UDAY KOTAK, Executive Vice Chairman and MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank, has raised concern over the huge amount of money that’s going into the stock
Category: Economy
MUDRA loans disbursed to over 5 mn people in 2 years in Maharashtra | Business Standard News–13.01.2018
Over 5 million persons have received loans under the MUDRA scheme in the last two years, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said. He informed that
Economy: Walking, but not yet running | Business Standard Column–12.01.2018—–*****
Has the economy turned around and is the growth process back on track? The government’s statisticians are now projecting a 6.5 per cent growth rate
Another step forward | Business Standard Editorials–11.01.2018
The government has an enviable record when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). The decision to liberalise FDI norms, taken by the Union
Global disorder vs economic progress | Business Standard Column–Mr.Shankar Acharya–Ex CEA–11.01.2018—–*****
The past year has been a bad one for the underlying global political and economic order. Consider the following events and trends: * Despite apocalyptic
[GDP]The 6.5% warning | The Indian Express–11.01.2018—–*****
Investment in the Indian economy has declined from 34.3 per cent of the GDP in 2011-12 to 27 per cent of the GDP in 2016-17.
There are gains from GST, not all of which have been realised: T C A Anant | Business Standard News–10.01.2018
A few days after Advance Estimates (AE) showed that the expansion in gross domestic product (GDP) is set to decline to a four-year low of
Economic reforms will bear fruit in 2018–CEO Yes Bank–09.01.2018—–*****
2018 will be the year when the three structural reforms of 2017—bank recapitalisation, insolvency resolution and the goods and services tax (GST)—will bear fruit. For
Don’t resort to knee-jerk reaction: Assocham to govt on GST slip | Business Standard News–09.01.2018
Industry body Assocham has cautioned the government against resorting to a “knee-jerk” reaction to deal with slippage in GST collections, and said those revenues would
Not in a sweet spot | Business Line–09.01.2018
The economy may need a budgetary stimulus to reverse negative signals By pegging the rate of growth at 6.5 per cent in 2017-18, the first
Hitting the bottom | Business Standard Editorials–08.01.2018—–*****
The first advance estimates for economic growth in 2017-18, released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Friday, do not make a pretty picture. The
Rupee may fall against euro, yen, but continue to rise against the dollar | Business Standard Column–08.01.2018—–*****
The global currency market has been braced for volatility, as the Brexit negotiations drag on. December saw a string of central bank policy reviews but
Budget 2018 needn’t be populist | Business Standard Column–Mr. AK Bhattacharya–08.01.2018
A view, currently shared by a large number of people, is that the Union government’s Budget for 2018-19 will be populist. The argument is that
Why PMI and IIP can’t be compared | Business Line–08.01.2018
The two measures of industrial performance The former assesses industry confidence levels while the latter focuses on output. IIP is a more reliable, representative index
Arun Jaitley: Banks’ performance to be under scrutiny: Arun Jaitley – The Economic Times–07.01.2018
The society through tax payers is reviving you. So it is your responsibility to come out with a much faster pace and in much better
Fears of imminent economic slowdown have come true, says P Chidambaram – The Financial Express–07.01.2018
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today hit out at the government over lower growth estimates for the current fiscal, saying the worst fears of an
Looking back: Was 2017 the year of disruption or of consolidation? – The Financial Express–07.01.2018
By-VP Singh A new day brings new hope. A new year brings even greater hope. Such hope is wont to get even more
No new taxes: Budget 2018 must avoid the temptation to bolster government revenues myopically–06.01.2018—–*****
A common thread running through the high economic growth phases of different countries is that the regulatory regime has been relatively stable. This has provided
GST disruptions eat FY18 economic growth; GDP seen growing at 6.5%, lowest under Modi government – The Financial Express–06.01.2018—–*****
The practice of releasing advance GDP growth data began last year when the government shifted the Union Budget presentation to February 1. The economy is
Economic growth: Some momentum, not enough to matter – The Financial Express–06.01.2018—–*****
The latest rounds of high frequency indicators have cheered analysts and investors, prompting many to say growth may finally have bottomed out. To be sure,