BUSINESS
The Reading List: February 24, 2023
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day | Global steel output declines by 3.3 percent in January
Barring China, most large steel producing countries saw their output decline in the first month of 2023
BUSINESS
The Reading List: February 17, 2023
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Do lower non-oil non-gold imports signal faltering domestic demand?
In January 2023, non-oil, non-gold imports shrank from a year ago, the first time this has happened since October 2020, during the depths of the pandemic
BUSINESS
The Reading List: February 10, 2023
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
BUSINESS
Budget 2023: A glimmer of hope on the rural jobs front
If the recovery from the pandemic is complete, as the Economic Survey has said, spending under the rural jobs guarantee programme, which increased from Rs 61815 crore in 2018-19 before the pandemic to a massive Rs 98468 crore in 2021-22, should also be brought back to pre-pandemic levels. That is precisely what the government has done
BUSINESS
The Reading List: February 3, 2023
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshots: How India’s rebound from the pandemic stacks up against the world
In the IMF’s World Economic Outlook sample of 192 countries, India ranks at 42
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshots: Rural sentiment perks up, but consumption yet to recover
FMCG data show rural demand continues to underperform urban demand
BUSINESS
The Reading List: January 27, 2023
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
INDIA
Budget Snapshots: Housing market is active, but sops to sustain demand are critical
Lower inventory and sustained demand helped developers raise prices to pass on cost pressures in 2022
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshots: Subsidies eat up around a fifth of central government revenues
Why is free food provided to around three fifths of the population, when the poverty ratio is much lower?
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshots: Infrastructure capex push to continue in Budget 2023
As COVID related health and social welfare measures are cut back, the government will have more room to expand infrastructure capex
BUSINESS
Start-up funding set to rebound rapidly in India when policy shocks end, says RBI research
The researchers note that the excess return provided by the Indian stock market over the US stock market is a strong determinant of funding into Indian startups
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshots: Interest payments eat up over a fifth of central government spending
The IMF projects the central government’s interest payments to rise to 3.7 percent of GDP in the next fiscal year
BUSINESS
The Reading List: January 20, 2023
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
BUSINESS
Budget 2023 | A handy budget wish-list compiled by ChatGPT
What the AI chatbot makes about the endless list of expectations from the Union Budget
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshots: High personnel expenditure constrains defence capex
More than half of the defence budget is spent on personnel salaries and pensions, leaving limited funds for procurement and modernisation programmes
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshots | Private capital expenditure: The missing link
Private capex is not stepping up to the plate, leaving the government doing the heavy hitting. What can change that?
INDIA
Budget Snapshots: Time to get realistic on government’s disinvestment targets?
FY2023 is likely to be yet another year of tardy disinvestments with LIC of India being the only noteworthy one
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshots: India’s gross debt relatively high, but likely to be lower than China’s in 2023
High debt levels may lead to interest expenses rising in the Budget, leaving less for meeting the government’s social and economic goals
BUSINESS
The Reading List: January 13, 2023
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshots: Tax stimulus has served companies well, but they need to walk the talk
Concessional tax regimes have helped lower corporate tax rates and improve their global competitiveness, but the government is right to wonder why they are not investing though
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Global food inflation is down, but not out
The FAO food price index fell by 2.4 percent over a year ago but inflation in some components is becoming visible again
