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TREND | 10 Jun 2025, 08:11PM

World Bank Cuts India's FY26 GDP Growth Forecast To 6.3%

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In FY26, growth is expected to take a hit from exports, dampened by weaker activity in key trading partners and rising global barriers.

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TREND | 10 Jun 2025, 08:47AM

Canada to hit Nato spending target early, reduce reliance on US: PM Carney

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Canada will meet NATO's military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defence spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role on the world stage. The announcement means Canada will achieve NATO's spending target of 2 per cent of gross domestic product five years earlier than previously planned. Our military infrastructure and equipment have aged, hindering our military preparedness," Carney said. Only one of our four submarines is seaworthy. Less than half of our maritime fleet and land vehicles are operational. More broadly, we are too reliant on the United States. According to NATO figures, Canada was estimated to be spending 1.33 per cent of GDP on its military budget in 2023, below the 2 per cent target that NATO countries have set for themselves. Canada previously said it was on track to meet NATO's target by the end of the decade. Our goal is to protect Canadians, not to

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TREND | 09 Jun 2025, 11:06PM

Datanomics: Population burden limits India's economic growth gains

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The gap between the GDP and individual prosperity is striking, especially when compared with other major economies

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TREND | 09 Jun 2025, 01:17PM

India key to global transition efforts, says WBCSD CEO Peter Bakker

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The sheer size of the Indian economy, its demographic trends and the country's ambitions around sustainability make it a critical geography for global transition efforts, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) President and CEO Peter Bakker has said. Bakker said "India is a strategic focus for WBCSD," and pointed out the Council's work in areas, particularly transport and food, where the country has both major challenges and significant potential to lead. "We're also encouraged by the direction of policy in India," he told PTI in an email interview, highlighting the government's intent in the 2025 Union Budget to scale up investments in electric vehicles, renewable energy, green infrastructure, and the circular economy. Together, these developments create real momentum for business-led solutions, the Geneva-headquartered WBCSD chief said. "Our members are driving the development of data-driven infrastructure and unlocking innovative finance mechanisms to acceler

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TREND | 08 Jun 2025, 10:26PM

Seeds of change in rural landscape point to farm sector recovery signs

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The recent provisional gross domestic product (GDP) estimates for FY25, for instance, captured the early signs of a rural consumption boost

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TREND | 08 Jun 2025

India topping Japan economy no reason to be smug, per capita GDP still lower: WEF ex-MD Claude Smadja

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Japan's per capita income about 11.8 times higher than India's

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TREND | 08 Jun 2025

Global Trends, Inflation Data, FII Trading Activity To Drive Market Sentiments This Week: Analysts

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Progress of monsoon and developments related to trade talks would also be monitored by investors, experts noted.

US Inflation To Tick Higher As Tariffs Reach Consumers

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TREND | 07 Jun 2025

Trump-backed tax bill aims to undo Obama and Biden policy milestones

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Chiseling away at President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. Rolling back the green energy tax breaks from President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. At its core, the Republican big, beautiful bill is more than just an extension of tax breaks approved during President Donald Trump's first term at the White House. The package is an attempt by Republicans to undo, little by little, the signature domestic achievements of the past two Democratic presidents. We're going to do what we said we were going to do, Speaker Mike Johnson said after House passage last month. While the aim of the sprawling 1,000-page plus bill is to preserve an estimated USD 4.5 trillion in tax cuts that would otherwise expire at year's end if Congress fails to act and add some new ones, including no taxes on tips the spending cuts pointed at the Democratic-led programmes are causing the most political turmoil. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said this week that 10.9 million fewer people wou

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TREND | 07 Jun 2025

HDI has a heavy income bias

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As income is an important component of development, the low per capita GDP in India may limit significant progress in HDI

Naidu pushes forVisakha Economic Region' as the growth engine of Andhra Pradesh

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TREND | 06 Jun 2025

MPC fires policy bazooka: repo rate cut 50 bps, CRR slashed 100 bps

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Inflation outlook improves, allowing RBI room for pro-growth shift