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Shot of hike as painkiller: India’s economic storm calls for decisive MPC actionIndia's economy faces a perfect storm. The rupee is at historic lows, subsidies are soaring, and fiscal deficit risks are rising. Capital o...
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Energy prices, current account deficit, balance of payments big priorities right now: CEAManaging macroeconomic fundamentals like balance of payments and current account deficit is a top priority for the government. The West Asi...
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India's current account deficit widens in third quarterIndia's current account deficit widened to $13.2 billion in Q3, primarily due to a larger merchandise trade deficit. However, this was an i...
02 Mar, 2026, 08.05 PM IST
India’s current account deficit widens to $13.2 billion in Q3 FY26India's current account deficit increased to $13.2 billion in the October to December quarter of 2025-26. This is a rise from the previous ...
02 Mar, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
India's currency account slips into deficit againIndia's current account balance shifted to a deficit of $2.4 billion in the June quarter, equivalent to 0.2% of GDP, contrasting with the p...
01 Sep, 2025, 08.01 PM IST
Union Budget: Types of deficits and how they are calculatedBudget 2024: A revenue deficit indicates that the government doesn't have sufficient revenue for the normal functioning of the government d...
10 Jul, 2024, 10.58 AM IST
India's CAD narrows to 1.2% of GDP in Q3 due to higher service costsIndia's current account deficit (CAD) decreased in the October-December quarter of fiscal year 2023/24 to $10.5 billion, or 1.2% of GDP, co...
26 Mar, 2024, 06.07 PM IST
India's current account deficit narrows to 1 per cent of GDP at $ 8.3 bn in Q2 FY24India's current account deficit (CAD) for the July-September quarter of fiscal 2023-24 narrowed to $8.3 billion, constituting 1% of the GDP...
26 Dec, 2023, 06.02 PM IST
US current account deficit narrows in second quarterThe Commerce Department said the current account deficit, which measures the flow of goods, services and investments into and out of the co...
21 Sep, 2023, 06.48 PM IST
India's current account deficit rises to 4.4 pc of GDP in Q2: RBI data"India's current account balance recorded a deficit of USD 36.4 billion (4.4 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2022-23, up from USD 18.2 billion (2.2 ...
29 Dec, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
- What is Budget at a Glance?
This document exhibits broad break-up of expenditure - Plan and Non-Plan, allocation of Plan outlays by sectors as well as by Ministries/De...
23 Jan, 2017, 07.16 PM IST
Q3 CAD dips to $8.2 billion; April-December current account deficit shrinks to $26.2 billionIndia's trade deficit narrowed to $112.5 billion in April-December 2014 from $116.9 billion in April-December 2013.
10 Mar, 2015, 06.11 PM IST
- Budget Glossary 4
We concluded the previous instalment of the glossary with a discussion of central plan. We now take up concepts of plan and non-plan expend...
22 Feb, 2008, 04.35 AM IST
- Plan expenditure rises 58% in Q1
The sharp increase in social sector spending by the central government, has pushed up its Plan expenditure by over 58%, year on year, in th...
01 Aug, 2006, 12.55 AM IST
- The ABC of Budget
Here's a glossary of all those Budget jargon you always wanted to know.
05 Jul, 2004, 01.01 AM IST