A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams.
Central bank announces plan to absorb liquidity while retaining accommodative stance
It is mostly ignored that Nifty, like any other statistical number, is meaningless in isolation. If the idea is just to celebrate, like drunk dancing at the wedding of a distant relative, a statistical number may be used in isolation
In the long run, can opposition parties sit together and set aside their individual ambitions, egos and turf wars to fight a Narendra Modi-led BJP?
The Boston Fed and MIT are building a CBDC from scratch that aims to usurp existing tokens
Unlike other start-ups, including Zomato and e-commerce companies which run on a cash-burn model, Nykaa is profitable at the net level while others are struggling to be profitable even at the operating level
Global food price inflation appears to have peaked, with prices of edible oils, cereals and dairy declining
Kerala can't afford to remain locked down for months on end, a move that can devastate the local economy and livelihoods. The containment strategy should decisively shift towards 3Ts — Test, Trace, Treat — from the current ABCD approach of community surveillance
Effective data — and not personal data — can adequately inform policy making, and it is only effective policies that can eventually tackle the large problems and help create a more equitable society
The company whose revenue grew at an average annual pace of 16.6 percent in the three years to FY21 aims to accelerate the growth rate to 25 percent in FY21-25.
It is also imperative to raise power tariffs to reflect costs and to end cross-subsidies
The government must cash in on the current strength in global demand while taking structural steps to make external trade growth durable
The game of hockey and the players who have brought us laurels, need to be marketed intelligently and by people who understand it and can figure out the parts that lend themselves to marketability
Is climate change to blame? To the casual observer, the flurry of extreme weather events over the past two months can feel like the obvious consequence of rising average temperatures — and something that many scientists have been warning about for years.
While Direct Overseas Listing is a significant step, an early release of practical guidelines may provide Indian companies an opportunity to raise capital from international investors at a time when global capital markets are flush with liquidity
While India’s fundamentals are looking up, the big question to be asked is: what is happening to liquidity?
Kerala’s handling of COVID-19 has shortcomings, but it is designed to manage the disease, not the public outcry against mismanagement. If other states manage as well, tens of thousands more Indians would live
An Afghanistan policy independent of its Pakistan diplomacy, US geopolitical rivalries and nationalist pressures would serve India better
Factors such as low recovery rate, longer timeline for recovery, and high incidences of liquidation are making the IBC a bridge to nowhere for banks and financial institutions
Merely converting the dues to equity without any underlying change in the company’s performance will do nothing more than push the problem forward.
Contrary to fears, rural demand has recovered well after the second wave. Housing and infrastructure projects are expected to drive demand too. However, a severe third wave can pose a risk.
We have over 52 start ups with over a billion dollar valuation already in the country and the number is going up rapidly. We could be entering the stage of irrational exuberance.
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Globally, this generation of students is at risk of losing about $10 trillion in future life-time earnings — an amount equivalent to almost 10 percent of global GDP
Increasing competition, changing industry dynamics with the entry of pureplay digital insurance firms (like Acko) and legacy insurance companies in the digital space, and heavy promotion spends show that the moat has its weak spots
