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
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Share of manufacturing in gross value added lower than 10 years ago
The share of the ‘Financial services, real estate and professional services’ sector has improved sharply
BUSINESS
The Reading List: January 6, 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: The changing contours of bank credit
In the three months to November 2022, the share of large industry in bank credit has risen sharply, indicating an industrial recovery
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: November 2022 core sector growth of 5.5 percent is merely a statistical illusion
The only reason for the jump in core sector growth from 0.87 percent in October 2022 to 5.46 percent in November is a very favourable base effect
BUSINESS
The Reading List: December 30, 2022
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
TRENDS
Nifty’s earnings mix normalises, but high valuations remain a bugbear for investors
Earnings contribution from commodities, metal, energy companies are projected to reduce in FY23 and revert to historic levels next year
BUSINESS
The Reading List: December 23, 2022
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
BUSINESS
The Reading List: December 16, 2022
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 | WPI data point to softness in manufacturing
A decline in the wholesale price index is reassuring from a monetary policy viewpoint, but the sustained decline in manufacturing inflation raises a worrying question
BUSINESS
The Reading List: December 9, 2022
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 food inflation heads for a fall
The FAO food price index was only marginally higher in November compared to a year ago. The trend appears to be flat at the moment, but a high base effect will see it decline over a year ago in early 2023
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Bank credit to big industry picks up steam
The increase in bank loans to large industrial firms amounted to more than a fifth of the rise in total non-food credit outstanding between August and October 2022
BUSINESS
The Reading List: December 2, 2022
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
