Business optimism in India at near 8-year high: Report

Business optimism in India at near 8-year high: Report

Data shows that business optimism for the fourth quarter of this calendar year is the highest since the second quarter of the calendar year 2014 with the construction sector most optimistic on the level of the selling price, inventory levels, and hiring of employees. The Dun & Bradstreet Composite Business Optimism Index (BOI) for Q4 … Read more

Union Budget 2021 to set course for economic pick up after COVID carnage

Union Budget 2021 to set course for economic pick up after COVID carnage

New Delhi: Indian economy is now expected to see a faster turnaround given the impending rollout of vaccine, increased mobility and less disruptions to business operations as the economy opens up but a lot will also depend on the upcoming Budget for 2021-22 to steer its course. India, which had in 2019 overtaken the UK … Read more

World economy unlikely to re-attain pre-pandemic output levels before 2022: Report

World economy unlikely to re-attain pre-pandemic output levels before 2022: Report

New Delhi: With COVID-19 still dominating major developments globally, the world economy is not likely to re-attain pre-pandemic output levels before 2022, says a report. According to Dun & Bradstreet Country Risk and the Global Outlook, “nothing about the pandemic can be classified as over, despite recoveries in activity levels in some economies in Q3, … Read more