Economic growth slowed to 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2017-18 against 6.1 per cent in the preceding quarter. This was sharply below
Category: Demonetization
Maximum pain | The Indian Express–01.09.2017
The RBI Annual Report reveals that almost all demonetised notes have been returned to the central bank. This number does not include the old notes
DeMo report card: More work is needed to realise demonetisation’s benefits, economic growth also needs revival–Times of India–01.09.2017
One of the enduring mysteries of the demonetisation exercise ended when Reserve Bank of India released its annual report on Wednesday, which said that
DeMon: The great Fudge–01.09.2017
By Laveesh Bhandari The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on demonetisation-related cash deposits is out and the government will no doubt have a lot
Demonetisation: The aim of demonetisation was not confiscation of money says Arun Jaitley–Economic Times–31.08.2017
Finance minister Arun Jaitley strongly defended demonetisation against accusations that it hadn’t met its objectives as evidenced by the numbers in the Reserve Bank of
Demonetisation: Judging demonetisation on currency returned incorrect: Government officials – The Economic Times–31.08.2017
Top government officials told ET that judging the success or failure of demonetisation on the basis of currency that came back to the system was
Was demonetisation a total failure? Read what RBI report says before making your conclusion – The Financial Express–31.08.2017
The Reserve Bank of India’s annual report today revealed that only around 1.4% of scrapped Rs 1,000 notes didn’t come back into the banking system
Chidambaram taunts RBI over noteban data, says economists deserve Nobel Prize – The Financial Express–31.08.2017
After RBI on Wednesday released the annual data for the year FY 16-17, former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram launched a strong
Apologise for note ban, Opposition tells Modi – The Hindu–31.08.2017
Following the Reserve Bank of India’s figures on demonetisation, the Opposition launched a stinging attack on the Centre with the Congress demanding an apology from
Diary of an unusual year: Urjit Patel’s continued silence on demonetisation – The Hindu–29.08.2017
When Urjit Patel was elevated to the post of Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) a year ago, among the qualities that recommended
Future outlook: We may have to look for earning opportunities, rather than ideas; what you must know – The Financial Express– Meghnad Desai–22.08.2017
Arvind Subramaniam’s has been a refreshing appointment to the chief economic adviser position. He has raised the intellectual level of the Economic Survey reports as well
Demonetisation impact on government finances: check out what is of critical importance here – The Financial Express–19.08.2017
Central banking is a profitable business because normally profits only move up. The profit ratios or rather surpluses tend to be healthy, as most activity
Black money: How note ban showed Modi where exactly to look for black money–Economic Times–17.08.2017
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi banned high-denomination currency bills in a surprise move late last year, authorities noticed a surge in shell companies depositing cash
After political dividends, notebandi can also yield economic dividends–S A Aiyar–Economic Times–17.08.2017
The Survey estimates that DM accounted for 0.54 million of the increase. Income taxpayers totalled barely 30 million before Modi came to power. So, the
Don’t blame it on demonetisation | Business Standard Column–15.08.2017
India’s economic growth is faltering. Part-II of the Economic Survey, just released, thinks that growth in 2017-18 is likely to be closer to the lower
RBI dividend: P Chidambaram says add another Rs 50,000 cr as cost of demonetisation–Economic Times–12.08.2017
Taking a potshot at the government over demonetisation, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said another Rs 50,000 crore should be added to the
₹2.8-4.3 lakh cr of excess deposits entered banking system during demonetisation | Business Line–12.08.2017
Excess deposits in the range of ₹2.8-4.3 lakh crore accrued to the banking system during the demonetisation period, with unusual cash deposits in specific accounts,
Demonetisation: I would not have approved of note ban: Bimal Jalan–Economic Times–10.08.2017
Though demonetisation had some positives, former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Bimal Jalan says he would not have approved it had he been at
Demonetisation has hit the economy: Kaushik Basu | Business Line–05.08.2017
Demonetisation was a very big mistake and it has had a big negative fallout on the economy, according to Kaushik Basu, former Chief Economic Advisor
Remonetisation: RBI says it’s comfortable with currency in circulation–Economic Times–03.08.201
The Reserve Bank of India said it’s comfortable with the currency currently in circulation, reaffirming the contention that notes won’t get back to pre-demonetisation levels.