From holding together the coalition to lifting Pakistan’s economy, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has a plateful of woes
The recently-signed trade agreements with Australia and the UAE reflect the government’s efforts to negotiate trade and economic agreements on an equal basis, where India’s interests are safeguarded
The cost of shipping a container on the world’s transoceanic trade routes increased seven-fold in the 18 months following March 2020, while the cost of shipping bulk commodities spiked even more
The stock has risen from Rs 35 in June-July 2020 to Rs 231 now
The RBI has communicated in advance that if inflation surprises on the upside, it will act. No surprise there
For Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the foremost challenge will be to handle the economic crisis and keeping the political alliance intact. The incoming government will face a strong opposition from Imran Khan and his PTI, who are masters at street campaigning
Unless these two forms of renewable energy work in tandem, any hope of hitting net zero in time looks out of reach
The 2022 Thales Global Data Threat Report found that around two-thirds of businesses in India have seen an increase in ransomware attacks, and over 50 percent of them don’t have a formal ransomware plan
The problems that caused the Prime Minister’s downfall — like double-digit inflation and dwindling foreign exchange reserves — aren’t going anywhere
It is not yet clear if Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin will play a lead role in rallying together anti-BJP parties at a national level. In the past, regional political party leaders have been instrumental in such combines in national politics
Shehbaz Sharif has replaced Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister. This is a major setback a leader who promised a new Pakistan
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: KVB’s growing profile, IMF paper and free food, the plane truth, RBI survey does some hard talk and more
The central bank may find itself rooting against Corporate America. After decades of being a cheerleader for rising corporate valuations, the US Fed is undergoing a massive reversal
If Navjot Singh Sidhu leaves the Congress, it will be interesting to see if AAP will be his next stop, or will he circle his way back to the BJP, now that the BJP-SAD alliance is no more
The war in Ukraine has heightened market pressures by pushing inflation still higher and compromising the growth outlook
The Russia-Ukraine war resulted in the FAO Food Price Index jump by a third over a year ago
DeFi’s linkages with traditional finance will grow, and not only because banks, brokers, and asset managers will come under pressure to allow their Gen Z customers to pay, save, lend, borrow, trade, invest, and insure in crypto
India is no doubt committed to net-zero energy policy, but at the same time electricity needs of a growing economy in a warming climate makes it fall back time and again on the fuel over which it has a greater control
India demonstrating too close an allegiance to Russia could backfire. China’s ill-fated tech giants are a lesson in Washington's power
The problem is that if textile mills pass on the impact of higher input prices, that could make India’s export price unviable in global markets
Although consumer sentiment improved in the March 2022 survey, people who say their spending on non-essentials will decrease in the next one year outnumber those who say it will increase
The new government is Pakistan might open the door to a strong whiff of American influence and severely curtail the clout China has built for itself. The question is whether Pakistan will continue to serve as a tool against India, be a showcase for China's Belt and Road program and the biggest buyer of Chinese arms
As regulatory arbitrage comes to an end thanks to the central bank and as nimble fintech companies nip at their heels, NBFCs will have to reinvent themselves
Surjit Bhalla’s paper will certainly have its share of criticism, but what cannot be denied is that the government’s free food programme during the pandemic has played a stellar role in keeping millions out of abject poverty
Developing countries such as India can benefit if the IPCC panel’s realistic suggestions are put into practice
