SBI Report: No direct impact of oil price hike on India's fiscal situationFuel prices have risen by Rs 3 per litre. This move aims to reduce losses for oil companies. SBI's research report Ecowrap suggests that th...
Plagiarism allegations erupt between RBI and SBI economists on LinkedInTensions have surfaced between Reserve Bank of India and State Bank of India as an RBI economist claims their research has been lifted in r...
RBI MPC minutes indicate dichotomy: SBI Ecowrap reportThe SBI Ecowrap report on MPC meetings highlights divergent views among committee members on policy rates, with debate on inflation control...
52 million formal jobs created under EPFO, NPS in four years: SBI EcowrapCiting the data from FY’20 to FY’23 for EPFO and NPS, the report further said 47% of the payrolls generated during the period were first ti...
High time govt looks at existing definitions of informal labour force: SBI EcowrapIn India, informal employment is defined as someone who is not eligible for at least one social security benefit among provident fund (PF),...
Power sector, local body reforms can aid states avoiding potential revenue shortfall: SBISBI Ecowrap said states' revenues could see a shortfall of Rs 1.05 lakh crore in the current financial year as compared to the estimates in...
SBI revises Q2 GDP estimates to -10.7 per cent from -12.5 per cent earlier"We are revising our Q2 GDP growth to -10.7 per cent (earlier -12.5 per cent) with a positive bias, based on our nowcasting model with 41 h...
Increasing legal age for women's marriage has enormous social, economic benefits: SBI EcowrapIt said increasing the marriage age will push the mean marriage age higher and will lead to more females doing graduation and hence improvi...
Frame policy for employment of migrants in home states, suggests SBI reportThe call detail records could give a clear idea of out-migration intensity into districts in states that exhibit a high level of migrant la...
MSMEs need govt push to benefit from comparative advantage over China-made consumer goods: ReportIt further said that although 2020 is a lost year, in terms of trade, India can think long-term and build relations so that it can occupy t...
India may witness highest voting turnout since 1947: SBI studyAfter four phases of elections, the voting percentage is 67 per cent, comparable to 67.6 per cent in 2014, said SBI Ecowrap report.
Credit to MSEs up 5 times to Rs 1.23 lakh crore post GST: SBI studyThe credit growth to MSEs is quite stupendous post-GST, the report by SBI Ecowrap said. GST, which subsumed most of the indirect taxes, was...
Second quarter GDP growth likely to slow to 7.5-7.6 per cent: ReportThe GDP growth at constant prices (2011-12) was 8.2 per cent in the April-June quarter of 2018-19.
Delayed payments under MNREGA decline to 6-yr low: SBI reportThe amount of delayed payment had touched a high of Rs 2.38 lakh crore in 2015-16. It was Rs 2.08 lakh crore in 2016-17, said the SBI Ecowr...
Q3 GDP growth seen at 6.5-7 pc: SBI studyThe SBI Ecowrap report, howver, added that the "recent developments" in the financial markets could act as a restraining factor on growth f...
Two-thirds of small businesses hit by demonetisation: Survey"Overall the decline in business is less than 50% for the majority of the businesses that were impacted. Construction sector and the inform...
Note ban: Cash deals worth Rs 25,000 crore move to digital mode"This means that Rs 25,000 crore of cash based transactions have moved to digital in the last two months. If this is so, this is a good beg...