27 May 2019
Event Incumbent PM Modi has been re-elected for a five-year term after his BJP party won the general elections in April-May 2019. Official results ...
COUNTRY: India
17 Oct 2018
Event This year, the Indian rupee (INR) has been one of Asia’s worst performing currencies with a loss of more than 15% against a strong US dollar ...
COUNTRY: India
23 Mar 2018
Event The Indian banking sector remains shaken by the Punjab National Bank’s (PNB) alleged fraud of about USD 2 bn that was revealed mid-February ...
COUNTRY: India
08 Nov 2017
Event The government has announced a much-needed wider two-year recapitalisation plan for State banks (SOCBs). The necessary capital for the USD 32bn ...
COUNTRY: India
26 Oct 2017
India’s growth keeps slowing down from elevated levels and this negative trend has accelerated since the end of 2016 due to two domestic shocks. ...
COUNTRY: India
04 Apr 2017
Event PM Modi has obtained an unexpected landslide victory at the key state election in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in which his BJP party won 312 out of 403 ...
COUNTRY: India
01 Feb 2017
Event Nearly three months after the demonetisation measure was taken, its negative impact continues to be felt on the Indian economic activity. ...
COUNTRY: India
02 Dec 2016
Event The fight against black money, tax evasion and corruption led the Modi government to ban the two largest bank notes (Rs 500 and 1,000) in a ...
COUNTRY: India
01 Sep 2016
Event The long-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform has decisively moved forward after the bill successfully passed the Parliament’s upper ...
COUNTRY: India
02 May 2016
Event The latest economic forecasts confirmed India’s upbeat momentum as GDP growth is expected to rise from 7.3% last financial year (FY) to 7.5% ...
COUNTRY: India
01 Dec 2015
Event With barely less than a quarter of the seats, Modi’s BJP Party (within the NDA alliance) has been heavily defeated by a large regional ...
COUNTRY: India
28 Apr 2015
Unlike other BRIC countries, India’s short-term economic outlook is upbeat under a favourable economic context (e.g. sharp fall in oil prices), ...
COUNTRY: India
