Asian Development Bank raises Indian growth projection — RT India

Asian Development Bank raises Indian growth projection — RT India

Source link The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised India’s GDP forecast from 6.7% to 7% for the current fiscal year. The South Asian country will remain a “major growth engine” in the Asia-Pacific region, the ADB predicts. India’s GDP will grow 7.2% during the next financial year (2025-26), the Manila-headquartered ADB added. According to […]

China’s ‘incredible’ growth threatens American and EU economies – US trade chief — RT Business News

China’s ‘incredible’ growth threatens American and EU economies – US trade chief — RT Business News

Source link Beijing’s “non-market” policies should be rebuffed through appropriate “countermeasures,” Katherine Tai has said Market-based US and European economies are struggling to survive against China’s “very effective” alternative economic model, a top US trade representative has warned, according to Euractiv. Katherine Tai told a briefing in Brussels on Thursday that Beijing’s “non-market” policies will […]

Why claims that India’s growth is hyped are at odds with the evidence — RT India

Why claims that India’s growth is hyped are at odds with the evidence — RT India

Source link The former head of the Reserve Bank of India Raghuram Rajan is not wrong about the economy being a “work in progress.” But he overlooks PM Modi’s strategy of growing it to $30 trillion by 2047 Last week Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and former International Monetary Fund […]

Growth of Israeli settlements at record high – UN — RT World News

Growth of Israeli settlements at record high – UN — RT World News

Source link The development poses a risk to the possibility of a Palestinian state, human rights commissioner has warned New Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have experienced record growth, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, who stressed that they risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian […]

German growth forecast to be slashed – economy minister — RT Business News

German growth forecast to be slashed – economy minister — RT Business News

Source link The German government will revise down its forecast for economic growth in 2024 to 0.2% from an earlier projection of 1.3%, Economy Minister Robert Habeck has warned, according to Bloomberg. Habeck is expected to present the government’s latest economic report and updated forecasts next Wednesday. As among the key factors weighing on the […]

Lack of growth making Germany poorer – FM — RT Business News

Lack of growth making Germany poorer – FM — RT Business News

Source link Christian Lindner says that the country is no longer competitive and is falling behind economically Germany’s inability to generate economic growth is making the country poorer, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday while speaking at a Bloomberg event in Frankfurt. A prolonged period of little or no expansion is inevitably having consequences […]

AI technologies help Russia boost economic growth – PM — RT Business News

AI technologies help Russia boost economic growth – PM — RT Business News

Source link New digital solutions and mechanisms have added roughly one trillion rubles to GDP, Mikhail Mishustin has said The Russian economy outpaced its European peers in terms of growth last year, expanding by 4%, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated on Friday, citing the latest calculations. He said the main driver behind the above-average growth […]

India vows to tackle population growth challenges — RT India

India vows to tackle population growth challenges — RT India

Source link Narendra Modi’s government has introduced a series of reforms to transform the country into a ‘developed nation’ The most populous country in the world will constitute a high-powered committee to consider the challenges arising from “fast population growth and demographic changes.” The move was announced as part of India’s interim budget, unveiled on […]

IMF improves Russia’s 2024 GDP growth forecast — RT Business News

IMF improves Russia’s 2024 GDP growth forecast — RT Business News

Source link The economy is projected to grow much more rapidly this year than previously expected The IMF significantly raised its growth forecast for the Russian economy in 2024 in its latest World Economic Outlook update released on Tuesday. The Washington-based institution now expects Russian GDP to grow by 2.6% this year, a sharp increase […]

IMF slashes Argentina’s growth forecast over Milei’s ‘shock therapy’ — RT Business News

IMF slashes Argentina’s growth forecast over Milei’s ‘shock therapy’ — RT Business News

Source link The South American country’s economy is now projected to contract for a second straight year The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down its economic outlook for Argentina, forecasting a second straight year of negative growth amid President Javier Milei’s push for what the IMF report calls a “significant policy adjustment” in his […]

India to become leading driver of oil demand growth – media — RT India

India to become leading driver of oil demand growth – media — RT India

Source link With the economy surging, New Delhi has been buying crude from whomever offers the lowest price, an Oilprice report notes India is set to overtake China as the single biggest driver of global oil demand growth by 2030, Oilprice reported on Wednesday, citing analysts and forecasters. India’s economy has seen “robust” growth over […]

Russian economy on ‘sustainable growth trajectory’ – Mishustin — RT Business News

Russian economy on ‘sustainable growth trajectory’ – Mishustin — RT Business News

Source link Russia has not only withstood the pressure of Western sanctions and outside risks but has also managed to steer its economy toward sustainable growth, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday. Every sector of industry registered positive developments over the past year, according to the official. “We have managed to neutralize external risks […]