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By Vappala Balachandran |
The demonetisation, however laudable its objective might have been, has “left out” millions of migratory labour, daily…
Given that consumption is down, small and medium enterprises are impacted by a shortage of cash in the economy and the…
By Ajit Ranade |
A slew of financial sector measures can be announced, which will lead to the deepening of the sector. Bank…
Apart from flagging concerns on inflation, the central theme of the minutes is the lack of transmission of repo rate…
By Aneel Karnani |
The CSR law is inherently contradictory. Without a coercive enforcement mechanism, it is unlikely that the law will…
Rarely has this 80-year-old institution been in the headlines almost daily, with questions, doubts and clarifications…
The priority now should be to restore normalcy by smoothening the process of liquidity management and more importantly…
By Arun Maira |
Jobs cannot be sprinkled into the economy by the government. Jobs will emerge from interactions of many drivers in the…
By Vappala Balachandran |
It is unfortunate that the “Heart of Asia” Conference is getting enmeshed in the present tension between India and…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The finance minister’s statement that it will take two to three weeks to re-calibrate ATMs and that people must have…
By Vappala Balachandran |
In a dynamic world, ideas of isolation may not be the best way to either build ties or contain threats. Instead, there…
By Ajit Ranade |
The government should have focused not just on old stock but future flow of black money generation. Hence high value…
As the RBI annual report of 2015-16 notes: “Central banks worldwide adopt standardised practice of upgradation of…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
The demonetisation announced on November 8 is by all means one of the rare, bold economic policy decisions witnessed in…