The Philippines must fight to maintain its place at the forefront of the commercial services boom. Instead, the disruptor is being disrupted
Deadly assaults in Moscow and elsewhere show that the West needs to improve vigilance — especially for the Paris Olympics
With many Trinamool Congress ministers, MLAs and leaders behind bars, corruption has emerged as a big issue during the parliamentary polls in West Bengal. There is a fair chance of graft and pay-offs turning the tide in BJP’s favour, although TMC insists that its jailed leaders are innocent and are being unfairly targeted by enforcement agencies to help BJP outsmart the ruling party
The BJP-ruled states in the North like UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana have done very well on the tests – but that doesn’t mean that the jobs are being created there
The essence of banking remains anchored in timeless principles of prudence and trust. As we navigate the tumultuous waters of innovation, let us not lose sight of the enduring core of banking that has withstood the test of time
Government and regulators should be on the alert. A 3-year cooling period after two 5-year terms for independent directors will take place in 2024. But companies are searching for a way out by @JayantThakur
A growing tribe of retail traders has seen India’s derivatives market turnover attain dizzying heights. Exchanges are giddy as revenues grow but the regulator is worried. Should the bubble be pricked or take its own course is the thorny question
As this is the first meeting of a new financial year and with elections around the corner, the chances of rate or stance changes are unlikely. If there is any indication of a change in stance, it could also be an indication of rate cuts down the line
Taken together, recent news reports, higher rural wages, lower inflation and the fall in demand for work under MGNREGA could indicate the green shoots of a turnaround in rural consumption
Since the RBI began its policy rate hikes in May 2022, the spread between the weighted average lending rate and the weighted average term deposit rate has fallen sharply, partly indicating that transmission has not been smooth
This time around, the market has it right. The federal funds rate will probably stay a lot higher than what officials are projecting
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: South Asia's 'Jobless Development' becoming a problem, the hunt for critical minerals gets daunting, rise in informal employment concerning, turncoats in Odisha have struck the jackpot, and more
The divergence between key fixed-income benchmarks shows the US economy is on a healthier endogenous growth path compared with Europe
In the last two quarters of this financial year, the rupee-dollar exchange rate stabilised at around Rs 83.0 per dollar it has happened mainly due to narrowing down of deficit on current account resulting from significant increase in exports of goods and services and trend towards de dollarisation
The March final PMI data will tell the Monetary Policy Committee that growth is not only strong, but momentum is increasing, while price pressures in services are rising
Consumer prices edge tantalisingly close to target in eurozone but exceed forecasts in US
The siren song of the megacaps can send stockpickers in the wrong direction
Talk of finding a new development model is bunk. Only export-led manufacturing can provide the millions of jobs the country needs
The recent spike in cement prices augurs well for manufacturers, but sluggish demand may play spoilsport in sustaining higher prices
Lukewarm response from bidders to the first round auction of critical minerals underlines the need for a pragmatic policy approach
The percentage of workers in the non-agriculture sector working in informal enterprises has been continuously rising since 2017-18, according to the government’s PLFS data
The Rs 5,000-crore funds infusion vastly raises investment capabilities of the company
The World Bank says South Asia’s employment ratio is lower than that of other developing regions because of two primary reasons---low employment ratios for women and lack of jobs in the non-agriculture sectors
The truism among historians that presidents can't take credit for the economy is belied by evidence that this administration’s policies are an unrivaled employment juggernaut
Waiting until June risks seeing the euro-zone economy deteriorate further
