Budget 2024: The IMF believes that more rapid fiscal consolidation is necessary to meet fiscal targets and create a buffer for shocks, while dovetailing the budget to a medium-term fiscal framework would make the budgetary process more transparent and focused
Disparities in start-ups are a global phenomenon and affirmative action is needed to ensure an equal opportunities environment for aspiring entrepreneurs across social strata layers
Budget 2024: The level of fiscal stimulus is still far above what it used to be before the pandemic
Pax Americana faces a well-coordinated challenge from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. The first move was the Ukraine invasion. The second was the war of Iran’s proxies against Israel. The third will most likely be a Chinese challenge to American primacy in the Indo-Pacific, perhaps — if Xi Jinping is bold — a blockade of Taiwan
Many promising announcements relating to digital public infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence development were made by FM Sitharaman in her Budget speech last year. The upcoming interim budget, which is essentially a Vote on Account, could reveal how public investment on these digital economy projects is shaping up
In today's edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Pakistan military taking centerstage, the froth in small and mid cap stocks, demand for windmills improve project pipeline, learning from UCO Bank IMPS glitch, and more
Traders have reason to be optimistic despite property market woes in Asian country
In the years ahead, Western rulers must convince voters that they understand their fears, and discover how to manage and limit immigration. If democratic governments fail, however, fascism much influenced by this perceived threat poses a real menace to their societies
Dispute over margin structures should be seen in the backdrop of a slowdown in FMCG volume growth, with big companies striving for a comeback in 2024
The fact that individual AI routines today lack the sophistication and power necessary to destroy humanity, and mostly have benign goals, is no reason to think emergent AI intelligence will be nicer than people are
Incidents like the wrongful crediting of hundreds of crores of rupees into accounts of UCO Bank account holders, a part of which is looking difficult to recover now, are condemned to repeat unless public sector banks do a better job of managing technological challenges
The proposed health regulator will have to balance quality, affordability, and profitability in a public-private medical delivery system in India
Small cap funds saw highest inflows among equity mutual funds
Both Suzlon and Inox Wind reported large order wins in December 2023
Pakistan’s military has set out to control the nation’s foreign policy as well as its dealings with foreign investors. The result will be a serious curtailment in the powers of the civilian government after the February 8 election. India also has reasons to worry about the increase in the Pakistani military’s powers
India needs to address roadblocks in achieving sustainable development goals and technology can be a big mover for a change here
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India needs to step up on carbon removal, OPEC loss gives buyers an advantage, your AI program may be racist, booming EV sales is not so good for the climate, and more
The policy of keeping interest rates elevated until inflation comes down has proved difficult but ultimately successful
As we navigate the tides of change, the opportunities for growth and success in 2024 are abundant for those who dare to dream and innovate
In what is usually a dull period for steel due to winter conditions in major steel producing and consuming countries, output is up and so are iron ore prices
Are Indian equities overvalued, what’s the interest rate outlook, what themes will play out in 2024, which sectors could do well, what risks lie ahead for investors? The founder of Lion Hill Capital and former CIO-Equities of Sundaram MF answers these questions and more
Oil could turn into a buyers’ market in a decade or so as the unity among oil-producing nations is threatened by a variety of global factors
AI researchers have complained that almost all models they tried out exhibited prominent racial and gender biases
The laudable desire to save the planet from fossil fuel emissions as seen in the customer rush to buy EVs doesn't extend to using clean, convenient, and reasonably priced, public transport systems
Experts have repeatedly warned that carbon removal efforts need to keep pace with emissions reduction initiatives, since carbon capture needs to supplement and not replace carbon emissions reductions
