Indian policymakers and analysts frequently blame the external environment for economic problems, the dramatic US-Iran war being only the most recent example. In fact, the Indian economy has not ...

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A new working paper argues that India’s GDP growth was significantly misestimated, underestimated during the boom years between 2005 and 2011, and overstated during the years that followed, from 2012 ...

Recently, the government released a new series of GDP numbers. They did so for two main reasons. First, the weights of the various goods and services needed updating, a step that was long overdue as ...

China’s government has now set its growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5%. With China’s GDP deflator still in negative territory and ample policy space for more expansionary fiscal and monetary policy, ...

1. What is Gross Domestic Product? Gross Domestic Product, which is commonly known as GDP, is the value of final goods and services produced in the domestic economy in an accounting period. In order ...

Refining real GDP: Solving the deflator problem While nominal GDP tracks the rupee value of the total output produced in the economy, real GDP is the metric most relevant to policymakers because it ...

Beijing’s push to dominate technology through state-backed industrial policy is reshaping global trade and could devastate European industry Emmanuel Macron came back from China in early December ...

(Yicai) Dec. 8 -- Notwithstanding some recent weakness, China’s GDP growth looks poised to hit the 5 percent target set by policymakers. This better-than-expected outturn, in the face of such ...

A weakening rupee is the “perfect medicine” to counter the problem of elevated tariffs currently, according to PRANJUL BHANDARI, HSBC’s Chief India Economist/Strategist and ASEAN Economist. In an ...

One of the biggest issues highlighted in last week’s Budget was Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) spending in England. For the first time, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) ...

The real question, for India and for those watching it, is how quickly the statistical machinery can catch up with an economy that is changing faster than almost any other. (AI image) How strong is ...