What exactly is the point of counting a person as employed if he has worked for just an hour in the preceding week?
Central banks are under pressure from rising inflation but so far they have brushed it aside as ‘transitory.’
Clear statutory backing, clarity of objectives and an independent and professional management are key to the success of a bad bank. These components seem absent in the current structure.
Global consumer companies have flagged inflation risks to their outlook. Their strategies to combat it may see their domestic units also change course
Confusion reigns supreme post the expiry of safeguard levy; govt needs to clear the air on the way ahead till April next year
An alternative course for India could be to lay maximum stress on improving the quality of public education
Indian firms foresee output growth in the year ahead, with the end of the pandemic and rising sales expected to support the upturn.
Paytm, listing in India, this month bested Didi and Uber with a 500-page “red herring”, as preliminary prospectuses are known.
Average house prices across the OECD are growing faster than incomes, making housing less affordable. They are also rising faster than rents
Since speed was never a virtue of the Ambassador, maybe an electric version of it could be considered. That would be quite appropriate actually, allowing the erstwhile King of Indian roads to wash away its many sins of the past when it merrily polluted the skies with its exhaust
Enable travel in a predictable and hassle-free manner. A national committee with the Ministries of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Health along with representatives from the states and industry should be set up to prescribe and harmonise travel restrictions across India
Beijing has concluded it needs to directly deal with the Taliban, bypassing the Pakistani government, to ensure safety of Chinese citizens and assets. It hopes to exert influence on Taliban factions not just in Afghanistan but in Pakistan as well.
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
Social constructs have forced us to think that women are groomed to fit in certain moulds in a patriarchal society. This not only makes society averse to changes but also cuts down the equal opportunities for women. The economic loss from the lack of female workforce participation is well-documented
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India has a new Panchsheel that will guide its UNSC presidency next month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appropriately summed it up as ‘India’s 5-S approach’: samman (respect), samvaad (dialogue), sahyog (cooperation), shanti (peace) and samriddhi (prosperity)
Corporate governance activists believe the upstart company has not lived up to the democratic ideals of its mission statement
It has looked sudden, not to mention sharp, but more likely than not, Chinese President Xi Jinping has a broad geopolitical agenda, as much as a plan to rein in tech excesses that are tearing apart not only Chinese society, but also those across the world
Many of the new domestic champions are yet to prove their viability at home. Competing elsewhere isn’t even on the horizon
Governments and private sector must adopt more unified approach in response to Beijing
Cognizant has reported notable growth in order bookings and raised the guidance for calendar year 2021
While physical demand for gold can be expected to pick up in 2021 both from consumers and central banks, gold ETFs pose a risk to a bullish scenario
The IMF forecasts have generally been wide of the mark
New Delhi should strengthen ties with Washington, but at the same time keep doors open for other strategic engagements
Republicans have accused the President of stoking ‘Bidenflation’
