Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha has been in a combative mood over the last couple of days, starting with his opinion piece Wednesday in The
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I too need to speak up | The Indian Express–29.09.2017
Decades of crony capitalism and piggy-banking on public sector banks have come to an end. Yashwant Sinha’s recent article (‘I need to speak up now‘,
Anatomy of a decline | The Indian Express–29.09.2017
Kapil Sibal: The PM in attempting to usher in the era of a cashless society, has rendered poor people cashless. The economy is in deep
Coalition governments produce better economic growth: Ex-RBI Governor Y.V. Reddy – The Hindu–29.09.2017
The world economic crisis of 2008 is still not over, Y.V. Reddy says. Coalition governments in India have produced better economic growth rates in the
The big challenge for PM’s advisory council: Address India’s free-falling growth | analysis | Hindustan Times–29.09.2017
Amidst expectations of a stimulus package to boost India’s flagging growth prospects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set up an economic advisory council. What sort
Global exports prospects revised sharply; why India must not miss this boat – The Financial Express–28.09.2017
The sharp revision in global export prospects for 2017—the WTO has raised its growth projections for trade volumes from 2.4% earlier to 3.6%, and trade
Arrest this slide | Business Line–28.09.2017
The Economic Advisory Council and other policymakers have their task cut out In an admission that something is very wrong with the economy, the Centre
Smart banking, or safe banking? | Business Line–28.09.2017
Indian banks are not lending to risky projects now. But that may not be a great, sustainable business strategy Lending is risky business but yet
Battling black money is a dicey business | Business Line–28.09.2017
But with the economy reeling currently, Modi’s re-election depends largely on how this short-term fallout is managed Narendra Modi is walking a tightrope with his
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Economic Advisory Council’s success rests on PM Modi, say experts | Business Standard News–27.09.2017
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) was set up because a need was felt for an additional sounding board on economic issues
Govt mulls Rs 30,000-crore fund to help exporters under GST regime | Business Standard News–27.09.2017
The government is mulling a dedicated fund to expedite timely refund of taxes paid on input for export, to address liquidity woes of exporters under
Don’t expect economic revival for 2 years: L&T’s A M Naik | Business Standard News–27.09.2017
The economy is unlikely to revive for the next two years, as the government will be in “election mode” and private-sector companies grapple with a
What happens to NITI Aayog? | Business Standard Column–27.09.2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set up an economic advisory council to assist him with its views and suggestions on economic issues of importance. This
Leather exports may dip by 20% if GST-related issues go unheeded: CLE | Business Standard News–27.09.2017
The $ 5.6-billion leather exports from the country will be seriously affected due to certain impediments following the implementation of the goods and services tax
Why the rupee could touch 66 in the next four months | Business Standard News–27.09.2017
The rupee on Monday suffered another blow to plunge to a six-month low of 65.10 against the US dollar after heavy buying of the US currency and
Economic growth: Why government should avoid shortcut to growth through stimulus – The Economic Times–27.09.2017
The stock of reserves in itself is not a sufficient indicator, but the quality of such assets determine whether a country is vulnerable or not.
Narendra Modi: With limited options to save bleeding economy, Modi is fighting a tough battle with his hands tied–27.09.2017
Growth in Asia’s third-largest economy has been slowing for the past five quarters, thanks largely to the chaotic roll out of the goods and services
Economic Advisory Council member Surjit Bhalla has a suggestion, but not for Narendra Modi – The Financial Express–27.09.2017
Surjit Bhalla, the noted economist who was appointed as a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s newly-formed Economic Advisory Council, has a single-point suggestion to
Why PM Modi needs Economic Advisory Council now after three years – The Financial Express–27.09.2017
Forty months after Narendra Modi sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India on the promise of ‘Achhe Din’, the GDP is at three-year low, taxpayers