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Viewpoint: The future of Indian Banking
MEDC | 30 DEC,2019
As the decade draws to a close, it is worth reflecting on the state of a key sector of the Indian economy– banking. After many years, our banking sector is final... Read more
MEDC | 30 DEC,2019
The GST is arguably the biggest fiscal reform that the government has embarked on since independence. Not only has it reshaped the Centre-state financial relat... Read more
Technology and Economic Development
MEDC | 30 DEC,2019
Rapid technological transformation will be a key factor determining India’s economic growth in the coming years. At the regional, national, and global levels, cu... Read more
Handling the continuing slowdown
MEDC | 30 DEC,2019
In its latest country report on India, the IMF has said that the country’s macroeconomic outlook is more subdued and uncertain than in recent years. Revi... Read more
Viewpoint: Dealing with Climate Change
MEDC | 23 DEC,2019
There is growing scientific consensus about the adverse economic effects of global warming and climate change. Every measurable data point suggests that things... Read more
MEDC | 23 DEC,2019
Around a million Indians are entering the workforce every month, and this is expected to continue till 2035. In the current economic slowdown, the unemployment... Read more
Data credibility and economic growth
MEDC | 23 DEC,2019
The credibility of official data released has lately been taking a hit. The time has come to ask some fundamental questions regarding India’s statistical... Read more
MEDC | 23 DEC,2019
India’s latest macroeconomic data does not inspire much confidence. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) contracted in October, for the third month i... Read more
MEDC | 16 DEC,2019
According to the latest report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India’s ranking in the Human Development Index (HDI) improved margina... Read more
MEDC | 16 DEC,2019
The key issue facing the economy today is a lack of adequate investment. India needs to be much more investor-friendly in the face of relentless competition from Thail... Read more
MEDC | 16 DEC,2019
GST, along with the current slowdown, has sparked a fiscal crisis requiring careful management. Although revenue is likely to fall considerably short of expectations, ... Read more
Issues facing monetary transmission
MEDC | 16 DEC,2019
India’s monetary policy has largely failed to translate into tangible economic growth for the country. The blame in this regard fallsmainlyon the stickiness of o... Read more
Viewpoint: Economics and the Digital World
MEDC | 09 DEC,2019
Like it or not, the world is becoming increasingly digital. Unfortunately, much of today’s economics tool-kit does not have the wherewithal to understand and map... Read more
Rising markets and falling economy
MEDC | 09 DEC,2019
While the markets are currently at a high, the economy is at a low. Such a divergence between Wall Street and Main Street is not uncommon. Indeed, there are occasions ... Read more
MEDC | 09 DEC,2019
Fiscal policy matters more than monetary policy in jumpstarting the process of economic growth. For fiscal policy to be effective, it has to be countercyclical, and so... Read more