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By Himadri Bhattacharya |
This unprecedented dividend policy has gone on for three years, and is ostensibly justified on the basis of a…
If Dr. Urjit Patel tweaks the SLR, he will free up funds for lending but at the same time, the banks so liberated…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
As Dr. Raghuram Rajan prepares to return to the academia after three years at the helm of the Reserve Bank of India, he…
By DN Ghosh |
Relations between Central banks and political governments have never been easy anywhere. India is no exception. We need…
By Ajit Ranade |
Dr. Patel has been Deputy Governor for three and half years, and in that sense is an insider. He also chaired the…
In his book, Dr. Subbarao says, “…the high interest rate regime would be the main area of difference between the…
By Usha Thorat |
Wage inflexibility in the public sector, a high level of mandatory investments in government securities, and public…
By Ajit Ranade |
The textile sector, along with construction, agriculture and tourism is one of four most-labour intensive sectors of…
By Arun Maira |
Whichever method a government chooses for governance of the country, it must improve its ability to use it. Dictators…
By Arun Maira |
A popular movement against corruption, swelling in 2013, and the perception that governance had become paralyzed,…
As Raghuram Rajan prepares to move out of the office of the RBI Governor, the implications of his exit and the manner…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sought to assure the markets that the outflow, which it estimates will be to the…
By Ajit Ranade |
The government announced an amendment to the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius. The DTAA was…
By Usha Thorat |
Any increase in bank deposits higher than credit growth, any reduction in bank borrowing from RBI on a consistent basis…
When the source of inflation originates from supply shocks, the efficacy of monetary policy is severely challenged.…