In Sharjah (UAE), tenants sign a rental contract knowing exactly what to expect: the rent will remain unchanged for the first three years. By law, landlords cannot raise rents during this period. Even ...

Fitch Ratings has revised India's FY26 GDP growth forecast upwards to 6.9%, citing strong domestic demand and easing financial conditions. Despite short-term trade uncertainties with the US, a trade ...

Every release of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) data generates intense debate. Analysts pore over decimal points, commentators point to perceived inconsistencies and critics claim statistical ...

Given the expectation of benign inflation, there may be a shortfall in nominal GDP growth compared to the Budget estimate of 10.1 per cent for the current financial year, Chief Economic Adviser V ...

Second-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures released Aug. 28 get different slants in the headlines. There are between 500,000 and 700,000 individual data points needed to calculate GDP. Here ...

Does the GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025-26 present the correct picture? The real GDP growth for the June quarter of 2025-26, at 7.8 per cent, came as a surprise to most analysts, who had ...

A growing workforce with rising incomes provides not just near-term support for consumption but also long-term confidence in India’s demographic dividend The month of August has delivered a resounding ...

India’s surprisingly strong economic growth last quarter was likely exaggerated by statistical factors, economists said, and will push up full-year forecasts even as higher US tariffs take a toll.

India’s economic growth in the first quarter of FY2025-26 came as a big surprise. The economy clocked a five-quarter high growth of 7.8%, defying expectations of a slowdown. Mint looks at the numbers ...

India's economy grew a stronger-than-expected 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of FY26, but economists caution that the growth print looks brighter than the underlying reality — thanks largely to a ...

A closer analysis of Q1 GDP numbers highlight some striking contradictions. The Q1 GDP growth stunned everyone. At 7.8%, the growth exceeded most estimates by a very wide margin. Private consumption ...