The lenders are priced for danger, but there could be some positive third-quarter surprises in store
There is potential for high synergy between SFBs and fintechs, since they operate in the space of financial inclusion. The SFBs by virtue of a licence to run a bank have access to retail deposits which usually are a cheaper source of funds
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Gaza war prompts power games in the region, trade war looms over environmental issues, MSP important part in India’s food security, India at centre of global steel demand, and more
As wheat and rice are distributed to 81.35 crore people under the National Food Security Act 2013, the government needs to procure sufficient quantities of the two food grains. The decision to give a handsome increase in MSP of Rabi crops of 2023-24 should be seen in this light
Arab countries are angry about the continued bombing of Gaza. But they are unlikely to intervene directly because each country in the Middle East has some domestic reasons compelling it to stay out of the war. The only exception is Iran which is close to Hamas and resolutely opposed to the US
The BJP will have to work hard to break the patron-client relationship between the party and the electorate that the Congress has assiduously built up
Its steel demand growth in 2023 and 2024 is forecast to be the highest in the top 5 steel consuming countries of the world
Sheikh Hasina’s razor-sharp focus on keeping India’s BJP government happy, goading West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee to change her stance on Teesta river water sharing, and bagging all the minority votes available for the taking in Bangladesh is evident as she reaches out with tactful signalling to each of them for an unprecedented fourth term in office
The country's voters have grown weary of the failings of dynastic politics and are struggling with the prolonged cost-of-living crisis. The revolving door of political leadership where the baton passes with the approval of the Pakistan army and in spite of election outcomes has never served the country well
Even if the underlying does make a large move, the maximum loss you can incur is the net premium outgo at deployment. In other words, losses are capped
After 2025, the US contribution to global growth is expected to be slightly lower than that of China. India’s contribution is forecast to be in third place, but it will be far lower than that of the US and China. The two biggest economies—the US and China—are expected to contribute more than 40 percent of world growth between 2026 and 2028
Middle East states that once saw a clear interest in normalising relations with Tel Aviv have bought the Hamas claims on the hospital tragedy. To regain control of the narrative, Israel needs a broader change of strategy for ordinary Palestinians, giving them reason to hope for something better once Hamas is gone
The MPC minutes imply that while lenders should be cautious, an increase in household borrowing is not a sign of distress, but instead a signal of increasing confidence that will support consumption and also increase capex, which in turn could power the economy
New chief Ashok Vaswani would have to grow Kotak Mahindra Bank's balance sheet fast but continue to maintain the bank’s conservative approach towards risks.
India’s position is that the focus should not be on the carbon imprint of trade but on how best countries can go forward with the agenda set out in their respective nationally determined contributions (NDC) which are at the heart of the Paris agreement
The massive infrastructure initiative has granted Beijing additional influence, but critics question whether the cost has been worth it
Why does the global policy regime resemble the Pushmi-Pullyu of the Doctor Doolittle series? Read on to know
Economist Claudia Goldin has helped narrow the gender pay gap. But working practices are still an obstacle to progress
Investors fear the rise of weight-loss drugs eating into their profits. But companies from Nestle to PepsiCo aren’t panicking yet
The tech company once had full power to decide what it built and where. Now it needs to balance the demands of new stakeholders
Child exploitation reveals troubling weakness amid the strongest US labor market ever
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India needs a robust AI ecosystem, ITC shares going the HUL way, India's LGBTQAI+ community continues its struggle, India poised to make gains in space communications market, and more
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As the focus moves from the Maritime Vision 2030 to the Maritime Amritkaal Vision 2047, built on 11 strategic themes, the challenge is how to translate all this into reality
In the first half of trading, ITC’s shares have fallen by 2.4 percent while HUL’s shares are down 2.1 percent
