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By Ajit Ranade |
The interim budget in February gave a substantial stimulus to the taxpayer. Almost three crore taxpayers moved out of…
By Rupa Rege Nitsure |
The revenue arithmetic of the Budget is quite conservative. Factoring in the protracted slow-down phase and a shortfall…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
As per the empirical exercise set out in the Economic Survey of Government of India 2018-19, the Indian economy will…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
This is not a big bang budget. Nor is it particularly bold though the government says it is walking towards the vision…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
While presenting the budget the Finance Minister (FM) recognises that NBFCs play an extremely important role in…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has focused on the water crisis facing the nation in his first Mann Ki Baat of the post-…
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As intermediaries of the financial system, conventional banks accept deposits and lend money on the basis of a…
By Ajit Ranade |
India’s telecom revolution has earned the world’s admiration. At one stage,it was the fastest growing, lowest cost…
By Arun Maira |
Economists are confused about the health of the Indian economy. Firstly, statistics of the economy are unreliable.…
The rate cut last week by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is unparalleled in the monetary policy history of the RBI…
By Ajit Ranade |
The Finance Minister will present her maiden Union Budget on July 5. She has asked all citizens to send their inputs,…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
As widely expected, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI, in a somewhat rare show of unanimity cut the policy…
By Usha Thorat |
The 25 bps rate cut and the change in policy stance from ‘neutral’ to ‘accommodative’ has been welcomed by the markets…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Elections of course are far more complex...but one thing may be said – the pundits, often sitting at the upper end of…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
We will need a series of actions that fix structural issues and can drive change in the medium and longer term. There…