Recent reports have confirmed that all is not well when it comes to foreign investment in India. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in particular — prized over other
Category: Economy
Exports may take a hit; glut possible – Business Line–05.07.2018
The higher MSP on kharif crops may result in a glut in the domestic market if exports get uncompetitive. This could, in turn, drag down
Limits to MSP – Business Line–05.07.2018
Policymakers need to shift from price support to income support With possibly an eye on 2019, the Centre has stuck to its Budget promise of
India’s quick fix for banks has a loophole | Opinion | business news | Hindustan Times–05.07.2018
Each new day brings a fresh band-aid in India’s efforts to patch up its banks. Last week’s highlight was an egregious plan to dump moth-eaten
No need for intervention as rupee still overvalued by 5-7%: Niti – The Economic Times–04.07.2018
Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar has said that the weakening of the rupee is not a cause of worry as the Indian currency continues to be overvalued in terms of real effective
modi government following Congress policy for growth on farmers income | कुबडय़ांचे आरोग्य | Loksatta–04.07.2018
आजारपणातील अशक्तपणामुळे एखाद्या व्यक्तीस चालणे अशक्य झाले असताना तिने कुबडय़ांच्या साहाय्याने दोनचार पावले टाकली म्हणून आनंद व्यक्त करून कुबडय़ांना श्रेय द्यायचे की ती व्यक्ती पुन्हा
Borrowing gets harder, Modi government has lesser money to spend | The Indian Express–03.07.2018
All ruling parties seek to open the public spending tap in their last year before elections. But that option may be closing for the Narendra Modi government.
Hear Arvind Subramanian, scrap the 28% GST rate–Economic Times–01.07.2018
Outgoing chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian says that to simplify India’s goods and services tax (GST), the 28% tax slab should go. We concur. The
The Rupee: Don’t fret, start hedging–Economic Times–01.07.2018
Minister Piyush Goyal is absolutely right to allay fears over the rupee. It is true that the rupee has declined some 5% since the end
Across the AISLE: Calculate price of a trade war – The Financial Express–01.07.2018
It is not the Third World War, but the consequences will be serious and will hurt all countries of the world. On the trade front,
[ Rupee Vs Dollar ] Do no harm | The Indian Express–30.06.2018
There is little government or RBI can do on falling rupee. Lessons of May-August 2013 shouldn’t be forgotten The rupee has come under renewed pressure,
Trading places: A cheaper currency to offer limited relief to exporters – The Financial Express–29.06.2018
The rupee’s drop to a fresh low of 69 against the dollar in intra-day trade on Thursday will provide limited relief to exporters, thanks to
Rising dollar, crude oil, US trade war push rupee to life-time low – Business Line–29.06.2018
The strengthening dollar, the rising price of crude, the Trump administration’s trade war and the sell-off by foreign portfolio investors roiled the rupee on Thursday,
Sinking rupee – The Hindu–29.06.2018
The rupee’s troubles just do not seem to end. On Thursday, the currency weakened past 69 intraday against the U.S. dollar, an all-time low. The
Double digit GDP growth is doable – OPINION – Business Line–27.06.2018
But it will take 3-4 years as agriculture, industry and services need to grow at higher rates on a continuous basis Getting GDP to grow
Economy still reeling under GST stress | Deccan Herald–26.06.2018
The credit growth in the country was in the negative zone for fiscal year 2016-17. Even as the country is preparing to celebrate one year
Off-balance sheet war chest of government?–Economic Times–26.06.2018
It’s still early stages, but the reported plan to have Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) infuse fresh capital in bad debt-laden IDBI Bank to
Leave LIC alone | Business Standard Editorials–26.06.2018
One of the options on the table for the revival of the troubled IDBI Bank is reportedly its purchase by the Life Insurance Corporation of India Limited, or LIC. Currently, India’s
RBI rate hikes are good for Indian economy, explains JP Morgan’s Jahangir Aziz – The Financial Express–23.06.2018
Loose fiscal and monetary policies pushed India to the brink of crisis in 2013, for which taper tantrum was the trigger, writes JP Morgan’s Jahangir Aziz
India must gear up for a trade war–Economic Times–21.06.2018
The trade war brewing between the US and practically all others could do serious damage to global growth, if it does actually break out. The
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