With an established pharmaceutical industry and a strong network of manufacturing units, one should ask if this vaccine shortage in India is because of the absence of production capacity or is it because of misdirected policies
This question becomes more pertinent in the context of the Left’s decimation in West Bengal and Tripura. Will it be the end of the communist movement in India — at least for the time being?
Month-on-month consumer price inflation is benign; the restrictions on business because of the second wave will weaken the recovery
Resurgence in COVID-19 infections and slowdown in end user markets can delay recovery in its soda ash business
Resolving the dispute can shore up India’s ambition to be an investment-friendly destination
By announcing a massive bond purchase programme, the G-SAP, the RBI assures infusion of enough liquidity (a swap of bonds for reserves) into the system before it will be drained out when it auctions new government bonds (a swap of reserves for bonds), thereby maintaining money markets rates within the target range
Can the government fix it quickly? And how badly will it affect the economic recovery?
Powell cautioned that “there really are risks out there”, specifically coronavirus flare-ups, if Americans return to normal life too quickly
Bubbles may be “messy, but lead to progress”
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Stock market jitters, China the world's largest economy, vaccine hopefuls, EM currencies, Equitas, hotels, earnings and carbon neutrality
The base effect is not the only factor investors should be keeping an eye on in this earnings season
The currencies of developing economies have fared less well than anticipated, while the dollar has gained nearly 3 per cent in the first quarter of 2021
The FAO's food price index is at its highest level since June 2014
The ‘pharmacy of the world’ is now staring at COVID-19 vaccine shortages. We need to act fast and decisively to avoid a crisis, which can threaten India’s COVID-19 containment efforts
The Chinese policymakers realise that even if China is on top of the world economic order, it is highly likely that the USD will maintain its dominance
If we measure GDP in current US dollars, China’s economy will be three-quarters of the US next year. The closing gap is the underlying reason for the US-China cold war
India will have to weigh its development need and economic imperative before announcing a “net zero” target at an international forum
With revenue expansion hitting a road bump in the near term and profitability at risk, the debt metrics are a cause for concern
The US action, coming close on the heels of the Quad meeting, raises questions about the wisdom of toeing the US line
The intention of the production team in terms of the messages to be conveyed stands far from the visuals and remains embedded in the lyrics. That is where seems to be the rub
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance
The vacant office space may lead to a sharp pullback in construction and steep drops in office rents
Many emerging market countries lag far behind: Some have administered as little as one dose per 1,000 residents
Jordan’s stability, rocked by the royal spat, is of interest to India in multiple ways. In the divisions within the Hashemite family, Pakistan sees a chance to claw its way back into Jordan
Although India has administered nearly 95 million vaccine doses so far, a few states have complained of shortages
