In its twice-a-year South Asia Economic Focus, Washington D.C. headquartered World Bank forecast a growth rate of 7.3 percent for India this year and 7.5 percent for 2019 and 2020. Additionally, it noted that the country's economy has recovered from the effects of demonetization and the Goods and Services Tax....
Pew Research: Modi's Popularity Widespread in India
The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C., conducted a survey among 2,464 respondents in India from February 21 to March 10, 2017. Its main findings are: Indians are increasingly upbeat about Prime Minister Modi, the economy and India's direction Modi's popularity extends across India...
India Seeks to Upgrade its Food Processing Ecosystem
India seeks to partner with companies in the food processing ecosystem in the U.S. to incorporate best practices into its food value chain. Ahead of the mega 'World Food India' trade show in New Delhi from November 3-5, 2017, India's minister for the food processing industry, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, is...
Indian American Population Approaches 4 Million
The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C., published key facts on social trends among Asian sub groups in the U.S. based on research conducted from 2000 - 2015. Listed below are some key findings on people originating from India: The Indian population in the...
Visitors from India are Top 7 Spenders in America
D.C.-based Brand USA, a destination marketing organization, says that according to travel data for 2015 (which is the latest), India stood at 11th place in terms of source market for tourists to the U.S. and ranked 7th in terms of spend. The Economic Times reports that of the 77 million ...
Carlyle's $1 Billion Growth Fund to Focus on India and China
Washington D.C.-based global private equity firm Carlyle will raise $1 billion under its new Asian growth fund largely focused on investing in India and China. Per a disclosure, the International Finance Corp is one of its Limited Partners, and the private sector investment arm of World Bank has committed $25...