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India's exports slump almost 35% in March, outlook grim
India’s merchandise exports shrank by more than one-third from a year ago, dragged down by a fall in global demand ......
Economy
Barclays slashes India's GDP forecast as govt extends lockdown
UK’s Barclays bank has cut India’s GDP forecast to 0.8%, from an earlier estimate of 3.5% for the financial year ......
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Coronavirus lockdown to shrink global economy by 3% in 2020, warns IMF
The global economy is expected to shrink by 3.0% during 2020 in a stunning coronavirus-driven collapse of activity that will ......
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Retail inflation drops in March as coronavirus hits demand
India’s retail inflation dropped to a four-month low in March, increasing the chances that the RBI will ease interest rates...
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Factbox: The global economic policy response to coronavirus crisis
Governments and central banks around the world have unleashed unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus and other support for...
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ADB cuts growth forecast for India, other Asian nations on coronavirus fallout
Developing Asia's already-slowing growth is set to weaken sharply this year, hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic...
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RBI slashes interest rates as coronavirus lockdown hits economy
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday slashed interest rates by 75 basis points to revive economic growth hit by ......
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Bruised Indian economy to be battered further by coronavirus: Poll
India’s already-slowing economy weakened to at least an eight-year low this quarter and will slow even more sharply in the...
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Govt outlines $22.6 bn economic stimulus for poor hit by lockdown
India on Thursday announced a 1.7 trillion rupee ($22.6 billion) economic stimulus plan that will be released through direct cash...
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Govt may unveil $20-bn stimulus package to tackle coronavirus downturn
India is likely to agree an economic stimulus package of more than 1.5 trillion rupees ($19.6 billion) to fight a ......