The country’s agricultural sector has potential to double farmer income and grow exports to $100 billion by 2022 from the present $36 billion, according to
Category: Economy
Reserve bank of India: Bank consolidation should achieve efficiency, says former Reserve Bank of India governor D Subbarao–Economic Times–24.08.2017
Duvvuri Subbarao, former governor of Reserve Bank of India said consolidation of public sector banks is necessary to strengthen the banking system if it is
Raghuram Rajan comes back with I Do What I Do | Business Standard News–24.08.2017
Exactly a year after leaving the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as its governor, Raghuram Rajan is coming out with a new book containing his
Ashish Vaidya: Keeping real interest rate high has its own perils: Ashish Vaidya, DBS BANK–Economic Times–23.08.2017
The state of the currency is key to any economy. In the past decade, the Indian rupee has swung from being the best performer to
Looking for banks to cut interest rates to take loans? Well, here is something you REALLY need to know – The Financial Express–23.08.2017
Despite the 25-bps cut in the policy repo rate on August 2, there has been virtually no reduction in the interest rates on loans. For
RBI former deputy governor H R Khan dubs farm loan as bubble, flays government for setting targets – The Financial Express–23.08.2017
Amid reverses faced by banks on farm loans, RBI’s former deputy governor H R Khan has come out strongly against the practice of agri credit
Monumental failures of RBI | Business Standard Column–Gajendra Haldea -Ex principal advisor, infrastructure, in the erstwhile Planning Commission-23.08.2017
“RBI has done a commendable job in managing the monetary policy, but as a regulator of the banking system, it has failed the Indian economy.”
Export growth must to create jobs | Business Standard Column–23.08.2017
There is euphoria in India about a growth rate of over 7 per cent. There are a lot of suggestions for creating jobs. But there
Strong rupee, weak exporters | Business Standard Editorials–23.08.2017
After several consecutive years of depreciation against the US dollar, the rupee has strengthened solidly over the course of this calendar year. It has gained
Pulses get dearer on import curbs | Business Standard News–23.08.2017
Import restrictions on tur, urad and moong before the harvesting season seem to be working as their prices have started climbing up from below their
[ Credit Rating Agencies ]–Watch out! | Business Line–23.08.2017
Consolidation in ratings business is hurting India Any consolidation by credit rating agencies in India should be restricted. Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s (S&P)
Future outlook: We may have to look for earning opportunities, rather than ideas; what you must know – The Financial Express– Meghnad Desai–22.08.2017
Arvind Subramaniam’s has been a refreshing appointment to the chief economic adviser position. He has raised the intellectual level of the Economic Survey reports as well
Errors on inflation large; RBI might as well raise key interest rates – The Financial Express–22.08.2017
Even a cursory look at the two charts in the latest Economic Survey, out recently, on inflation forecasts versus actual levels over the past three
No free lunch | Business Standard Editorials–22.08.2017
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel said over the weekend that the central bank and the government were discussing the question of whether
Does a rate cut lead to a currency dip? | Business Line–22.08.2017
Swim or sink? Impact of a rate cut on the rupee is uncertain Not necessarily. It depends on rate of inflation, equity flows, monetary policy
Global interdependence will drive India’s economic prosperity | analysis | Hindustan Times–22.08.2017
In the life of a nation, as in the lives of individuals, entering the eighth decade is a momentous milestone. For India, the last seven
IDBI Bank stake sale: Government may put public sector banking mergers on fast track–Economic Times–21.08.2017
Keen to push consolidation in the public sector banking space, the government is looking to set up a new mechanism to speed up decisions on
ET StartUp Award: Country’s top entrepreneurs praise government’s steps to boost startup activity–Economic Times–21.08.2017
Values and perseverance, ambition and vision are attributes that entrepreneurs must possess in plenty, according to a galaxy of stalwarts who gathered to celebrate the
The puzzle over the 10 per cent drop | Business Standard Column–21.08.2017
The Narendra Modi government has reasons to compliment itself on the way it has succeeded in bringing more people under the direct tax net. The
Agriculture–Leverage trade | Business Standard Editorials–21.08.2017
Agricultural exports have traditionally outstripped imports by handsome margins. But a sharp 21 per cent decline in exports and a much sharper 65 per cent