Has the Niti Aayog proved a worthy successor to the Planning Commission? The question is a natural corollary to the surprise departure of its first
Category: Economy
Make Mumbai the financial hubbub of the country– The Economic Times–04.08.2017
By Rana Kapoor Management consultant Peter Drucker had famously said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Technology — especially big-data
RBI monetary policy: Why the rupee hit 2-year high post RBI policy–Economic Times–04.08.2017
The rupee hit a two-year high after exporters sold their foreign-currency receivables on expectations that positive real interest rates would induce further buying of Indian
Rural demand to pick-up post October: Report – The Financial Express–04.08.2017
The lower global oil prices will be the biggest help in lowering the input costs for agriculture, it said. American brokerage BofAML today said it
[ Agriculture ] Make it count | Business Standard–04.08.2017
The rainfall in the first half of the four-month monsoon season (June to September) has been fairly satisfactory despite the incidence of drought in parts
Bankers cautious on new benchmark move | Business Standard–04.08.2017
Welcoming the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) efforts to link market-determined benchmarks to price loans, bankers have said they preferred a gradual migration to new
RBI’s MPC statement: An omission on China | Business Line–04.08.2017
The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy statement gives a bird’s eye view of global developments and the state of top economies in the world
End banks’ monopoly over retail savings | Business Line–04.08.2017
In the absence of viable options for risk-averse investors, Indian banks take depositors completely for granted Why do Indian banks get such kid-gloves treatment from
Reserve Bank of India: RBI unsatisfied with MCLR, asks banks to lower rates further–Economic Times–03.08.2017
The RBI today continued to fault banks for not passing on the entire benefit of its rate cuts, saying it was unsatisfied with the MCLR
John Chambers: India to be among top 3 economic powers in 10-15 years: John Chambers–03.08.2017
India will figure among the top three economic powers in the world over the next 10-15 years, riding on the strength of its democracy and
RBI monetary policy: Patel & Co turns focus on growth push: 5 takeaways from RBI’s money policy–Economic Times–03.08.2017
In line with Street expectation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday slashed repo rate by 25 basis points to 6 per cent from
RBI Repo Rate: RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points: Here’s what experts say–Economic Times–03.08.2017
Geojit The RBI’s MPC cut repo rates by 25 bps as expected. Noting however, that the trajectory of inflation in the baseline projection is expected
Arvind Panagariya ‘wise’ to have quit before being proved wrong about Q4 growth: P Chidambaram–Economic Times–03.08.2017
Senior Congress leader and former union finance minister P Chidambaram took a dig at Arvind Panagariya, who earlier resigned as the NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman, saying
Cost of funds not binding constraint–Economic Times–03.08.2017
The markets yawned and shed a few points on the day the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced a 25-basis-point reduction in the central bank’s policy
Needed, a financial redressal agency–Economic Times–03.08.2017
Fixed deposits in banks and administered savings schemes such as the Public Provident Fund (PPF) are losing their sheen, making the case for people to
Trending down: A cut in RBI policy rate is welcome but more must be done to boost the economy–Times of India–03.08.2017
Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee (MPC) yesterday lowered its policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, the first change in
RBI’s token 25 bps repo rate cut: Why Urjit Patel-led MPC did not gift Modi government a 50 bps cut – The Financial Express–03.08.2017
RBI monetary policy review for August 2017: RBI and the MPC have cut repo rate by 25 basis points to 6%. With industrial activity subdued
RBI cuts rates finally; understand how lowering interest rate will push demand – The Financial Express–03.08.2017
Given how often, and by how much, RBI has got its inflation forecasts wrong—recall CEA Arvind Subramanian’s statement of projections that were “large and systematically
The stance is exactly where it should be: RBI | Business Standard–03.08.2017
There has been a liquidity overhang in the banking system for quite some time. In addition, inflation rates could also rise in the coming months.
Corporate India says rate cut not enough | Business Standard–03.08.2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to six per cent for the first time since