October 2018

Trade war between US and China helping India boost its exports

Economic Times, October 26, 2018

The US-China trade war is indirectly helping India boost its exports, but that may begin to hurt smaller economies and others if China’s growth slows down due to the conflict, Beth Ann Bovino, US chief economist for rating company Standard & Poor’s said. More…

India Rises Five Spots To Become 58th Most Competitive Economy

Bloomberg Quint, October 23, 2018

India has been ranked as the 58th most competitive economy on the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness index for 2018. The U.S. is the most competitive economy in the world. More…

India is world’s second-most underinsured country: Survey

Money Control, October 22, 2018

India is the second-most underinsured country in the world with an insurance gap of $27 billion (approximately Rs 1.98 lakh crore). More…

Why incomes, jobs aren’t rising fast enough

The Hindu, October 21, 2018

Some economists are vigorously churning out statistics to prove that the Indian economy is generating enough jobs. More…