The first bi-monthly monetary policy for 2018-19 was a largely desultory exercise As expected, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has chosen to keep repo rates
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[ RBI-MPC] Benevolent and balanced approach – Business Line–06.04.2018
The MPC move signals that monetary policy-making under an inflation-targeting framework is finally taking root in India The decision of the Monetary Policy Committee to
Dovish surprise – Business Line–06.04.2018
Despite the status quo, bond markets rallied In its first bi-monthly monetary policy statement for FY2018-19, the Reserve Bank of India expectedly kept the policy
Cut fuel taxes: RBI policy statement suggests government has an opportunity to step on the gas–Times of India–06.04.2018
Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee (MPC) on Wednesday played it safe by keeping the central bank’s policy rate unchanged at 6%. This was
[RBI-MPC] Steady hand | The Indian Express–06.04.2018
The sobering fact is even after taking a projected growth of 7.4 per cent this fiscal, the average growth over the last five years is
In 3 years, RBI switches back to GDP-based measure to calculate growth of Indian economy | business news | Hindustan Times–06.04.2018
The Reserve Bank on Thursday switched back to the gross domestic product (GDP)-based measure to offer its growth estimates from the gross value added (GVA)
Surprise softening: on RBI’s inflation projections – The Hindu–06.04.2018
The RBI’s inflation projections belie households’ and manufacturers’ expectations The Reserve Bank of India’s policymakers have acted predictably in opting to keep interest rates unchanged
Pare petroleum taxes —but not just yet–Economic Times–05.04.2018
As news of petroleum fuel retail prices hitting new highs every passing day hits the consumer, expectation builds up that the government would cushion the
Loan waivers will hurt farmers more – Business Line–05.04.2018
Policies that improve the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of the farm sector are the need of the hour The ongoing farm distress around the country
What rising bond yields tell us about the economy – The Hindu–05.04.2018—–*****
The bond market is a strong indicator of investor confidence in the government. Here is how you can read it. The recent furore over the
Bond cover-up – Business Line-05.04.2018
A large part of Indian banks’ non-performing asset (NPA) woes can be traced to the fact that when their lending decisions go awry, they sweep
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कर्नाटक विधानसभेची निवडणूक अवघ्या महिनाभरावर आली असताना पेट्रोल-डिझेलच्या दरांनी चार वर्षांचा उच्चांक गाठला आहे. जनमताचा कौल अजमावण्याची वेळ येते, त्याच काळात सत्ताधाऱ्यांबाबत प्रतिकूल मत वाढत
आर्थिक वर्षाची ‘भेट’ – महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स –04.04.2018
पेट्रोलच्या दरात होणारी वाढ ही केंद्र सरकारच्या, सरकार चालवण्यात येत असल्याच्या अपयशाचा पुरावा आहे. त्याविरोधात जनतेमध्ये प्रचंड असंतोष आहे. इतर वस्तूंवर तसेच सरकारवरही त्याचे ओझे
Export push: Portals unveiled to expedite certification, check non-compliance – Business Line–04.04.2018
The Export Inspection Council, the export certification body of the government, has launched three portals for faster certification of food and farm products and efficient
15th Finance Commission–South should let 2011 population be–Economic Times–03.04.2018
Southern states are miffed over the mandate to the Fifteenth Finance Commission to use the population figures of 2011 instead of 1971 as a criterion
MSP–Look before you leap – The Financial Express–03.04.2018
With farm prices of several commodities falling way below their minimum support prices (MSPs) in 2016-17 and 2017-18, farmers have been under increasing stress. The
Direct tax collections up 17.1%, touch ₹9.95 lakh crore in FY18 – Business Line–03.04.2018
The Centre has “broadly met” its tax collection targets for 2017-18, despite uncertainty from the Goods and Services Tax and is meeting the fiscal deficit
Congress slams Modi govt for rising petrol, diesel prices–Deccan Herald–03.04.2018
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram dubbed the BJP government as ‘anti-poor’ and ‘anti-middle class’ as these sections have to bear the burden of high fuel
More jobs, please! Indian youth don’t want to be just pakodawallas–Times of India–Mr.Chetan Bhagat–02.04.2018
A Twitter survey was conducted on India’s job situation — informal, not scientific, usual disclaimers apply — on my account. More than 20,000 people participated.
What is primary deficit and how it affects economy – The Financial Express–01.04.2018
Gross primary deficit amounts to gross fiscal deficit minus interest payments. Fiscal, revenue, trade and current account deficits are widely discussed terms and most
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