For Indian policy makers who often boast that the country has the fastest economic growth rate among the world’s major economies, yesterday’s monetary policy statement
Category: Economy
Focus should be on augmenting private investment: Former RBI Governor C Rangarajan – The Financial Express–05.10.2017
Former RBI Governor C Rangarajan today said GST is an important step forward but the government should focus on reviving private sector investments. “I think
Welcome pause | Business Standard Editorials–05.10.2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has painted the picture of an economy where inflation is rising – retail inflation has gone up by around
Farm loan waivers, stimulus could push up fiscal deficit by 100 bps: RBI | Business Line–05.10.2017
Fiscal policy can hardly be described as tight, says RBI Governor Urjit Patel The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday cautioned that farm loan waivers
Cold comfort | Business Line–05.10.2017
The RBI has, yet again, opted for a conservative stance when industry and the corporate sector are desperately looking for a stimulus An economy reeling
Is this the end of the easing cycle? | Business Line–05.10.2017
Don’t expect a rate cut in next policy either As inflation had increased by two percentage points since the last policy — although below the
Steadying hand: On RBI’s monetary statement – The Hindu–05.10.2017
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee has since inception retained its unwavering focus on its primary remit: the preservation of price stability. It
Waiting for the cut | The Indian Express–05.10.2017
The RBI expects the economy to grow by a mere 6.7 per cent in 2017-18, which is a sharp downward revision from its 7.3 per
GDP–: Farm loan waiver could cost the exchequer upto Rs 2.5 lakh crore or 0.5% of GDP: Crisil – The Economic Times–04.10.2017
If all affected states also announce farm loan waivers the Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Punjab did, then the total cost the exchequer could be
rupee vs dollar: View: Unhedged exposures lead to rupee weakness – The Economic Times–04.10.2017
By Ananth Narayan , Expert, Money Markets Commentators have expressed surprise at the recent sharp move up in the US dollar against the Indian rupee,
The interest rate question | Business Standard Column–04.10. 2017
With inflation at fairly low levels, businesses find interest rates too high. So do a third of the home loan borrowers in surveys. Given the
A slowdown foretold | Business Standard Column–04.10.2017
Even the woman on the street unlearned in economics knows that the current economic downturn is due to sluggish private investment. She could even blame
Govt, industry to brainstorm on measures to boost exports | Business Line–04.10.2017
Inputs from Oct 6 meeting to be used for mid-term review of trade policy The export sector’s woes finally seem to have nudged the Centre
For the moment, there is good reason to remain optimistic about the economy | analysis | Hindustan Times–04.10.2017
In the long run we are all dead. This cannot justify short-term myopia to impair long-run vision. Four years ago, India’s macroeconomic vulnerabilities came to
Rupee: Why is rupee kept strong and who gains from it? – The Economic Times–03.10.2017
Not so long ago, people worried about the rapid loss in the value of the rupee; the boot pinches on the other foot now (see
What triggers Kachha credit rates falling? – The Economic Times–03.10.2017
Interest rates that money lenders charged borrowers hardly budged for decades irrespective of policy decisions. But even that is collapsing faster than what it is
Wish RBI cuts rates, but it may not happen: NITI Aayog’s Rajiv Kumar | Business Standard News–03.10.2017
As the government looks for resources to perk up the economy, NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Rajiv Kumar tells Indivjal Dhasmana that additional funds could be
All you wanted to know about fiscal stimulus | Business Line–03.10.2017
With the Central Statistics Office’s recent release showing India’s GDP growth in the April-July quarter slumping to 5.7 per cent, a wave of despondency has
Clear evidence high rates cutting into economic growth; why is RBI turning blind eye to it – The Financial Express–03.10.2017
With August CPI rising to 3.4%, core inflation trending up and the base effect implying this will continue for several months, most economists seem to
With economy slowing, this is what Narendra Modi government must do – The Financial Express–03.10.2017
Despite the sharp deceleration in the growth of GDP during the first quarter of the year, the government has continued to be in the denial
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