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Two apparently unconnected events happened on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. All demands for grants were ‘guillotined’ (i.e. moneys were allocated without a debate) and the

At the World Economic Forum, the International Monetary Fund chief, Christine Lagarde, said that raising women’s participation in the workforce to the level of men

Of those engaged in “TEA” in India, more than half have low-growth expectation, as they “did not intend to expand their employee base,” the report

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley revised the fiscal deficit target to 3.3 percent for FY19 of the GDP against 3 percent target set earlier after breaching

Krugman said India’s growth story was incredible but it never got the attention it deserved because China hogged the world’s attention. Paul Krugman, the American

Gone are the days when retired seniors simply withered away after a productive life at work for decades. Statistics show that retirees returning to the

Thanks to decent FDI and portfolio flows into the bond markets, the capital account surplus so far has been robust. Although the capital account surplus

The trade deficit had hit a 56-month-high in the month of January before narrowing in the month of February. Current account deficit (CAD)- excess of

On moving from LoU to bank guarantee or Letter of Credit funding, bank charges will be higher. Hence, there will be difference of 0.5-1% in

India’s October-December current account deficit widened sharply from a year earlier, driven by higher imports, data from the Reserve Bank of India showed on Friday.

There’s a genetic link between insomnia and psychiatric disorders and metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Expanding on previous

Recent IMF research indicates that the rise of artificial intelligence and the digital economy has the potential to increase income growth. The IMF today said

It is easy to dismiss, as an attempt to pass the buck, RBI governor Urjit Patel’s anguished plea for greater legislative powers to stop scams

Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel sounds a bit self-serving when he quotes the IMF and World Bank’s FSAP report as saying the central

The passage on Wednesday of this year’s finance bill, 21 amendments in tow, marks a low in the Indian Parliamentary process. Over the years, disruptions

The US’ decision to challenge Indian export subsidy schemes at World Trade Organisation (WTO) is an area of grave concern for domestic traders and the

With a lot being said about Narendra Modi-led government’s note-ban in 2016, demonetisation is again in the news as global rating agency Fitch has pegged

The slowdown seen of late in India’s export growth rate is likely to continue in February as well, thanks to a slow disbursement of Goods

Budget 2018 elicited a range of reactions from all corners. While many were sceptical about the announcements, more sanguine individuals hoped for crucial amendments in

The Delhi High Court’s recent ruling that insurance companies cannot deny health insurance to those with genetic disorders is important because it removes a widely