India first quarter GDP growth likely to be weakest since 2012: Reuters poll

  • 📰 Reuters
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 27 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 97%

United States News News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

India's economy is likely to have expanded at its slowest pace in at least eight years in the January-March quarter, partly as a result of the coronavirus clampdown, a Reuters poll predicted.

BENGALURU - India’s economy is likely to have expanded at its slowest pace in at least eight years in the January-March quarter, partly as a result of the coronavirus clampdown, a Reuters poll predicted.

“Activity in January and February was strong, but the slowdown in March is likely to have largely offset those gains,” Aayushi Chaudhary, an economist at HSBC in Mumbai, said. While only six economists in the poll forecast a contraction during the first quarter, leading indicators for March already released have signalled a significant hit to GDP in January-March.

Policymakers have stepped up fiscal and monetary stimulus in response, but several economists said these would at best boost credit availability.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

It's obvious and every other country's GDP will have the same fate due to lockdown and pandemic impact...

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 2. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

India domestic flights to resume, but coronavirus cases riseDomestic flights will resume across India on Monday after a day of 'hard negotiations', the federal civil aviation minister said on Sunday, after some states sought to limit the number of flights. Why did they rise? What’s that you say? Oh, it was because of testing not because there was actually more today than yesterday, Ohhhhhh, that makes sense. I was almost an idiot and thought it meant because more people were infected today than yesterday. Most illogical Captain!!
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

More patients than beds in Mumbai as India faces surge in virus casesWhen Manit Parikh's mother tested positive for the new coronavirus, she was rushed by ambulance to Mumbai's private Lilavati Hospital, but officials told the family no critical-care beds were available. For real ? I guess no dancing nurses on tik tok over there. India is one of the many countries banding together and joining the plot against Republicans, religion, constitutional rights, and Trump. sarcasm /
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

India among 10 worst-hit COVID-19 nations as cases jump; air travel reopensIndia on Monday posted its biggest single-day jump in cases of COVID-19, overtaking Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations, even as the government allowed domestic air travel to restart. CHINESE Virus is spread by mistake or by purposely dosen't mater But because of it Whole world is suffering,more then 300000 people died,world economy is all time low World will never forgive CHINA, CHINA will have to pay for it in many ways. BoycottChina Boycott CHINESE product China virus increased India but gov't doing best to control the virus infection and testing also increased more than 100k per day. ChinaLiedAndPeopleDied ffs it's .001% of the population, will you get some brains
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

JioMart expands to 200 cities in India as it seeks to compete with Amazon and FlipKartAn online grocery business backed by Asia's richest man is expanding to hundreds of cities across India — a move widely seen as a challenge to Amazon and FlipKart. First second-comment, baby. Look at me, I'm reading the news. 緊急事態宣言解除
Source: CNN - 🏆 4. / 95 Read more »

India Reveals Post-Coronavirus Film Shoot Protocol and Guidelines for MultiplexesThe Producers Guild of India (PGI) has published a comprehensive protocol document that will govern shoots after the coronavirus pandemic subsides. The 37-page “Back to Action’ protocol explains hy… I love how they make it sound like India is an A-list director that's revealing a new filming timeline Thumbnail may be an Indian movie but that’s a Bangkok shoot.Also 2 meter social distancing is not possible on all film related jobs.And finally we won’t talk of “unions” there that employ vast crew at inhuman rates,nor the lack of safety or hygiene.This whole article is a farce.
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »

What’s behind the China-India border dispute?The two sides have not fired a bullet since 1975, but small-scale clashes have escalated in recent weeks. Yeah because India give gift to China full area of Ladakh China with its 5000 soldiers has intruded in 5 places of Indian controlled territory in Ladakh without firing a single bullet :) No need to fire when you can achieve 'peacefully'. China is diverting attention.
Source: trtworld - 🏆 101. / 63 Read more »