By Kushankur Dey Farm loan waivers amounting to more than Rs 85,000 crore in the two consecutive financial years (2017-18 and 2018-19) announced by various
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often emphasised the importance of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs do not make a claim on a job available in the labour market but, they provide jobs to others
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The state of our higher education is reason for concern. Education is not providing our youth with the skills they need for employment. According to
Loan waivers: futile, bad for economy | Deccan Herald
An epidemic of farm loan waivers has spread across many states in the country, which would badly affect their financial health and eventually the national
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Donald Trump says: “The only problem our economy has is the Fed” – The Economic Times
President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Reserve on Monday, describing it as the “only problem” for the US economy, as top officials discussed a rout in stock markets
nabard: Clear bank dues when loans are waived: Nabard to states – The Economic Times
Amid a flurry of farm loan waivers, financial institution Nabard has written to states advising them to ensure that dues of banks that actually write-off the loan
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Band-aid or not, farm loan waivers count – The Hindu BusinessLine
The results of the recent Assembly elections have brought back farm distress to the centre- stage The outcome of the recent polls in five States,
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Retail inflation fell to a 17-month low — good news for the consumer and the economy as interest rates have already begun to trend lower. But a
Britain in deep uncertainty over Brexit – The Hindu BusinessLine
Even as the March deadline draws near, the political class is tossing around all sorts of options. Businesses are quite alarmed It’s a sign of
Trump- Powell: Donald Trump said to discuss firing Fed’s Powell after latest rate hike – The Economic Times
By Jennifer Jacobs, Saleha Mohsin and Margaret Talev President Donald Trump has discussed firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as his frustration with the central
Why farm loan waivers are not a good idea | Business Standard Column
Waiving farm loans is like plucking low-hanging fruit in India’s political economy. And it skirts the issue of major reforms required in the agri-economic system.
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Farm loan waivers: Rahul’s wrong, but so is Modi – The Financial Express
It is not clear if the Modi-led government will announce loan waivers of the type the UPA did in 2008, but the rising farm distress,
RBI–Changing stance | Business Standard Editorials
There has been a flurry of central bank action across the world in the past few days. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US
Loan waivers are good politics, not economics–Deccan Chronicle
Many developed economies also have pro-farmer policies, and India, with over 50 per cent of its population dependent on agriculture, cannot but be pro-farmer. The