After an initial burst of exuberance in startups, the industry is beginning to moult. Risks are better understood, founders focus on unit economics instead of
Month: December 2017
Bitcoin: How to ride the bitcoin rally in India – The Economic Times–03.12.2017
5 reasons why you should not get swayed by bitcoin’s sky-high returns Here’s a primer on Bitcoins. Read this and a lot more, prior to
‘Demonetisation cost us Rs 1.5 lakh crore in economy’: Manmohan Singh hits out at PM Narendra Modi’s historic step – The Financial Express–03.12.2017
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while delivering a speech in Gujarat’s Surat on Saturday hit out at the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) decision last year
Early to conclude economic recovery from note ban, GST impact, says Manmohan Singh – The Financial Express–03.12.2017
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today welcomed the uptick in the Q2 GDP growth at 6.3 per cent but cautioned that it is too early
Internet access driving SME revenue growth in smaller cities: Instamojo CEO | Business Standard News–03.12.2017
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in Tier-II and Tier-III cities are at par with their counterparts in metros in terms of revenue and growth
Economy: It’s not a thumbs up but a ‘bottoms down’–S A Ayyar–Times of India–03.12.2017
After falling for five successive quarters, GDP growth in July-September was 6.3%, up from 5.7% in the previous quarter. Many cheered this as an economic
Demonetisation was a ‘half-baked crusade’ on black money, Manmohan Singh reiterates criticism of PM Modi | The Indian Express–03.12.2017
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday reiterated his criticism of Narendra Modi over the present dispensation’s decisions to demonetise higher value currency notes and
Fragile momentum: India’s economic growth – The Hindu–03.12.2017
Turning around a large ship is never easy. So it must give policymakers a measure of satisfaction that the slowdown seen during the last fiscal
insolvency: NCLT rejects Exim Bank’s claim of Rs 625 crore on JEKPL – The Economic Times–02.12.2017
Allahabad bench of the bankruptcy court has rejected a plea from Exim Bank to treat its claim of Rs 625 crore on JEKPL Private Limited
GST: Some compliance problems for SMEs, but only the second country to have GST of this nature: Bibek Debroy–02.12.2017
In talks for several years, companies probably did not expect GST to come into force from July, 2017, which meant many were not prepared for
Watch out for these problems while filing returns on GST portal; you won’t get to edit it – The Financial Express–02.12.2017
Businesses continue to face problems in the GST returns filing even as a slew of measures were announced to ease the process last month. It
Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia for review of import duty on gold – The Financial Express–02.12.2017
Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia today made a case for reviewing the import duty on gold with a view to curb arbitrage opportunities resulting from FTAs
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code paints all promoters with same brush – The Financial Express–02.12.2017
By Abir Roy The recently promulgated ordinance relating to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has generated a lot of buzz, and has evoked mixed responses
Resale curbs likely in toxic asset auctions | Business Standard News–02.12.2017
The government is in discussions as to whether it should put in reasonable restrictions for a limited period of time on the successful bidder of
Q2 GDP growth data raises some hope, but meeting FY18 forecast still not easy | Business Standard News–02.12.2017
The trend over the last few quarters suggests there has been a consistent fall in GDP growth The Indian economy has to grow by at
‘The full benefit of GST is still to be realised’ | Business Line–02.12.2017
Chief Statistician Anant says note-ban impact has worn off, inflation not a cause for concern The revival in the economy is expected to continue due
The perils of lowering interest rates | Business Line–02.12.2017
There is a constant call to lower interest rates, with the Reserve Bank of India, at the receiving end, branded as being too conservative. It
Latest GDP numbers appear to have slain the demon of DeMon, but economic fundamentals remain a challenge–Times of India–02.12.2017
From Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s made-for-TV ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ jibe to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s retort on the ‘Grand Stupid Thought’ of an 18% cap
Miles to go: GDP rebounds, but higher growth needs reform–02.12.2017
The most heartening aspect of the July-September gross domestic product (GDP) data was that the worst effects of the disruption catalysed by demonetisation and transition
Give accountability a chance | The Indian Express–02.12.2017
In our previous article, ‘Making RBI Accountable’ (IE, November 25), I had presented data on Indian inflation over the past year, and concluded that neither
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