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Viewpoint: Why institutional reforms matter
MEDC | 24 FEB,2020
India’s GDP since 1950-51 has experienced four doublings – by 1969-70, 1987-88, 1999-2000 and 2010-11. For every successive doubling, the time period is re... Read more
MEDC | 24 FEB,2020
A gig economy is a free market system in which temporary positions are common and where organizations contract with independent workers for short-term engagements. With the gr... Read more
MEDC | 24 FEB,2020
GST is a landmark policy reform with huge innate potential. This levy is not progressive in nature, but it is necessary to expand the tax base which is abysmally low for a cou... Read more
The economic impact of coronavirus
MEDC | 24 FEB,2020
The coronavirus which has already claimed over 2000 lives in mainland China will undoubtedly affect many Asian economies and pose a serious threat to global growth. The only s... Read more
Viewpoint: Strengthening India's healthcare system
MEDC | 19 FEB,2020
The coronavirus has already claimed well over a thousand lives worldwide and the WHO has warned of a grave global threat in the time to come. It is worth noting that t... Read more
MEDC | 19 FEB,2020
The latest Economic Survey has recommended that India follow a China-like labour-intensive export trajectory to create employment opportunities for its youth. It calls... Read more
Reaching fiscal deficit targets
MEDC | 19 FEB,2020
In almost every budget, deviations from fiscal deficit targets have become the norm. This is disconcerting as our fiscal deficit targets are now gradually losing their... Read more
Strengthening economic fundamentals
MEDC | 19 FEB,2020
The budget provided a glimpse to policy priorities in the coming decade, but the fact is that we can – and should – be doing much more to maximize our inna... Read more
Viewpoint: India's electric vehicle ecosystem
MEDC | 10 FEB,2020
Slowly but surely, the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem is taking strong roots in India. Given the magnitude of the health and productivity issues caused by pollution, ... Read more
MEDC | 10 FEB,2020
The RBI’s decision to leave the rates unchanged in its latest monetary policy presented on February 6, 2020, is compatible with market expectations. However, low... Read more
MEDC | 10 FEB,2020
The creation of a robust bond market is necessary to boost infrastructure development in the country. On this front, Union Budget 2020 has not disappointed. Both deman... Read more
MEDC | 10 FEB,2020
The Union Budget presented recently by the Finance Minister has struck the right balance between incentivizing growth and promoting fiscal discipline. Macro stability ... Read more
MEDC | 03 FEB,2020
Budget 2020 is a sincere attempt by the government to remove structural bottlenecks in the economy and bring in new energy into the system. It has echoed the themes of... Read more
MEDC | 03 FEB,2020
The ongoing US China trade war presents India an unprecedented opportunity to position itself strategically as a dependable export hub. In this regard, the vision of t... Read more
Enhancing the ease of doing business in India
MEDC | 03 FEB,2020
The ease of doing business in India has increased substantially in the past five years, thanks largely to reforms providing entrepreneurs greater economic freedom. Ind... Read more