The latest evidence of India’s anaemic jobs growth comes from the Manpower Group. In its Employment Outlook Survey for July-September, 2017, the human resource consulting
Author: Anil R Tikotekar
Current account deficit widens in Q4 to 0.6% y-o-y–Business Standard–16-06-2017
India’s current account deficit (CAD) in the fourth quarter (Q4) widened to $3.4 billion, or 0.6 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), against $0.3
Propping up the RBI’s credibility–Economic Times–16.06-2017
While considerations of growth would have made a rate cut a positive gesture of accommodation, the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision to hold its policy
The only way to push up lending, growth is to draw on political capital–Economic Times–16-06-2017
Finance minister Arun Jaitley did the right thing by making it clear that the government respects the RBI’s decision on policy rates, something that is
Economic data deceive to dispirit–Economic Times–16-06-2017
Consumer prices for May show inflation at the lowest level since 2001, at 2.18%. A good harvest, in combination with the lingering effects of the
All our econometric models which we draw for projecting inflation have gone for a toss: Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, CARE Ratings. – The Economic Times–16-06-2017
In an exclusive interview to ET NOW, Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, CARE Ratings says that lowering interest rate cannot be a panacea for an economy
GST: Scanning the new rates for printers – The Economic Times–16-06-2017
A distinction between printers and multifunctional printers, which have copying machines, scanners rolled into one, by making an exception for the latter in the 18%
Granite industry calls for reduction in 28 per cent GST – The Economic Times–16-06-2017
The Granite industry today urged the government to lower the GST rate of 28 per cent on granite polished slabs as higher taxes would impact
Banks take charge to recover bad loans worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore–Economic Times–16-06-2017
Banks are getting into loan recovery overdrive. At least six meetings of joint lenders’ forums have been called next week to finalise the resolution of
India’s gold imports surge 3-fold to $4.95 billion in May – The Economic Times–16-06-2017
Exports grew for the ninth month running in May, but large gold imports ahead of the goods and services tax (GST) rollout from July 1
GSTN registrations set to open for ecommerce vendors – The Economic Times–16-06-2017
E-commerce companies such as Amazon, Flipkart and Swiggy concerned about losing business after the rollout of the goods and services tax (GST) on July 1
Inflation targetting: Government has a role in working towards this goal–Financial Express–15-06-2017
With farmers agitating over low prices, and the government needing to make good on its promises to raise their incomes/profits, chances are the government will
Food processing industry is taking off thanks to policy changes–Business Standard–15-06-2017
The food processing industry, which has been languishing for long despite carrying the sunrise sector tag, seems to be finally taking off. It has seen
Focus on the customer, all else is a distraction, says Amazon India head–Business Standard–15-06-2017
Amazon India Head Amit Agarwal. Photo: Sanjay K Sharma Do you see SoftBank and Alibaba coming together to fight Amazon? Our strategy has always been
RBI puts Central Bank of India under ‘corrective action’ as bad loans surge–Business Standard–15-06-2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated “prompt corrective action” (PCA) for state-run Central Bank of India (CBI) over high bad loans and negative
Banks express concern over stress in telecom sector–Business Standard–15-06-2017
Four large banks that met an inter-ministerial group (IMG) today expressed concern over “stress” in the telecom sector and flagged the possibility of loan default
Bankers brace for hitches and legal battles over RBI action on defaulters–Business Standard–15-06-2017
The time-bound nature of the bankruptcy code would put enormous pressure on the existing judicial infrastructure, bankers said Even as the central bank has identified
Six Indian cities in top 10 realty investment spots in Asia-Pacific–Economic Times–15-06-2017
Six Indian cities — including Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai — have found place in the top 10 emerging property investment destinations list
Automotive Tyre Asso [ ATMA ] seeks policy level changes to “propel” tyre exports – The Economic Times–15-06-2017
Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association representing the Rs 50,000 crore automotive tyre industry has sought policy level changes for a “level playing field” and to “propel
Capital gains: How to calculate capital gains – The Economic Times–15-06-2017
If the assessee can understand the meaning of each term associated with calculation of capital gains, he can easily compute on his own. Computing capital