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Frontloading of government expenditure to drive private investment, boost demand: Report

February 26, 2021adminLeave a Comment

The government should prioritize executing infrastructure projects and frontload its spending during the first half of fiscal year starting April 1, to encourage private investment and support economic recovery, says a report. According to Dun & Bradstreet’s latest Economy Observer, new private investment is also likely to remain constrained in the near term given that […]

Business optimism for Jan-Mar quarter turns positive: D&B survey

February 16, 2021adminLeave a Comment

Business optimism has turned positive on a year-on-year basis for the ongoing quarter after witnessing negative growth throughout 2020, amid rising consumer demand, higher businesses transactions and normalisation of supply disruptions, according to a survey. The Dun & Bradstreet Composite Business Optimism Index stood at 79.9 for the first quarter of 2021, registering an increase […]