Wholesale Inflation Eases 0.32% In November
Wholesale inflation eased 0.32% in November on softer food prices, though higher pulses and vegetables lifted sequential WPI.
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CPI Expected To Dip Sharply As Food Prices Ease
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 11, 2025
CPI inflation may fall below 1% in October as GST cuts and softer food prices deepen disinflation ahead of the RBI’s December policy review.
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Festive Lending Up 16.5%, Secured Loans Double: DPDzero
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 30, 2025
Data from AI-led recovery firm shows a rise in both digital credit and larger-ticket secured loans during India’s peak spending months India’s festive season has triggered a sharp increase in borrowing activity, with digital lending volumes rising 16.55 per cent from 2.9 million loans in non-festive months to 3.4 million during the festive period, according […]
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India Needs 8-10% Growth To Reap Demographic Dividend, Says RBI
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- April 24, 2024
To achieve its developmental goals over the next three decades, the Indian economy must grow at a rate of 8-10 per annum over the next decade to reap the demographic dividend that started accruing from 2018 and, as calculations show, will last till 2055, according to an article in the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) […]
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India Inflation Cools, Repo Rate Cuts Possible Later This Year: Morgan Stanley
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 22, 2024
Morgan Stanley expects the Reserve Bank of India to start cutting rates from June 2024, with both retail and wholesale inflation figures remaining at a manageable level. The Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI in its February review meeting unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent, maintaining status quo […]
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MSMEs Need Support To Boost Exports Amid Weak External Demand
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 15, 2024
While the share of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the manufacturing sector has remained fairly constant, their contribution to overall exports has declined despite the recovery in FY22, according to a joint report by U GRO Capital and Dun and Bradstreet (D&B). While talking about the lending ecosystem, the ‘MSME Sampark Bi-annual report […]
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India’s Economy Projected To Grow By 6.5% In FY24: Finance Ministry
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 1, 2023
Hours after the Union Finance Ministry stated that the Indian economy grew 7.6 per cent during the July-September quarter of the current financial year 2023-24, it said that India’s GDP is expected to grow by 6.5 per cent in financial year 2024. Growth projections for Financial Year 2024 indicate that India will grow by 6.5 […]
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India’s GDP Growth Surpasses RBI’s Forecast, Reaching 7.6% In Q2
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 30, 2023
The Indian economy grew 7.6 per cent during the July-September quarter of the current financial year 2023-24, remaining the fastest-growing major economy. India’s GDP growth for the April-June quarter grew 7.8 per cent. Real GDP or GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q2 2023-24 is estimated to attain a level of Rs 41.74 lakh crore, […]
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Rain Weakens Diesel Demand In India, Sales Decline In September
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- September 18, 2023
Preliminary data from state-owned firms reveals that diesel sales in India have declined for the second consecutive month in September. The drop in demand is attributed to rains that have dampened industrial activity and reduced the need for diesel in certain regions of the country. While diesel sales by three state-owned fuel retailers saw a […]