Headline growth numbers often carry a quiet authority. They reassure, they stabilise expectations, and they shape public narrative. Yet, in macroeconomic analysis, comfort is not the same as clarity. An economy may continue to post...
This article provides an assessment of the global economic outlook based on the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update of19 January 2026 and the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects update of 13 January...
The First Advance Estimates of National Income for 2025–26 released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) present, at first glance, a picture of macroeconomic stability. Real GDP growth is projected at a...
The United Nations’ World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) Report 2026, released on 8 January 2026, characterises the global economy of 2025 with a carefully chosen word: resilience. Global output growth, estimated at around 2.8...
On 21 November 2025, India completed one of its most ambitious labour reforms by operationalising the four consolidated Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code, and the...
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) remain the backbone of India’s economy, contributing nearly one-third of the country’s GDP and employing over 11 crore people. They also play a crucial role in exports, innovation, and...
India Growth Story: Each time India’s GDP data is released, the headlines celebrate growth. Yet behind those glossy numbers lies a more subtle question: how “real” is this real growth we so readily accept? The...
There’s an appealing simplicity to the idea: impose U.S. tariffs on foreign goods, protect U.S. industries, boost jobs, reduce the trade deficit. But in practice, the story tends to be far messier. When the U.S. launches...
India’s recently released GDP figures have taken analysts by surprise, with Q1 growth soaring to 7.8%—well above earlier estimates. Various agencies had projected growth in the range of 6.3% to 7%, while even the Reserve...
Nevertheless, poverty remains high and inflation is expected to remain over 20% through the year. The report comes amid a raft of reforms by President Bola Tinubu’s government. Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.4% in...
US growth has dipped by an unforeseen 0.3% in the first three months of Donald Trump’s presidency, according to initial data. Stocks fell in reaction to the news. The US Commerce Department on Wednesday said the...
China’s ambition to be the world’s largest economy has been dented by COVID-19, the real estate crisis and an aging population. Boosting growth will be top of mind as Communist Party officials prepare to meet...
