March 8, Friday, was the International Women’s Day. This is an appropriate occasion to consider the barriers to creating greater equality between the genders in India, which
Category: Economy
Expand credit to boost growth | Business Standard Column
A significant portion of the Indian economy could grow a lot faster if its credit needs were better met. Estimates of unmet credit needs of creditworthy Indian companies and
MSME sector added up to 14.9 million jobs per annum in last four years, claims CII survey – The Economic Times
The survey, however, points out the need for greater hand-holding of those MSMEs who are currently not using these initiatives to help them gain from
Solving the farm riddle | Business Standard Editorials
The second advance estimates of national income for the current financial year that were recently released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) made a sobering read. For
Fiscal Yin, monetary Yang | Business Standard Column
Earlier this week I wrote an article saying the next government’s biggest problem is going to be money. In that context, here’s a question that
The job crisis and solutions | Business Standard Column
Whichever way one looks at it, the creation of new jobs has been a problem — not just in India but worldwide over the last
Why the economy is lacking josh – The Hindu BusinessLine
After a new round of revisions, the CSO recently declared that India’s GDP growth averaged 7.6 per cent in the last five years, doing much
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अमेरिकेकडून भारतावर निर्यात निर्बंध लादले जातील, याचा अंदाज गेले काही महिने होताच. त्याप्रमाणे अध्यक्ष डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प यांच्या वतीने या र्निबधांची घोषणा करण्यात आली. ती हाकेच्या
Youth inactivity highest in India among emerging markets: IMF economist – The Economic Times
Youth inactivity is the highest in India among emerging and developing economies, IMF senior economist John Bluedorn said on Wednesday. Bluedorn was speaking on labour market in
Indian exports can thrive sans GSP sops–Economic Times
India can and should take the US move to remove tariff concessions for India under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) in its stride. India
Cash deposit after note ban: CBDT sets deadline for completing assessment of 87,000 non-filers – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has set a deadline of March 31 for completing assessment for 87,000 non-filers who deposited ₹10 lakh or
Strengthen NREGS to support the rural economy | columns | Hindustan Times
The increased policy attention on reducing economic distress among farmers is welcome. Yet, it is as or more important to consider the welfare of the
India’s February jobless rate climbed to 7.2 per cent: CMIE – The Economic Times
The unemployment rate in India rose to 7.2 percent in February 2019, the highest since September 2016, and up from 5.9 percent in February 2018,
China’s economy slows down: Here’s how it is affecting the world – The Financial Express
China is facing its most difficult economic environment in years. Policymakers in March lowered the official economic growth target for 2019 to a range of
Amazon, Flipkart linkage with small traders necessary for e-commerce growth: Amitabh Kant – The Financial Express
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant today called for linkage between e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart, and small traders for e-commerce growth. Amitabh Kant was speaking at an event organised by traders’ body Confederation
Trade error | US steps to raise tariffs –Business Standard Editorials
The United States administration has decided to exclude imports from India and Turkey from its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme. The scheme allows for
The next government’s biggest challenge | Business Standard Column
It now looks as if Narendra Modi will get a second term. What will his biggest economic problem be? No prizes for guessing: money. As
India shrugs off US move to end preferential trade treatment – The Hindu BusinessLine
Impact limited to $190 m a year, says Commerce Secretary; will continue talks to iron out differences The duty-free status available to 3,500 Indian goods
How bankruptcy code can help fix India’s agrarian crisis – The Economic Times
By Aishwarya Satija Historically, farm loan waivers have been used as a quick-fix solution to agrarian distress in India. Commonly used by political parties before
Wanted, market for junk bonds in India–Economic Times
Crisil, an S&P Global arm in India, recently thought it fit to defend the discrepancy between the liberal number of Indian companies rated AAA by
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