The annual Economic Survey was tabled in Parliament on Monday. Here are the highlights: The Economic Survey has relied upon analysis of the new data
Month: January 2018
Every $10 per barrel jump in oil price brings down GDP by 0.3 percentage points: Economic Survey–Business Today–30.01.2018-1——*****
The Economic Survey 2017-18 tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley predicts India’s GDP to grow 7-7.5 per cent in 2018-19, an increase from
| दास्तान – ए – दावोस | अग्रलेख –लोकसत्ता–२९.०१.२०१८
यंदा दावोसने जगास ना नवी दिशा दिली ना वास्तवाचे विश्लेषण केले.. प्रत्येक क्षेत्रातील लब्धप्रतिष्ठांसाठी भेटीची काही अत्यावश्यक स्थळे असतात. उदाहरणार्थ सांस्कृतिक क्षेत्रातील शालदार आपण किशोरी
आकडय़ांच्या जादूचा शेवटचा प्रयोग | अर्थसंकंप व वस्तू व सेवा कर —लोकसत्ता —२९.०१.२०१८
अर्थसंकल्पाचा हंगाम आला की, काही शब्द सातत्याने आदळतात. त्यापैकी वित्तीय तूट हा एक महत्त्वाचा शब्द. वित्तीय तुटीचा साधा अर्थ म्हणजे उत्पन्न व खर्चातील दरी दूर
Fret not too much over crude prices–Economic Times–29.01.2018
Rising oil prices are not as big a threat to India’s well-being as some fear. For one, rising energy prices reflect buoyant world growth, which
Across the aisle: P Chidambaram speaks about payroll jobs in India – The Financial Express–29.01.2018
Prof Pulak Ghosh and Dr Soumya Kanti Ghosh are respected academics. They created a minor storm recently when they claimed that 70 lakh new ‘payroll’
‘Pakodanomics’ and employment – Business Line–29.01.2018
At a time when job creation is slow and lakhs of people are frustrated by their inability to find employment in the formal sector, Prime
More amendments likely in insolvency law – Business Line–29.01.2018-R
The insolvency law might be amended depending on recommendations of the panel reviewing issues related to the legislation, including those pertaining to home buyers, a
Banking on good faith: on efforts to recapitalise PSBs – The Hindu–29.01.2018
More structural reforms are needed to maximise the bank recapitalisation effort About ₹1 lakh crore is expected to be pumped into India’s 21 public sector
Conservative banking, not bail-in, will bail us out – The Hindu–29.01.2018
Risk is in-built in banking. If, one day, all the customers of any bank turn up demanding their deposits, the bank would be unable to
Where intent overrides impact – The Hindu–29.01.2018
The e-way bill, set to be introduced across India from February 1 as part of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, could lead to
FM’s Budget options are severely limited–Deccan Chronicle–29.01.2018
The presentation of the Union Budget is more of a media event than a realistic statement of objectives and goals, and ways and means. The
Most powerful engine of India’s growth: Service MSMEs – The Economic Times–28.01.2018
Most Indians know of Bajaj but, except for a few hundred loyal customers, nobody knows of First Konzept, a small interior decorator firm run by
GSTN: GSTN to let companies report delays in e-way bill checking – The Economic Times–28.01.2018
Companies will be able to report delays of more than 30 minutes in the checking of electronic way bills carried by transport vehicles as the
Indian economy: Raghuram Rajan opens up on what’s working and what’s not working for India – The Economic Times–28.01.2018
Rajan also warned the government that it needed to protect privacy of Aadhaar. “I do think that we have to assure the public that their
ASSOCHAM favours reimposing 10% customs duty on paper imports from ASEAN – Business Line–28.01.2018
Backing the domestic paper and paperboards industry, ASSOCHAM has urged the Centre to re-impose 10 per cent customs duty on import of paper and paperboards
Baggage of woes for international air cargo – Business Line–28.01.2018—–*****
In the last six months, the economy has indeed walked through unprecedented developments with the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The law
‘Honest borrowers will get loans easily’ – Business Line–28.01.2018
Honest borrowers will find it easier to get loans from public sector banks (PSBs) following the reforms being undertaken, said Rajiv Kumar, Secretary, Financial Services,
Budget 2018: Great Expectations – Business Line–28.01.2018
Banking: Betting on reforms, tax waivers Radhika Merwin The banking sector has been grappling with a host of challenges in recent years. The year 2017
FRDI Bill’s bail-in clause unlikely to be watered down | Hindustan Times–28.01.2018
The Centre is not considering any dilution of the bail-in clause in the contentious Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill. It will, however, add