‘करोना’ या जगभर थैमान घालत असलेल्या विषाणूच्या प्रादुर्भावाच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर, देशाची अर्थव्यवस्था गंभीर अडचणीच्या काळात जात आहे. अद्याप या विषाणूला अटकाव होत असल्याचे कोणतेही चिन्ह दिसत
Day: March 29, 2020
Unshackle them: Essential supply chains caught in lockdown tangle–Times of India
The success of lockdown measures to beat Covid-19 boils down to the availability of essential commodities. Huge supply chain disruptions have occurred since the lockdown
moratorium | RBI: Not having to pay at this time is the right thing: SMEs on RBI’s Covid-19 moratorium–Economic Times
As the ripples of Covid-19 pandemic are felt across the economy, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday said, “The priority is to undertake strong
Whatever it takes: RBI tries to arrest an economic slide–Times of India
Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee on Friday lowered the repo rate by 0.75% to 4.4%, supplementing it by measures to enhance the flow
Global disease calls for global response–Economic Times
The G20, comprising the world’s richest economies accounting for 80% of the global GDP, finally committed to work together to develop a transparent, robust,
RBI’s bold measures could be bolder–Economic Times
The three-month moratorium on servicing debt is the most tangible and effective policy measure announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. Lowering
moratorium | RBI: Not having to pay at this time is the right thing: SMEs on RBI’s Covid-19 moratorium
As the ripples of Covid-19 pandemic are felt across the economy, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday said, “The priority is to undertake strong
coronavirus: If food is not available to migrant workers, food riot may be a real possibility: Pronab Sen – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Former chief statistician Pronab Sen has warned that if food requirements of migrant workers with no income are not fulfilled amid countrywide lockdown,
Moody’s cuts South Africa’s credit ratings to junk – The Economic Times
JOHANNESBURG: Moody’s has downgraded South Africa‘s credit rating to junk status, piling more anguish on an economy already in recession and battered by Africa’s worst
Coronavirus: US to airlift citizens stranded in India – The Economic Times
The US government is making arrangements to airlift over 2,000 American citizens stranded in India due to the suspension of flights and the lockdown in
No new business, little profit: Banks face the squeeze – The Economic Times
MUMBAI: Indian banks will have to brace themselves for a prolonged period of lower profits resulting from a hit in revenues and almost zero new
India needs to achieve herd immunity to effectively counter Covid-19: Swaminathan Aiyar – The Economic Times
India may have to get used to social distancing as the country may be in the covid fight for the long haul. India will have
Meet the woman behind India’s first covid testing kit – The Economic Times
In what may go down as a crucial benchmark in India’s fight against the Covid-19 virus, a Pune-based diagnostic firm developed the country’s first testing
coronavirus: Leaks, WhatsApp rumours add to quarantine blues – The Economic Times
Priyaji, a primary school teacher who lives in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar neighbourhood, is active on her society Whatsapp group. When she spotted an official posting
Recession: A US recession? Probably. Depression? Only if the virus is untamed – The Economic Times
WASHINGTON: A US recession may already be underway. Could it be worse? The Great Depression that began with a stock market crash in 1929 and
Swaminathan Aiyar calls for a bigger Covid package on the lines of the US, says govt shouldn’t worry about fiscal deficit to deal with once-in-a-century crisis – The Economic Times
In an interview to ET NOW, Swami said that the government should shed inhibitions about a rising fiscal deficit and let the Reserve Bank of
economic stimulus: Print money to handle this once-in-a-century crisis: Swaminathan Aiyar – The Economic Times
I am having no quarrel with the direction of what the government is doing; yes you do need to focus on the needy, you do
Minimising coronavirus damage: After poor, govt must now focus on small businesses, industries – The Financial Express
The lockdown situation could lead to one of every three retail stores in the country shutting shop. While Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a
Covid-19 packages will take care of both people, corporates: Rajiv Kumar, vice-chairman, Niti Aayog – The Financial Express
India has unveiled both fiscal and monetary policy stimulus measures to minimise the negative impact of the coronavirus on economic activities and address the needs
Further fiscal and monetary stimuli will not help. Best to be patient | Business Standard Column
When aggregate demand in a county collapses, we know what to do. We turn to the Keynesian identity which exhorts governments to spend more money