Opec’s decision on December 7 to cut production to shore up crude oil prices was expected. Whether this will have the intended effect is not
Category: Economy
India’s zombie raj: Companies on life support, and distressed banks | Business Standard Column
The old line that it was the job of the Federal Reserve “to take away the punch bowl just as the party gets going” needs
Trade war and China’s economic prospects | Business Standard Column
The world breathed a sigh of relief at the truce arrived at between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires on the sidelines of the recent G-20
Chaos may cast a shadow on global trade | Business Standard Column
The last fortnight has been marked by an escalation in geopolitical tensions and there’s every likelihood that the tensions will remain high. On the domestic
Jobs as jumlas | Business Standard Column
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been often criticised for not exactly fulfilling his promise of 10 million jobs during his campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in 2014. After
Urjit Patel’s resignation disturbing, can impact top RBI team | Business Standard Column
In a statement of less than 90 words, Urjit Ravindra Patel on Monday announced his resignation as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
MSME-DI to hold awareness programme on dues recovery – The Hindu BusinessLine
MSME-Ddevelopment Insitute (MSME-DI), Bangalore and Mysuru District Industries Centre and Mysore Industries Association to hold an awareness programme on MSME Delayed Payment Act-2006 and Powers
Export growth at a crawl in November as gems/jewellery, engineering goods falter – The Hindu BusinessLine
Fall in exports of gems & jewellery and engineering goods, two major product groups, slowed down India’s export growth to 0.80 per cent in November
Flagging credit, liquidity issues does not infringe on RBI autonomy: Arun Jaitley | Business News, The Indian Express
Ahead of the presentation of Union Budget in February, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the government will stick to the 3.3 per cent fiscal deficit
Patel era shadow over his successor | Business News, The Indian Express
For outgoing RBI Governor Urjit Patel’s successor, the biggest challenge would be to handle the pressure from the government on issues such as restructuring of
New RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: A journey from North Block to Mint Street | india news | Hindustan Times
For a career bureaucrat who was equally at ease with three different finance ministers, the journey from North Block to Mint Street has often seen
Negative signals: on falling inflation rates – The Hindu
The days when inflation could topple governments appear to be gone. It is now time for the government to worry about falling prices, especially of food. Retail
Farming in a warming world – The Hindu
Efforts to make agriculture climate-resilient must be scaled up and consolidated The pervasiveness of climatic aberrations and the associated socio-economic vulnerability are now widely recognised
Brexit-Cabbages & Kings: Theresa could end up like Alexander
He lets you suffer a thousand fears He wades and rows through all your tears You wasted all those precious years Andstill you feel the pangs…..”
Raghuram Rajan has a few tips for Modi govt on economy–Business Today
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today released a report titled ‘An Economic Strategy for India’, a five-year agenda for the country authored by 13 senior
Brexit | आत्मबलिदान | Loksatta
पार्लमेंटच्या अविश्वासाची नाचक्की टाळली असली तरी ब्रिटनच्या पंतप्रधान थेरेसा मे यांना त्याची खूप मोठी किंमत मोजावी लागत आहे. कोणताही नेता निवडून आणून देत असतो तोपर्यंत
निवृत्तांची निस्पृहता | Loksatta
उच्चपदस्थांचे ऐन वेळचे मौन लोकशाहीसाठी मारक आहे.. व्यवस्थाशून्यतेच्या वातावरणात सत्ताशरण नोकरशहा आणि सत्ताभिलाषी माध्यमे हे या देशास भेडसावणारे महत्त्वाचे संकट. सत्ताधीशांना योग्य सल्ला देणे, तो
RBI-विशेष संपादकीय : ..आता तरी पटेल? | Loksatta
सर्वाना काही काळ, काहींना सर्वकाळ, पण सर्वाना सर्वकाळ मूर्ख बनवता येत नाही, अशा अर्थाच्या इंग्रजी म्हणीतील मूर्खपणाच्या जागी मिंधेपणा हा शब्द घातल्यास तयार होणारे वास्तव
Former CEA Arvind Subramanian calls for review by experts to clear doubts over back series data – The Economic Times
NITI Aayog should not be brought in for GDP data generation: Arvind Subramanian Amid raging controversy over the revised economic growth numbers, former chief economic
Why onion prices are bringing tears to farmers’ eyes – The Economic Times
The Narendra Modi government may have promised to double farm incomes by 2022, but farmers in the country’s onion-growing regions are appalled at the bizarre market dynamics