments try to kick-start their economies, the UN is calling for recovery plans to be built around low-carbon technologies, to avoid a return to fossil-fuel based business as usual.
COVID-19: Recovery will be slower following ‘crisis like no other’, IMF predicts
Jun 25, 2020, at 09:59 am
New York/IBNS: Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is projected to be more gradual than previously forecast, according to a report published on Wednesday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Global Economy to Shrink 2.8 percent in 2020 Due to Coronavirus Pandemic - Report
Apr 15, 2020, at 12:21 pm
Brussels, Apr 14 (Sputnik) The coronavirus pandemic looks set to shave off 2.8 percent from the global economic output this year, a UK-based forecasting firm has predicted in its monthly report.
Global economy to contract 1.5 pct in 2020 amid COVID-19 outbreak: IIF
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:35 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The global economy is expected to contract 1.5 percent in 2020 amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, according to the forecast released by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) on Monday.
Jan 21, 2020, at 03:43 pm
London/IBNS: Global economic growth in 2020 is expected to grow at a rate of around 3.4% in purchasing power parity terms compared to its long-term average of a 21st century average of 3.8% per year, according to new projections by PwC.
Oct 20, 2019, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the global economic risks and imbalances reinforce the need to strengthen global co-operation at the multilateral level, besides governmental initiatives.
Global economy to slow to 2.9 percent in 2019 as trade, investment weaken: World Bank
Jan 09, 2019, at 09:32 am
Washington, Jan 9 (IBNS): Global economic growth is projected to soften from a downwardly revised 3 percent in 2018 to 2.9 percent in 2019 amid rising downside risks to the outlook, the World Bank said on Tuesday. International trade and manufacturing activity have softened, trade tensions remain elevated, and some large emerging markets have experienced substantial financial market pressures.
Apr 23, 2017, at 06:02 pm
Washington, Apr 23 (IBNS): Union Minister of Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs of India, Arun Jaitley participated in the Restricted Session of the International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC) and the Plenary Session of World Economic Leaders (IMFC Plenary) in Washington D.C. on Saturday.