Business information company CMIE’s monthly jobs data showed that unemployment rate was already a worrying 8.7% in March, the highest on record since it began
Day: April 10, 2020
Coronavirus: Imagine yourself as the leader of a liberal democracy, how would you decide to restart the economy? | Deccan Herald
By Mohamed A. El-Erian The tentative optimism in parts of Europe and the U.S. about a turning point in the rate of coronavirus infection is
All stimulus, no lockdown yet, Abe? | Deccan Herald
After weeks of inaction, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has finally announced measures to stem the spread of coronavirus and help the Japanese economy weather
Good, on paper | Business Standard Editorials
The series of initiatives taken by the government to mitigate farmers’ marketing-related woes in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic looks good on paper. The
Focusing multilateral money | Business Standard Editorials
The World Bank group, which includes the bank, the private sector-focused International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the loan guarantee-focused Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), has now moved
Strategy for meeting goals | Business Standard Column
Harsh Roongta Last Updated at April 9, 2020 02:17 IST Mangesh has been a client of a long time. He is an aggressive risk-taker and believes
Establish fiscal council to scale up spending | Business Standard Column
There is now a body of expert analysis on economic recovery after the lockdown. In this column, I distill the key common messages and briefly expand on
End lockdown or not? | Business Standard Column
The current three-week nationwide lockdown because of Covid-19 is slated to end at midnight of April 14. Sometime before then, the government will have to announce its
Fiscal space: Not if but how | Business Standard News
Extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary responses. The Covid-19 crisis is nothing if not extraordinary. Responses are imperative to deal with the health crisis, cushion the
Coronavirus lockdown: Rs 1-trn stimulus package for MSMEs on cards | Business Standard News
A second stimulus package the Centre is poised to announce in coming days will be worth around Rs 1 trillion and focus on help for
Gain some, lose some: What India’s Covid-19 relief package means for biz | Business Standard News
RBI cut the repo rate by 75 basis points on Friday, following the finance ministry’s announcement of a relief package worth Rs 1.7 trillion for
Brent can jump to $40 by 2020-end; India should stockpile crude oil now | Business Standard News
Oil storage is about the only thing in demand in the crude market right now. The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has obliterated consumption and forced producers and traders
In times of a lockdown, why the courts matter| Analysis – analysis – Hindustan Times
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on March 24 to put India under a nationwide lockdown was followed by a notification that contained a list of
Covid-19: Take care of vulnerable citizens| HT Editorial – editorials – Hindustan Times
You have to be quite reckless to be seen like defending both United States (US) President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Even if
Oil edges higher as key producers move towards deal to cut output–Deccan Chroncile
Singapore: Oil prices rose Thursday after Russia said it was ready to slash output, fuelling hopes that key producers are poised to seal a deal aimed
DC Edit: No we didn’t cave in to US threats; we were humanitarian–Deccan Chroncile
India’s decision to lift its embargo on the export of HCQ (hydroxychloroquine) to USA, Brazil and several other countries is not only pragmatic but also a
What social distancing is possible in a hut?–Deccan Chronicle
Was there any alternative to the sudden and complete lockdown? As India faces one of its most serious crises, there is little point in even
Sonia Gandhi’s proposal for ban on govt ads in media must be rejected–Indian Express
The revenue model for good journalism has always been unsteady and turning the advertisement tap on or off is a time-tested way to harass a
Jean Dreze writes: Centre must unlock godowns and give food to poor–Indian Express
How would you feel if a family were to let its weakest members starve, even as the house’s granary is full to the brim? That
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