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Painting a rosy picture based on April's GST collections could be a miscalculation as all indicators point to a grim picture of the economy

The economist said the current localized reversal of unlocks has successfully bent the curve.

Regional markets shrugged off data showing Japan's economy contracted at 5.1% annual pace in the last quarter as numbers of new coronavirus cases surged.

Manufacturing, auto sales and other consumer activity have revived to above pre-pandemic levels.

Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday expectedly left interest rates unchanged and maintained an accommodative stance as the economy faces a renewed threat.

The central bank kept the benchmark repurchase rate unchanged at 4 per cent and maintained accommodative policy stance to support growth.

More and more women being pushed out of the agriculture sector points to a disturbing trend

Out of the 10 indicators of QET (Quick Economic Trends) of economic and business activity tracked by the industry body PHDCCI, 7 have performed positive in February 2021.

Banks and non-banks must use liquidity windows and newfound demand for credit to push economic revival aggressively

Premier Li also set a target for urban unemployment rate of around 5.5 per cent, with a goal of more than 11 million new urban jobs, up from nine million last year.

The economy would have been even worse if not for the country's technology exports, which saw increased demand driven by personal computers and servers.

On Friday, the BSE Sensex had crashed 1,939.32 points or 3.80 per cent to end at 49,099.99 – its worst one-day fall since May 4 last year.

The economy expanded 1 per cent in the fourth quarter, a second consecutive quarter of growth.

Excluding these two items, fiscal deficit could have been lower by 0.5-1.0 per cent in fiscal 2021 and 0.6 per cent in fiscal 2022, the rating agency's research report said.

The projection is in line with the estimates in the Union Budget 2021-22 presented in Parliament earlier this week.

Even in the best of times, a vast majority of Indian artists struggle to find patrons for their art and earn a decent income. During the lockdown - with art galleries closed and no projects - many artists were forced to sit at homes, while the future looked gloomy.

Q4 2020 was a particularly challenging quarter for many OEMs, especially those who manufacture devices for the prepaid and lower price band markets," Jeff Fieldhack, US Mobile Devices and Carrier Strategies Director at Counterpoint

Amid exceptional uncertainty, the global economy is projected to grow 5.5 per cent in 2021 and 4.2 per cent in 2022.

The decline in FDI inflows was concentrated in developed countries, where fund flows fell by 69 per cent to an estimated USD 229 billion.

Restoration and creation of jobs must be high on Sitharaman's to-do list that will set the tone for a double-digit growth