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Economies should examine this disconnect between stock markets and the real economy and what it means for the future of human development.

Lending The Way To Growth & $5 Trillion GDP

Srinath Sridharan

This reset time should be used to encourage the Indian manufacturing sector to increase domestic production as “import-substitution” mission.

Forex Reserve: Why It's Important For Economy

Pooja Malik

Forex Reserves are outside resources in the form gold, SDRs (special drawing rights of the IMF) and foreign cash resources collected by India and constrained by the Reserve Bank of India.

Combat 5G COVID-19 Fake News, Urges Europe

Gadgets & Technology

Britain has seen 87 arson attacks and the Netherlands 30, while cases have also been reported in France, Belgium, Italy and Germany.

'One Device is the Distinction Between Social Lockdown and Economic Lockdown’

Dr. Anurag Batra

The government has announced wideranging reforms and an economic stimulus package even as a curfew prevails across the country. Chairman of Harvard University’s Foundation for Economic Growth and Welfare (EGROW) and former Chief Economic Advisor to the Indian government, Arvind Virmani, spells out the nuances of the economic package in a conversation with BW Businessworld Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Annurag Batra. Excerpts:

WTO's Goods Trade Index Hits Record Low Amid COVID Disruptions

Economy

The WTO estimated last month that world merchandise trade could decline between 13% and 32% this year, depending on the duration of the pandemic and the effectiveness of policy responses.

Modi Govt Slew of Measures For Economic Relief Since Covid-19 Lockdown

Ashish Sinha

Even before the 15 measures announced on May 13, the Modi Government had put in place a slew of economic measures as India went into the First Phase of Lockdown starting March 25, 2020.

Chandrababu Hails Modi's Rs 20 Lakh Cr Stimulus Package

Stating that TDP has always put people's wellbeing on top priority for last 4 decades, Naidu said that the national level committee under the leadership of TDP during Vajpayee's rule made such ground-breaking recommendations that brought about landmark developments in the telecommunications sector.

Moody's Slashes India's FY21 GDP Growth to 0%, Says Risk of Slower Economic Growth Rising

Moody's projected India's economic growth for 2020-21 fiscal at 0 per cent, lower than 4.8 per cent estimated in 2019-20.

The Fragility Of The Economy Is Both A Cause And Effect

Dr. Vikas Singh

The economy depends as much on politics as on economic policies. Apathy and fractiousness in policy-making hurt confidence in the economy.

India's GDP Likely To Grow Between Minus 0.9% To 1.5% In FY21: CII

Given the extent of damage to the economy from disruption to business, the GDP growth in FY21 is likely to be the lowest in many decades

Why Globalisation Matters

Shubhranshu Singh

Globalisation means economic integration across national frontiers. It is a process by which the economic agents in any given part of the world are affected by events elsewhere in the world.

Combating The Economic Contagion Of COVID-19

Kartikeya Sharma