EXPANSIONARY DEMAND

According to demographic projections, the median age of the country is zexpected to increase from 29 to 38 by 2050, along with a rise in the proportion of aged people (above 60 years) from 11% in 2024 to 21% in 2050. India, in particular, is expecte...

A long-term financial cycle has coincided with, and bolstered, the current investment cycle. That's good and bad news for India's growing economy. The outcome is a higher investment-to-GDP ratio. But there is need for caution. If the financial cycle...

There was also action in commodities as gold reached another record, oil a five-month peak and copper a 13-month top, helping lift shares in basic materials and energy companies.

Homegrown retail brands like Zudio, D-Mart, Style Union, Ratnadeep, Reliance Trends and Azorte are rapidly scaling up their operations, in turn leasing sizable real estate.

Mindspace REIT leased 450,000 sq ft of office space in Q4, with a cumulative leasing of 1.6 million sq ft for the financial year. The REIT experienced strong expansionary demand, with over 80% of new and pre-leasing by existing occupiers. Net operat...

Global centers, particularly in the technology and BFSI sectors, have cornered almost 40% of the significant deals in the top six cities. Notable transactions involve names such as Bank of America, Philips, Wells Fargo, Qualcomm, and CitiBank, with ...

The Indian economy has demonstrated strong resilience, exceeding expectations by achieving a 7.6% year-on-year growth in real terms for the July-September quarter of FY2024, following a 7.8% expansion in the first quarter. Notably, this growth is no...

The resilience exhibited by the Indian economy despite the global headwinds and availability of talent continues to help the office property markets in key cities sustain the growth trend.

The relationship between India and China has been progressing economically, despite tensions over border issues. However, the Chinese yuan has fallen to a six-month low due to economic slowdowns and the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant. Meanwhile...

The Economic Survey is confident of meeting the fiscal deficit target of 6.8%, backed by targeted expenditure and robust revenue collection, despite additional expenditure this year.

In Asia, the net absorption reached 27.4 million sq ft, a record quarterly high, despite disruption to manufacturing and container shipping, real estate consultancy CBRE's Asia Pacific report said.

The month of March, incidentally, had brought cheer and hope for the sector as exports showed a whopping double digit growth of almost 58.50 per cent clocking $34 billion compared to March 2020.

Arvind Subramanian said the govt has no leeway to cut taxes nor it has space to hike GST rates.

That’s a hazard with training too close a lens on the sector’s day-today missteps.

Only an expansionary budget may delay the FRMB target being reached by FY18. But more or less, my assumption is that the targets will be met, says Pradhan.

India's economy is expected to grow at 7.5 per cent this year, driven by domestic demand and consumption as well as improved fiscal position due to lower oil import bill, an UNCTAD report said today.

Subbarao has come a full circle — probably beginning the second round of easing after taking the tightening cycle to a peak.

The UPA government is currently facing its toughest challenge yet as it looks to rein in inflation without affecting the growth momentum.

The warnings of deflation earlier this year are being replaced by fears of inflation as price increases begin to build up again on the back of a demand revival in the economy, excess liquidity and surging commodity prices.