Prof Pulak Ghosh and Dr Soumya Kanti Ghosh are respected academics. They created a minor storm recently when they claimed that 70 lakh new ‘payroll’
Category: Economy
‘Pakodanomics’ and employment – Business Line–29.01.2018
At a time when job creation is slow and lakhs of people are frustrated by their inability to find employment in the formal sector, Prime
Banking on good faith: on efforts to recapitalise PSBs – The Hindu–29.01.2018
More structural reforms are needed to maximise the bank recapitalisation effort About ₹1 lakh crore is expected to be pumped into India’s 21 public sector
FM’s Budget options are severely limited–Deccan Chronicle–29.01.2018
The presentation of the Union Budget is more of a media event than a realistic statement of objectives and goals, and ways and means. The
Most powerful engine of India’s growth: Service MSMEs – The Economic Times–28.01.2018
Most Indians know of Bajaj but, except for a few hundred loyal customers, nobody knows of First Konzept, a small interior decorator firm run by
Indian economy: Raghuram Rajan opens up on what’s working and what’s not working for India – The Economic Times–28.01.2018
Rajan also warned the government that it needed to protect privacy of Aadhaar. “I do think that we have to assure the public that their
ASSOCHAM favours reimposing 10% customs duty on paper imports from ASEAN – Business Line–28.01.2018
Backing the domestic paper and paperboards industry, ASSOCHAM has urged the Centre to re-impose 10 per cent customs duty on import of paper and paperboards
Budget 2018: Great Expectations – Business Line–28.01.2018
Banking: Betting on reforms, tax waivers Radhika Merwin The banking sector has been grappling with a host of challenges in recent years. The year 2017
कच्च्या तेलाच्या अटळ झळा – महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स —२७.०१.२०१८—–*****
राजेंद्र जाधव जगात सर्व सोंगे करता येतात पण पैशाचं करता येत नाही. हे जसं मध्यमवर्गाला लागू होतं तसंच सरकारलाही. अगदी काल–परवार्यंत आपल्या कामगिरीमुळं वित्तिय आणि
Fuel taxes hurting people, economy–Deccan Herald–27.01.2018
The prices of petrol and diesel are threatening to hit an all-time high as international crude prices have risen above $70 a barrel and continue
The ASEAN embrace – The Hindu–27.01.2018—–*****
India can act as a vital bridge between South and East Asia Prime Minister Narendra Modi used India’s Republic Day to host heads of state/government
The oil risk — on the rise in international prices – The Hindu–27.01.2018
As international oil prices head higher, India will have to brace itself for the economic risks of expensive energy. Brent crude oil futures were trading
ASEAN rising — on India-Southeast Asia cooperation – The Hindu–27.01.2018
As leaders of the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathered in New Delhi this week, India’s ties with ASEAN got a
ONGC-HPCL deal saves govt from breach of fiscal deficit goals | Business Line–27.01.2018
Is ONGC’s acquisition of promoter stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation a strategic sale or a disinvestment? The Finance Ministry terms it a strategic sale, while
Fixing India’s twin balance sheet problem | Business Standard Column–27.01.2018—–*****
A key challenge for many developing countries is to promote growth by reducing the misallocation of factors of production — labour, capital, and land. Huge
A risky recovery — on IMF’s global growth predictions – The Hindu–27.01.2018
As India celebrates its 69th Republic Day today, what is the state of the republic? The conversation is about when its growth story will come
Facing the slowdown | The Indian Express–26.01.2018—–*****
The big worry for India has to do with jobs and inequality. The Indian government recently lowered its economic growth forecast for 2017-18 to 6.5
|महागाईच्या वणव्याकडे? – अग्रलेख –महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स –२६.०१.२०१८
पेट्रोल आणि डिझेलच्या दररोज वाढत चाललेल्या दरांनी आतापर्यंतचा उच्चांक गाठल्यानंतर त्याच्या संभाव्य परिणामांची चर्चा सुरू झाली आहे. देशातील पेट्रोल आणि डिझेलचे भाव केवळ आर्थिक कक्षेपुरते
Is Indian economy being run by a very small set of people, worries Raghuram Rajan – The Economic Times–25.01.2018—–*****
Crude is a headwind for India. The global growth impact is a minor relative to the direct effect of crude on India. I worry that
Budget 2018: Why fiscal deficit is such a demon for Jaitley as he writes his Budget – The Economic Times–25.01.2018
By Aurobindo Das & Nishant Kumar Come Budget, and any talk about the fiscal deficit number tends to get touchy. So much so that you