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Retail inflation in May could drop below 3%: Economists

New Delhi, June 7 -- Higher supplies of tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, softer global gold prices, and a favourable base effect may have eased retail inflation further to 3% or below in May, the lowes... Read More


IMF warns 2030 sustainable development goals at risk as funding gaps widen

New Delhi, June 6 -- The International Monetary Fund has warned that the world is increasingly unlikely to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030 as financing needs far exceed what many... Read More


Retail inflation seen dropping to 3% or below in May-lowest since 2019

New Delhi, June 6 -- India's retail inflation is expected to have eased further to 3% or below in May-its lowest since April 2019-driven by higher supplies of tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, softer gl... Read More


Services activity hits a 3-month high in May

new delhi, June 5 -- India's services sector output rose to a three-month high in May, driven by strong export growth, even as the pace of new business and activity remained largely unchanged from lev... Read More


CAD likely to widen in Q4, other quarters too: experts

New Delhi, June 5 -- India's current account deficit (CAD) is set to widen in the fourth quarter of FY25, experts warned, citing factors such looming Trump tariffs which would not only hit Indian expo... Read More


India services activity hits three-month high in May on strong export growth; employment rises by record

New Delhi, June 4 -- India's services sector output rose to a three-month high in May, driven by strong export growth, even as the pace of new business and activity remained largely unchanged from lev... Read More


India objects to ADB's aid to Pakistan, flags risk of fund misuse

New Delhi, June 4 -- India has strongly objected to the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) decision to extend financial support to Pakistan, warning that the funds could be misused amid rising defence spe... Read More


India's current account deficit likely to widen in Q4 and subsequent quarters

New Delhi, June 4 -- A host of factors including India's growing trade deficit in the face of surplus factory capacity in China, uncertainty from the US reciprocal tariffs announcement, short-term for... Read More


OECD sees India growing 6.3% in FY26, projects global slowdown

New Delhi, June 3 -- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday lowered India's GDP growth rate a notch, as it projected global growth to slow down more than expected... Read More


India's mfg PMI eases to three-month low in May

New Delhi, June 3 -- India's manufacturing sector activity dropped to a three-month low in May as growth in new orders and output softened, a private survey showed on Monday. The HSBC India Manufactur... Read More