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Iran war to weigh more on Indian growth than inflation, keeping interest rates low

MUMBAI, March 5 (Reuters) The U.S. and Israels attack on Iran is expected to weigh more on Indias economic growth than its inflation, which will encourage the Reserve Bank of India to keep interest rates low, three sources familiar with policymakers thinking and analysts said. The conflict, which has rippled out across much of the Middle East, has pushed up oil prices by about 15%, disrupted gas flows from the region and triggered selloffs in Indian equity, debt and currency markets, with the r

5 Mar 2026 4:38 pm
India, China cut electricity emissions growth, mitigating U.S. coal overdrive

SINGAPORE, Jan 27 (Reuters) India and China cut emissions from electricity generation by accelerating clean energy deployment, researchers say, offsetting growing coal use in the U.S. and capping global growth in pollutants linked to climate change. Power sector emissions by China and India, the worlds top coal users who accounted for 93% of the rise in carbon dioxide discharges in the decade through 2024, declined simultaneously for the first time in 52 years, according to a report by Centre f

27 Jan 2026 11:10 am
Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite Trump disruption

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 23, 2026 (AP) Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will continue to flow and international cooperation is still badly needed. The global economy is showing unexpected resilience despite the noise, European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde, Inter

23 Jan 2026 7:57 pm
India fiscal policy to turn pro-growth as government moves to target debt-to-GDP, economists say

MUMBAI, Jan 21 (Reuters) Indias fiscal policy is expected to turn more growth-supportive as the federal government shifts to targeting the debt-to-GDP ratio starting April 2026, several economists said in notes ahead of the annual budget on February 1. Until now, the government targeted the fiscal deficit, which will be lowered to a targeted 4.4% of GDP for the year ended March 2026 from 9.2% in 2020-21. The shift to debt-to-GDP as the key fiscal measure will result in a more modest pace of tig

21 Jan 2026 2:32 pm