To his supporters, new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board member Swaminathan Gurumurthy is a philosopher who will set India on a path of self-reliance. His detractors paint him
Category: Economy
Boost Overall Growth, Not a Few Sectors
The World Bank’s reported suggestion that India should re-orient its policies to drive high growth across sectors instead of focusing only on hi-tech firms is
GDP–Politics & numbers | Opinion News, The Indian Express
All manner of interpretations and conspiracy theories are floating around regarding the CSO release of the new GDP back-series for the period 2004/5 to 2011/12
At ₹6.48 lakh crore, April-October fiscal deficit crosses full-year target – The Hindu BusinessLine
Fiscal deficit has breached the Budget Estimate in the first seven months of the current fiscal, according to the Controller-General of Accounts. The data released
Focus on Present Growth, Not Past–Economic Times
The government’s re-estimation of the GDP using 2011-12 as the base year lowers India’s growth during the UPA regime. That growth under the present government
Damaging credibility: GDP data back series remains incomplete, uncertainty hinders policy formulation
A little over seven years ago, RBI governor D Subbarao said that the central bank’s work was handicapped by unreliability of basic data and frequent
MSME exports: Govt plans to hike interest equalisation rate – The Hindu BusinessLine
To help Indian exports become internationally competitive , the government has decided to increase the interest equalisation rate from 3 per cent to 5 per
With new portal, PSBs likely to regain market share in MSME loans: SIDBI – The Hindu BusinessLine
Public sector banks (PSBs) are likely to regain market share in loans to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) segment, as the recently launched
Arvind Subramanian: Demonetisation a massive, draconian, monetary shock
Demonetisation was a massive, draconian, monetary shock that accelerated economic slide to 6.8 per cent in the seven quarters after it against the 8 per cent
tie global business summit: In a society with more challenges, entrepreneurship will grow even faster: Suresh Prabhu – The Economic Times
Startups will be the ones to trigger change in a big way, Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation said while addressing a
SMEs investing in talent & tech, but funds a challenge, says Amex survey – The Economic Times
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in India are using their advantages – such as size, agility, and innovation – as one of their top three
World War: No let up in trade war at G-20 Summit – The Financial Express
More than six months since its outbreak, there is no indication of a let up in the trade war. There is a glimmer of hope
Indian economic growth likely to slow down, says poll – The Hindu BusinessLine
India’s annual economic growth probably moderated to 7.4 per cent in the July-September quarter, according to a Reuters poll, weakening just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government
Easier said than done – The Hindu BusinessLine
India moves up several notches in ease of doing business, but grey areas remain It is no mean feat that India has moved up 53
Ludo vs Snakes & Ladders | Opinion News, The Indian Express
Ludo and Snakes & Ladders are both very different games even though both involve rolling a dice. Ludo is more laborious, but you know where
Central bank recap: on Urjit Patel’s deposition before parliamentary panel – The Hindu
There are two important takeaways from the deposition of Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday. First, the
Breathing space: on the strengthening rupee – The Hindu
After falling consistently against the U.S. dollar for most of this year, the rupee has managed to gain some ground over the last few weeks. It has
In an innovation nation–Economic Times
By Amitabh Kant Technology and innovation are at the heart of transforming India. A notable feature of this landscape is that the focus is not
US-China spat may spell manna for SME leather exporters: CRISIL | Business Standard News
CRISIL Research expects 2018-19 to be a good one for India’s small and medium enterprise (SME) leather exporters, given a pick-up in demand from the US and
Restructuring of MSME loans a ‘step backwards’, risks to manifest in 6-9 months: Fitch – The Hindu BusinessLine
The decision to restructure loans of up to Rs 25 crore for the MSME sector is a “step backwards” and the risks to the banking sector will
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