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![]() Madan SabnavisThe Hindu |
With RBI signalling a change in stance to the lowering of rates and some banks decreasing their lending rates, there is a positive sentiment in the...
While Rs 18,500 crore would be lost as tax revenue, it will be made up by higher consumption, leading to increased collections, thus making the fiscal...
In a budget speech, one needs to read between the lines to separate the facts from the noise
The govt’s push for SME loans via PSBs, relaxing the IBC norms for NPAs in certain sectors and relaxing the capital conservation requirement for...
The Interim Budget is normally not really exciting because while nothing stops a government from going all out, the practice is that nothing much is...
For tackling farm distress efficiently, all links in the value chain—from input procurement to mandis—need to function well. Else, the farm-sector...
A lot has been said about tax reforms. Demonetisation has increased the number of taxpayers. GST has increased the number of tax assesses. But where...
We don’t criticise higher taxes as anti-people but justify them on grounds of fiscal discipline, so why are rbi’s rules being attacked as being...
The post-harvest cum festival season in October and November has been associated with both lower price realisation and slower flow of credit
The RBI board meeting was probably the most awaited event as it was to address the major difference of opinion between the central bank and the...
Can a ‘nudge’ be treated as a precursor to legislative action or the exercise of legitimate power that one entity has over the other?
It cannot be argued that the regulator should dictate the activities of the regulated. If that happens, then the regulator becomes responsible for the...
The perceived difference of opinion between the RBI and the Finance Ministry would take its course and few know the powers of each entity when it...
One of the more aggressive steps taken by the government to enhance the income levels of farmers was to announce higher MSPs for the kharif and rabi...
One of the more aggressive steps taken by the government to enhance the income levels of farmers was to announce higher MSPs for the kharif and rabi...
A liquidity issue has surfaced in the financial market given the challenge faced by NBFCs in raising funds.
Is there space for more commodity exchanges? This is a pertinent question because it is accepted theoretically that more competition can bring about...
The increase in interest rates in some small savings schemes has expectedly raised the question on whether or not the demand for bank deposits would...
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is now 50 years old and, interestingly, the average age of the recipient is 67 years. The age has ranged...
The RBI has sprung a surprise by not altering the interest rates or lowering the cash reserve ratio (CRR) at a time when inflation appears to be...
The merger of BOB with Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank is quite singular for different reasons. Firstly, for the first time, we will be witnessing a merger...
If the announcement-effect of any government policy were to be the immediate judge of the efficacy of the same, then the five-point currency revival...