Underperforming even in good times

In a bid to encourage development of the domestic debt market and accelerate the pace of economic growth, the government on Tuesday announced reduction in withholding tax rates along with simplification of norms to attract greater subscription in debt ...

US Ambassador Nancy Powell Tuesday called for greater economic opening and more foreign investments for India's higher economic growth, saying "there is more yet to do" in the area of reforms to return to 10 percent growth."The road to higher growth will ...

Li Keqiang said Tuesday that China and India are both enormous markets with major potential for growth. He said the two nations' strengths complement each other and that strengthening economic cooperation will lead to growth in both countries. Li ...

Source: All India Radio (21-MAY-13) Comments | Post Comment Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that the Indian economy is entering a new phase of strong growth supported by transparent and effective institutions. Delivering the annual day ...

Growth in the Chinese economy had slowed a little in the March quarter, primarily reflecting weaker consumption growth, but had remained a little above 7 per cent, which was the authorities' stated target for growth, noted members at the Reserve ...

In a country that is high on generating ideas but low on implementation, trade body BCIC has proposed to hold "Karnataka Economic Forum" or KEF, a tripartite arrangement comprising the government, industry and intellectuals, to "generate fresh ideas and ...

10:51 pm Manila, May 20 ? The private sector is an integral part in the country's plan for inclusive growth, according to the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF). LCF is a membership association composed of over 70 corporate foundations and ...

LONDON: This week offers the first major gauge of the health of the global economy for May, with big implications for policymakers and investors banking on a steady pickup in activity during the second half of 2013. Disappointing factory output and ...

Thailand's economy expanded at a weaker pace in the first quarter, the latest figures from the National Economic and Social Development Board showed Monday. The gross domestic product expanded 5.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013 ...