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By Himadri Bhattacharya |
A narrow direct-tax base, a retrograde direct-indirect tax structure, widespread tax evasion, complex tax rules, an…
By Ajit Ranade |
The comparison with Pokhran can only be stretched so far. Unlike the Pokhran test, demonetisation has affected each and…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The problems of weak balance sheet and weak capital base are the result of inefficiency and mismanagement of the PSU…
By Ajit Ranade |
The others, including foreign shareholders too must put in funds. At what price will they be given this chance? Did…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The RBI has been unable to exert itself on a crucial parameter, even when that crucial parameter impacts the way the…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
In the above context, what matters is not really the reduction in the policy rate, which is a signal to the banking…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
MPC's decision to maintain status quo is a reflection of its mandate to steer the inflation trajectory closer to 4…
By Usha Thorat |
As inflation had increased by two percentage points since the last policy -although below the target of four per cent –…
By Ajit Ranade |
There is a lot to do on reforms in the process of clearances, dispute settlement, getting credit and taxation. Also,…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
Neither RBI's annual reports nor the six-monthly reports on forex reserves disclose any useful information on…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
If one accepts IIM-A surveys, then the pressure is on the RBI to prove that its surveys are better. This is a technical…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
It is not inflation control per se which is important but the anchoring of inflation expectations when it comes to…
By Ajit Ranade |
In the meantime, spare a thought for the depositor. Her return on savings is now merely 3.5 percent. Don’t ask her to…
By Usha Thorat |
It is to be expected that RBI will focus more on ensuring durable inflation closer to the target level as that is what…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The obsession with GDP growth is despite the fact that the number is not easily relatable to anything the citizen feels…