Quite a bit of economics is unfortunately about zero-sum games. Portfolio investors in India clearly have reason to cheer but on the flip side exporters
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Monetary Policy Committee: Credibility and consistency | Business Standard–31.07.2017
Come August 2, the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will announce its verdict. This is the sixth meeting of the committee and much water has
‘The economy’s not a steam engine’ | Business Line–31.07.2017
Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal believes in the power of adapting in an evolving economic ecosystem “Woh toh sirf history baat karta hai, economics bolega
Gold bond scheme: Pricing must be real time, lock in period scrapped if Centre wants it to succeed – The Financial Express–30.07.2017
Apart from the Indian affinity for gold, given how demand rises in times of uncertainty or high inflation, it is not surprising that gold demand
The pros and cons of RBI rate cut | Business Standard–30.07.2017
Outside the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), there is growing clamour for a cut in the interest rate. The
50% of India’s internet users will be rural & 40% will be women by 2020: BCG–Economic Times–29.07.2017
Half of India’s internet users will be rural and 40% will be women by 2020, a report by the Boston Consulting Group said. It also
Majority of economists see RBI rate cut next week: BS poll | Business Standard–29.07.2017
Unlike the June policy, when the consensus was that the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would decide on
IIP data: Reporting of monthly factory output may go online–Economic Times–28.07.2017
India is considering developing a web portal to obtain a more accurate measure of factory output, a move that comes after the government revamped the
jewellery sector: Government targets $60 billion gems and jewellery exports by 2022–Economic Times–28.07.2017
The government hopes the gems and jewellery sector to grow 6-7 per cent per annum and has set at target of $60 billion exports by
GST an important structural reform, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia – The Financial Express–28.07.2017
Noted economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia has termed the Goods and Service Tax (GST) as an important structural measure which is an extension of the economic
RBI to cut repo rate by 25 bps on August 2: HSBC – The Financial Express–28.07.2017
The Reserve Bank is expected to go for a 25 basis points (bps) repo rate cut in its policy review meet on August 2 as
Is the world economy staging a comeback? | Business Standard–28.07.2017
The world economic picture has not looked so rosy for quite some years. The update of the World Economic Outlook published at the beginning of
GST impact: Over 25% of trucks idle amid drop in interstate movement–27.07.2017
More than a fourth of India’s 6 million-strong truck pool is said to be idle after the goods and services tax (GST) came into force
Rs 2000 note: Demonetisation again? There are signs of another currency ban coming–Economic Times–27.07.2017
The Opposition in Rajya Sabha today asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to clarify whether the government has decided to scrap the newly launched Rs 2,000
Bad loan crisis: Here is how to cross the bankruptcy chasm – The Financial Express–27.07.2017
Atanu Mukherjee The introduction of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, the formation of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) and the recent RBI directed
Indian banks most at risk among South, South-East Asian peers: Poll – The Financial Express–27.07.2017
Indian banks are most at risk in South and South-East (S-E) Asia, and being under-capitalised, they lack sufficient loan provisioning, says a Moody’s poll. It
Time to cut rates | Business Standard Editorials–27.07.2017
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will meet next Wednesday to review the central bank’s policy stance. The RBI
India is underperforming in infra spends, says report | Business Line–27.07.2017
India is underperforming in terms of spending needs (in relation to GDP) in several infrastructure segments, within its peer group (low- and middle-income countries) that
PM job scheme: CAG blames MSME Ministry for delayed release of funds | Business Line–27.07.2017
PM job scheme: CAG blames MSME Ministry for delayed release of funds Aditi Nigam Release of funds at the fag end of 2015-16 by the
Now, gold importers misusing FTA route for money laundering | Business Standard News–27.07.2017
If industry experts are to be believed, the recently implemented goods and services tax (GST) regime might have inadvertently opened a channel for gold importers