By Raghbendra Jha October 25, 2017 will stand out as a significant day in Indian economic policymaking. A fiscal stimulus, mainly in the form of increased
Category: Economy
Get on the job of creating jobs–Economic Times–05.11.2017
By Rana Kapoor With a growing number of people coming of employable age, job creation becomes essential to broad-base benefits of growth. With automation, technology
Just the job: How to solve the country’s huge and growing unemployment problem–Times of India–05.11.2017
Two smart operators, Hera and Feri, discussing unemployment problem, which is growing every day. Hera: It’s becoming a crisis situation. The economy has slowed down,
Jugaad of bank recapitalisation: How finance ministers adhere to fiscal deficit targets while increasing borrowings–Times of India–05.11.2017
Twitter has been abuzz with the government congratulating itself over its ‘unprecedented’ rescue package for India’s ailing banking sector. The adjective is certainly not misplaced
Bank recapitalization: an integrated package–Economic Times–05.11.2017
Compared to the dribblets that were earlier made available the 2.11 lakh crores infusion announced yesterday is adequate for provisioning and regulatory requirements as well
How to revive bank credit: Government should, to begin with, offer PSBs bonds in return for equivalent equity–Times of India–05.11.2017
There is general agreement that tepid growth in bank credit has been a major obstacle to launching the economy into a 8% plus growth trajectory.
Niti Aayog: Agriculture growth likely to be above 3% in FY18: Niti Aayog member – The Economic Times–14.10.2017
Agriculture growth rate this year will be more than 3% looking at the performance of the kharif season. If rabi season is very favourable, it
C Rangarajan: Economy may grow at 6.5% for 2017-18, says C Rangarajan – The Economic Times–11.10.2017
Rangarajan as chancellor participated in the 7th Convocation ceremony of ICFAI University here. Former RBI Governor C Rangarajan today said he expects that the economy
India economy: IMF pares India’s FY18 growth forecast but sees it regaining ‘fastest-growing’ title in FY19 – The Economic Times–11.10.2017
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pared India’s growth forecast for FY18, citing the lingering impact of demonetisation and disruption caused by the goods and
Who needs a few dollars more in debt?–Economic Times–11.10.2017
We in India seem hooked to foreign debt inflows, never mind the myriad macroprudential risks involved, including artificial strengthening of the rupee. The Reserve Bank
Giving a finance minister his due | The Indian Express–09.10.2017
In a democracy every citizen has the right to express his or her opinion on an issue of national importance. Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha
Stung by slowdown, Centre starts reining in GST damage | Business Standard News–08.10.2017
The Narendra Modi government is starting to carry out course-correction measures aimed at plugging the adverse effects of its fight against black money and a
नापासांशी बरोबरी |लोकसत्ता–०६.१०.२०१७
मनमोहन सिंग यांच्या सरकारची अखेरची तीन वर्षे हा त्यांचे सरकार अनुत्तीर्णाच्या पंगतीत सहभागी होऊ लागल्याचा कालखंड.. बरे झाले पंतप्रधान नरेंद्र मोदी यांनी अर्थव्यवस्थेची घोडदौड कशी
RBI monetary policy: Urjit Patel stance gets curiouser; why it makes little sense – The Financial Express–06.10.2017
Not surprisingly, given its earlier stance, RBI did not cut repo rates and, instead, focused on the 1.9 ppt rise in CPI since its last
A long road ahead | Business Standard Editorials–06.10.2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to win the perception battle about the state of the economy by brushing aside growing criticism in several quarters,
सुधारणा ते सोय |लोकसत्ता–०५.१०.२०१७
सुधारणेची भाषा सोडून सोयीच्या मागेच फरफटत जाण्याची वेळ सरकारवर येईल, याचे पूर्वचिन्ह म्हणजे इंधनदरांतील सवलत.. सोय आणि सुधारणा एकत्र नांदू शकत नाही. म्हणून ज्यास सुधारणेचा
RBI Policy: Best bet for an optimist: RBI will go wrong – Sugata Ghosh–The Economic Times–05.10.2017
RBI cuts FY18 growth forecast to 6.7%; says adverse impact on mfg may delay investment revival Fears of a slowdown have boiled over from the
Manmohan Singh: Process of economic reforms incomplete, fresh thinking needed: Manmohan Singh – The Economic Times–05.10.2017
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh today said the process of economic reforms he was associated with was “still incomplete” and that a “fresh thinking” was
RBI rate cut: Urjit Patel warns of adverse impact of fiscal slippages on inflation – The Economic Times–05.10.2017
The central bank governor cautioned the government about fiscal slippages, which Urjit Patel said could weaken economic stability with the level of combined state as
Whose baby is the exchange rate, RBI?–Economic Times–05.10.2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continues to wait for inflation to weaken before cutting policy rates further. Not that a 25-basis-point reduction in the