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India's real consumption is expected to reach Rs 70 trillion by 2025, driven by demographics and rising incomes. By 2030, consumer spending may hit $4 trillion. Agriculture sees 6% growth, with budget support. Manufacturing and infrastructure expand...

User spending on mobile services (post-GST) rose a modest 1.4% sequentially to about ?55,524.5 crore in the fourth quarter of FY24 - 44% lower than the 2.5% sequential growth clocked in the third quarter of FY24 - as per latest sector performance da...

Aveek Mitra says he would not look into a particular number of whether this tax collection has increased or decreased or things like that. But he would like to see the new changes or reforms that are coming at the policy level. He expects the Budget...

FMCG sector in India set to boom with consumer spending projected to hit $6 trillion by 2030. Urban demand drives growth despite challenges. Organic and health products gain popularity. High turnover rates impact delivery schedules. Top roles in dem...

Andrew Holland, CEO of Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies, anticipates a pre-Budget rally in IT, banking, FMCG, and power sectors, aided by post-election gains, rural spending, and renewables. Key areas include consumer stocks, affo...

The IT industry anticipates a slow start to the year with concerns over weak first-quarter performance. Mid-tier companies may see growth opportunities in 'pre-GenAI' spending. Margins are expected to be stable amid macro uncertainties. TCS and Cyie...

More than half of the 24 respondents estimated that the Nifty 50 Index may advance up to 26,000 points by the end of 2024, while one predicted the gauge can climb even more.

Schumpeterians believe that government attempts to help, help and help again are the root cause of all that has gone wrong. They link this to declining GDP growth, angst among workers that 'decent jobs' are disappearing, rising inequalities, a soari...

Over the past decade, Indian expenditures on foreign exchange have surged dramatically, increasing from $1.1 bn in FY14 to $31.7 bn in FY24, driven largely by travel expenses. In contrast, remittances from overseas workers into India grew by 71%, ri...

The Indian advertising market is predicted to grow 11.8% in 2024, reaching ₹1,22,155 crore, primarily driven by digital media. Traditional media ad revenue is expected to grow 8.4% to ₹64,398 crore, while digital media is expected to grow faster at ...

Consumers have increased their spending on daily essentials, groceries, and household products by 18% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to two years ago, according to a recent Kantar report. Despite a recent softening in commodity prices, the pr...

Domestic markets continued to reach new record highs, building on gains made since the election results. "The market is also benefiting from positive trends in global markets, particularly in the US as it progresses steadily towards the presidential...

Power utilities have already done well and possibly they will continue to do well because there is growth in that sector. So, many of these companies are putting in new power plants and things like that. So, there is definitely growth in that sector.

​It is a coalition government and in the past we have seen that whenever that happens spends on the rural do increase. Please note that in the coming months, there are three-four key state elections also. So, we do expect that farm subsidy, farm sup...

Maybe we will look at it at that point in time, but right now we miss getting into it early, but as of now we do not want to buy it.

​So, my belief is that whenever a coalition is at the centre, then you see a decent growth. The clear focus is economics. The clear focus is to do better for the masses and that is what drives the markets, that is what drives the economy as well.

Budget 2024: A weaker majority for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance may lead to increased welfare spending without the need for additional borrowing, potentially limiting a rise in bond yields, according to a senior executive at Kotak Mahindr...

The recent election results in India saw the ruling BJP-led NDA secure a majority, though narrower than expected. A Bernstein report predicts increased focus on direct social schemes, especially in rural areas. Private sector investments are expecte...

A new McKinsey report predicts India's travel spending to grow at 9% annually driven by strong GDP growth. Domestic air passenger traffic is set to double by 2030, boosting the domestic travel market to potentially become the world's fourth largest.