Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/whats-driving-up-this-frothy-market/article35347699.ece?homepage=true Covid stimulus, FPI inflows and cost-cutting by firms have lifted the stock market, even as the real economy is languishing People wonder why,
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Ease some burden: Inflation is high. Fuel prices are distorting consumption. Taxes need to be cut
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/ease-some-burden-inflation-is-high-fuel-prices-are-distorting-consumption-taxes-need-to-be-cut/TOI Edit Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of
India has created ‘perverse incentives’ for firms to stay small. Here’s how to fix it – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/india-has-created-perverse-incentives-for-firms-to-stay-small-heres-how-to-fix-it/articleshow/84429512.cms SynopsisIncentives meant to help Indian SMEs have an unintended and undesirable result. Most small businesses start small and stay small throughout their life.
Essentially non-essential! – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/essentially-non-essential/article35326761.ece?homepage=true Economists’ battle to keep their services ‘essential’ It has now been two lockdowns in Maharashtra — the nation-wide lockdown last year, and the
How India Inc benefited from the pandemic – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/how-india-inc-benefited-from-the-pandemic/article35326878.ece?homepage=true Larger listed companies gained at the expense of smaller businesses and used the period to improve their balance sheets The movement of the
Creating new money has downsides: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/creating-new-money-has-downsides-rbi-governor-shaktikanta-das/2290409/ RBI has no rate fixation, orderly evolution of yield curve a public good, says governor He strongly rebutted the notion that a sharper
Gems, jewellery exports bounce back to pre-pandemic levels – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/trade/exports/insights/gems-jewellery-exports-bounce-back-to-pre-pandemic-levels/articleshow/84403840.cmsSynopsis The overall gross exports of gems and jewellery witnessed a growth of 8.46% to Rs. 67,265.66 crore during April – June of 2021
Bibek Debroy on why there’s a need to reform the idea of reform – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/bibek-debroy-on-why-theres-a-need-to-reform-the-idea-of-reform/articleshow/84421510.cmsSynopsis Yet, when agendas are drawn up for reform, typically by economists, the institutional setting is often ignored. I have in mind the other
Normalcy returns in automobile sales during June – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/normalcy-returns-in-automobile-sales-during-june/article35319082.ece On year-on-year basis, passenger car sales doubled The domestic wholesales (dispatches from factories) of automobiles in June jumped multi-fold on a monthly basis,
Inflation stays elevated: When will the RBI act? | Deccan Herald
lipped from: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/inflation-stays-elevated-when-will-the-rbi-act-1008142.html RBI’s policy dilemma has come when many emerging markets central banks hiked interest rates in June to fight inflation while indicating more hikes
Population control fiasco | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/population-control-fiasco-121071301384_1.html The ill-advised two-child policy must be reviewed A new draft Bill prepared by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Law Commission seeks to bar people having more
Subdued growth, not inflation, the real worry – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/subdued-growth-not-inflation-the-real-worry/2289616/ Jump in govt spend could help, but given this is unlikely, the economy needs liquidity and low interest rates A jump in government
Giveaways are a jam today and a pain tomorrow – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/giveaways-are-a-jam-today-and-a-pain-tomorrow/articleshow/84388864.cmsSynopsis The politics of populism and patronage, and the practice of giving short shrift to reasonable user charges across the board, in water, power
Bold policymaking will enable India to become the next hub of production – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/view-bold-policymaking-will-enable-india-to-become-the-next-hub-of-production/articleshow/84387005.cmsSynopsis In electronics, imports have grown at 7% a year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the last seven years, even as overall imports
China-India trade on rise despite chill in bilateral ties, crosses USD 57 billion in H1 – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/china-india-trade-on-rise-despite-chill-in-bilateral-ties-crosses-usd-57-billion-in-h1/articleshow/84386496.cmsSynopsis According to data released by China’s Customs, India’s exports to China reached USD 14.724 billion, up 69.6 per cent year on year in
raghuram rajan: Indian needs foreign exchange reserves buffer to tackle exchange rate volatility: Raghuram Rajan – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/indian-needs-foreign-exchange-reserves-buffer-to-tackle-exchange-rate-volatility-raghuram-rajan/articleshow/84388271.cmsSynopsis “We need this (foreign exchange) reserve buffer to insulate ourselves because we have no friends. Even the European Union (EU) went to get
Getting population policy all wrong – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/getting-population-policy-all-wrong/articleshow/84354854.cmsSynopsis Many who babble on about population explosion are oblivious of the danger of a society depressing its birth rate before it grows prosperous
How India can harness the full potential of its production-linked incentive scheme – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/how-india-can-harness-the-full-potential-of-its-production-linked-incentive-scheme/2289329/ The PLI scheme is not holistic, as it is based on a partial equilibrium framework in which its impact is being seen only
exports: In competing with China and Vietnam, Indian exporters confront half-baked incentive schemes – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/trade/exports/insights/in-competing-with-china-and-vietnam-indian-exporters-confront-half-baked-incentive-schemes/articleshow/84365966.cms SynopsisWhen the WTO took aim at India’s export incentive schemes, the government quickly came up with a better alternative. But the new scheme
Skill mapping, reviving MSME clusters to solve reverse migration problem – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/skill-mapping-reviving-msme-clusters-to-solve-reverse-migration-problem/articleshow/84367407.cms NEXT STORY It’s time to focus on ease of doing ‘small’ business Synopsis Systemic bottlenecks and red tape, lack of affordable credit, inefficient
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