Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/time-to-expand-the-role-of-cat-bonds/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. The budget announcement raising the foreign direct investment
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US Secretary of State says Trump was right to take tougher approach on China | Deccan Herald
Clipped from: https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/us-secretary-of-state-says-trump-was-right-to-take-tougher-approach-on-china-949273.html Blinken said Trump’s judgment was wrong across the board, but the basic principle was the right one Former US president Donald Trump was
Budget’s strategy of fiscal consolidation, compressing expenditure, could prove to be a costly miscalculation–ISHAN BAKSHI WRITES–indian express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/union-budget-2021-economy-nirmala-sitharaman-7180237/ Few would have faulted governments for spending more to counterbalance the effects of a once-in-a-century crisis. There is a time for aggressive consolidation.
Union Budget 2021-22: Wages of inequality – Frontline
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the post-budget press conference in New Delhi on February 1. Photo: PTI Like the COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Budget for 2021-22 was
Budget for the rich, of the rich, by the rich: Chidambaram – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/government-has-failed-to-stimulate-demand-p-chidambaram/articleshow/80841475.cmsSynopsis Participating in a debate on the budget, Chidambaram said, “The sub-text is, this is a budget for the rich, of the rich and
The Finance Minister’s 2021 Budget has thrown a huge lifeline, but will it work? – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/search-rescue-operation/articleshow/80792802.cmsSynopsis The 2021-22 deficit is projected to decline to 6.5%, still very high, and similar in size to India’s fiscal deficits after the 1991-92
Fashion and lifestyle brands expect full recovery in the second half of 2021 – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/fashion-/-cosmetics-/-jewellery/fashion-and-lifestyle-brands-expect-full-recovery-in-the-second-half-of-2021/articleshow/80790874.cms SynopsisEven though Covid-19 cases in India are on the decline, and most of the brick-and-mortar outlets are operational, the pandemic-induced economic slowdown still
Education, real estate, BFSI show sequential hiring growth in January: Naukri JobSpeak – BFSI INDUSTRY HIRING: –The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/education-real-estate-bfsi-show-sequential-hiring-growth-in-january-naukri-jobspeak/articleshow/80834335.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis The monthly index that calculates and records hiring activity based on the job listings on Naukri.com website showed education/teaching domain sector recording a
Need to do more: Bid to resolve Rs 5-lakh crore pain point for MSMEs sees tardy progress – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/need-to-do-more-bid-to-resolve-rs-5-lakh-crore-pain-point-for-msmes-sees-tardy-progress/articleshow/80824807.cms SynopsisCosts for MSMEs to do business is rising in all sorts of ways. Unpaid dues are central to their woes. For the financially
EPF interest rate: PPF stays out of tax on EPF interest – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/ppf-stays-out-of-tax-on-epf-interest/articleshow/80755824.cmsSynopsis “The cap is not applicable on PPF because there is already a limit of ₹1.5 lakh contribution in a year to PPF,” the
Rebooting Economy 66: Is India facing credit deprivation to warrant corporation banks?–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/rebooting-economy66-is-india-facing-credit-deprivation-to-warrant-corporation-banks/story/430868.html RBI’s database, reports and other evidence show India is credit surplus; large industrial houses have high debt stress, and that easy credit poses
The Union Budget is marked by an overall compression of expenditures for agriculture – Frontline
The Thoppumpady fishing harbour in Kerala during the lockdown in August 2020. No allocation was made in the 2020-21 Budget for the Pradhan Mantri Matsya
A Budget that doubly punishes victims of the pandemic – Frontline
Migrant workers from Madhya Pradesh leaving Mumbai on foot on March 28, 2020, shortly after the nationwide lockdown was imposed. The Union Budget, which was
The public sector has failed but private sector is hardly an inspiration | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/new-commanding-heights-121021001989_1.html Though private sector now creates more jobs than public sector, the scale of operations of even the giants in Indian biz has not
Walking the tightrope – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/walking-the-tightrope/article33803024.ece The 15th Finance panel has pushed conditional grants, but left thorny issues untouched The recently released 15th Finance Commission report has been quite
Finance Bill fineprint can squeeze firms’ working capital – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/budget/finance-bill-fineprint-can-squeeze-firms-working-capital/article33813773.ece?homepage=true No input tax credit without matching invoice, Form C restrictions can have negative effect, say experts The fineprint of the Finance Bill has
Time for bonds that beat inflation–THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/time-for-bonds-that-beat-inflation/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. Where is a pensioner to invest? The returns
Inflation: India inflation staying above 6% seen as risk to rates path – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/india-inflation-staying-above-6-seen-as-risk-to-rates-path/articleshow/80846143.cmsSynopsis Any rate hike proposed as a remedy risks snuffing out a nascent recovery in Asia’s third-largest economy, the person said. India’s central bank
Walking the tightrope – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/walking-the-tightrope/article33803024.ece?homepage=true The 15th Finance panel has pushed conditional grants, but left thorny issues untouched The recently released 15th Finance Commission report has been quite
How to make aam aadmi go on a ‘GILT’ trip – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/how-to-make-aam-aadmi-go-on-a-gilt-trip/article33802977.ece?homepage=true Gilt securities allow investors to lock in to an interest rate for long-term – designer491 Gilt securities allow investors to lock in to
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