Small and Medium-Sized enterprises account for 29 per cent of the nation's GDP, 49 per cent of exports, and more than 63 million businesses nationwide says Umesh Revankar, Executive Vice Chairman, Shriram Finance.
March 15, 2023Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has warned consumers and businesses to postpone large purchases during the holiday season in anticipation of an economic recession.
November 20, 2022Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said a synchronised tightening of monetary policy globally has progressively increased the risk of a hard landing, which is a recession to tame inflation. India, however, is differently placed.
November 20, 2022After US Federal Reserve hikes key interest rates by 75 basis points, the Bank of England raised bank rate by 75 basis points -- the highest since 1992 -- to 3 per cent for combatting inflation growing in double digits and to curb the energy price crisis in the country.
November 4, 2022The Bank of England has warned the UK risked being plunged into the longest recession in 100 years after it pushed up the cost of borrowing to 3 per cent in the biggest single interest rate rise since 1989.
November 4, 2022"That's a world recessions could happen under certain circumstances," Malpass said.
October 14, 2022Growth in large Asia Pacific economies like China, India, and Indonesia will be less affected as their economies are more domestically oriented, said S&P Global Ratings on Thursday.
October 13, 2022The global economic outlook is darkening and the risks of recession are quickly rising as per the International Monetary Fund, which said it will once again lower its growth projections, CNN reported. “We estimate that countries accounting for about one-third of the world economy will experience at least two consecutive quarters of contraction this or...
October 7, 2022Samsung Electronics is not considering a cut in production of its memory chips despite slowing demand amid concerns over a global economic recession, a senior company executive has said.
October 6, 2022A survey of more than 1,300 chief executive officers (CEOs) at the world's largest businesses reveals that over the next year, 86 per cent of these global leaders anticipate a recession to hit. However, 58 per cent of these leaders expect the recession to be mild and short.
October 5, 2022More than one in two senior business executives globally (59 per cent) believe there will be a recession in the coming year, according to an IDC survey.
September 24, 2022US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also warned that a default on US debt would "likely precipitate a historic financial crisis" that would compound the damage of the continuing public health emergency.
September 20, 2021The RBI also said that the NSO estimates for the second quarter expected at the end of November 2020 will formally bear out the extent of improvement that occurred in the quarter gone by.
November 12, 2020CRISIL also foresees economic activity in states with high Covid-19 cases to suffer prolonged disruption as restrictions could continue longer.
May 27, 2020According to CRS, the pandemic crisis is challenging governments to implement monetary and fiscal policies that support credit markets and sustain economic activity, while they are implementing policies to develop vaccines and safeguard their citizens.
May 20, 2020It is important to believe that persistence in these difficult times is the only way for startups to sustain.
May 15, 2020The crisis is hampering everything including businesses getting shut, salaries being slashed, employees getting sacked, no salary hikes, perks etc.
May 1, 2020