India’s Forex Reserves Fall $8.58 Billion to $726 Billion as Rupee Recovers
India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $8.578 billion to $726.027 billion in the week ended October 9, 2026, according to…
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Indian economy, trade, commodities and government policy.
World Bank Group Mobilises $36 Billion in India, Including $9.6 Billion for MSMEs
Correction, 16 October 2026: The Green MSME Guarantee Fund references have been corrected to describe more than 4,000 MSMEs as…
Prem Watsa Sees China-Like Investment Boom in India Over the Next Decade
India could attract a wave of investment and manufacturing activity comparable to China’s expansion in the early 2000s, according to…
Indonesia’s $1.5 Trillion Market Faces a Historic Downgrade: Why Global Investors Are Worried
Indonesia’s stock market is facing a potential reclassification that could reshape its relationship with global investors. On October 16, 2026,…
India’s Unemployment Rate Holds at 5% in September; Urban Women’s Workforce Participation Improves
India’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0% in September 2026, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) figures…
India Projected to Overtake Japan as the World’s Fourth-Largest Economy in 2027
India is projected to overtake Japan and become the world’s fourth-largest economy in 2027, according to the International Monetary Fund’s…
RBI Uses Estimated $75–80 Billion to Defend Rupee as Forex Reserves Decline
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has deployed an estimated $75 billion–$80 billion through dollar sales and dollar-rupee swaps to…
Two-Wheeler Growth May Slow to 2.1% in FY28 as GST Boost Fades
India’s two-wheeler industry could see a significant slowdown in domestic sales growth in financial year 2028 (FY28), as the boost…
Inflation Threatens FMCG Margins in Q2 FY27; Analysts Prefer Marico and Nestlé India
Indian fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are heading into the September-quarter earnings season with a difficult balance: sales volumes and…
India’s Petroleum Product Exports Help Reduce Dollar Outflows Amid High Oil Prices
India’s petroleum product exports are helping offset a portion of the dollars spent on importing crude oil, providing some relief…