NEW DELHI: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has cautioned that transfer of excess reserve to the government may bring down rating of the central bank. Rating downgrade
Category: Economy
Jobs, cash and other Indian headaches | Business Standard Column
If there is one thing that deep-thinking observers agree about the recently concluded state elections, it is that economic issues were dominant: Lack of enough
Sound Advice From Indian Economists–Economic Times
When 13 Indian economists, including stars like Raghuram Rajan, Abhijit Banerjee and Karthik Muralidharan, get together and write ‘An Economic Strategy for India’, the outcome
Government tussle with RBI could undermine financial stability: S&P – The Financial Express
The report said it does not anticipate any material change in the central bank’s level of independence, especially with regards to its adoption and implementation
Beyond waivers | Business Standard Editorials
A group of 13 well-known economists have released a paper that contains a non-partisan strategy for India in an attempt to build a consensus around growth-promoting reform
Who is afraid to answer questions on jobs in India? | Business Standard Column
In a week from the publication of the paper titled “All you wanted to know about jobs in India — but were afraid to ask” in early
Remittance bonanza has shored up balance of payments – The Hindu BusinessLine
Remittances from Indian workers, especially in the Gulf, have helped to conceal the failure of liberalisation to deliver the promised export boom Once again, the
Data on printing of Rs 2000 and Rs 500 post demonetisation should be disclosed: CIC – The Hindu BusinessLine
The note printing subsidiary of the RBI has failed to explain how disclosure of data on Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes printed after demonetisation
‘Cutting gold import duty can mitigate illegal activities’ – The Hindu BusinessLine
Illegal activities associated with the gold business can be curbed if the government cuts import duty from the current 10 per cent to one or
Unemployment India’s biggest problem: Shashi Tharoor – The Economic Times
India’s biggest crisis is unemployment and the country needs to invest more in the tourism sector which hires nearly 10 times as many people as
Why RBI finds cash yet to be dethroned–Economic Times
An internal RBI study shows that post-demonetisation, Indian households, who habitually rely on fixed deposits in banks for their income, have shifted to savings deposits.
Fresh prescription: 13 economists push a grounded debate on India’s agrarian and job crises –Economic Times
Two issues were common to states which went to polls recently: agrarian and job crises. Both recur at intermittent intervals, suggesting that political parties, regardless
An open letter to the RBI governor | Business Standard Column
Dear Governor, The day you took over as India’s chief money man, you tweeted: “Assumed charge as governor, Reserve Bank of India. Thank you each and everyone
Brexit referendum: UK govt says no to second vote amid rising pressure | Business Standard News
Britain’s government is not preparing for a second referendum on Brexit, ministers said on Sunday, sticking to the script that Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal
Big import duty cuts will boost economy – The Hindu BusinessLine
This, however, works best in tandem with elaborate product standards and non-tariff measures Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, speaking at an official event on December 4,
Undernourished Nation | Deccan Herald
Global Nutrition Report 2018, released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) last week, presents a dismal picture of the state of children’s health in India.
Three infants die every two minutes in India: UNIGME | Deccan Herald
nfant deaths were reported highest in the world in India, followed by Nigeria at 4,66,000, Pakistan 3,30,000 and Democratic Republic of Congo 2,33,000 (DRC), the
Traders, MSMEs saw 3.5 mn job losses due to note ban, GST, other factors | Business Standard News
The TMSME (Traders, micro, small and medium enterprises) sector has seen a loss of around 3.5 million jobs in the past 4.5 years, according to
Govt will focus more on public debt management in coming years: DEA secy | Business Standard News
The government will focus more on debt management compared to its current focus on fiscal deficit for the next few years, as there is a “huge overhang
The task before the new RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das-Business Today
Shaktikanta Das today took charge as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He has his task cut out for him. His predecessor Urjit
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