Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/reform-reversal-122040300993_1.html States should not go back on pensions There is a wide consensus among experts that India needs to take the economic reforms process
Day: April 4, 2022
*The NPS challenge | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-nps-challenge-122040400010_1.html We need to hang in there, to create safety for pensioners and the Indian state The Old Pension System (OPS) was an important
-Energy geopolitics and LNG | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/energy-geopolitics-and-lng-122040400011_1.html The Russia-Ukraine war has put the spotlight on the role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the global energy futures I am at
HDFC Bank clocks 21% loan growth at Rs 13.69 trillion in FY22 | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/hdfc-bank-clocks-21-loan-growth-at-rs-13-69-trillion-in-fy22-122040300758_1.html The growth in advances was about 8.6% over Rs 12.60 trillion as of December 31, 2021, the bank informed BSE Photo: Bloomberg Reflecting
*Bond trade gains of banks may be down 30%, says India Ratings | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/bond-trade-gains-of-banks-may-be-down-30-says-india-ratings-122040400029_1.html The rating agency’s assessment showed the yield on benchmark 10-year government bonds rose 66 basis points in FY22 to close at 6.84 per
-India on cusp of major economic recovery: Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-on-cusp-of-major-economic-recovery-niti-aayog-vc-rajiv-kumar-122040300235_1.html Talks of possible stagflation are “overhyped”: Kumar Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar India is on the cusp of a major economic recovery and talks
*Exports rise 40% to touch $418 bn in FY22, surpass govt target by 5% | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/exports-rise-40-to-touch-418-bn-in-fy22-surpass-govt-target-by-5-122040300599_1.html The growth was driven by higher demand for items in the petroleum, gems and jewellery, engineering products The value of goods exported from
*India’s FY23 GDP growth estimated at 7.4%, RBI rate hike by year end: Ficci | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-fy23-gdp-growth-estimated-at-7-4-ficci-survey-122040300687_1.html RBI is likely to start a rate hike cycle in the second half of 2022, while a repo rate hike of 50-75 bps
*India’s health budget still in need of improvement, shows data | Business Standard News
lipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-health-budget-still-in-need-of-improvement-shows-data-122040300926_1.html There is the problem of the current infrastructure being able to absorb higher levels of funding Funding to this crucial department has been
*Unviable populist schemes may create SL-like situation: Bureaucrats to Modi | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bureaucrats-express-concern-over-unviable-populist-schemes-by-states-in-meeting-with-pm-modi-122040300780_1.html A few senior bureaucrats raised concern to PM Modi over populist schemes announced by several states, claiming they are economically unsustainable and could