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India should shift its reform focus from macroeconomic changes to micro-level reforms in agriculture, education and MSMEs, the author argues. Key...
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RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% while retaining a neutral stance, an opinion piece by Bank of Baroda's Chief Economist said. The author...
Despite wars, geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions, the global economy has remained resilient. Diversification in energy, bilateral trade...
India's IPO market is witnessing a growing shift towards Offer for Sale (OFS) issues, with promoters and early investors increasingly monetising their...
Mumbai's redevelopment boom offers larger homes and modern amenities, but the author argues that stronger planning and safeguards are needed to...
The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a set of incentives for FPIs, ECB borrowers and FCNR(B) depositors to strengthen foreign exchange inflows...
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Bank of Baroda's Chief Economist warned that war-led crude oil and gas disruptions could revive household inflation after a year of benign prices. He...
The author said India's gold imports peaked at $72.4bn in FY26 despite physical imports easing to 721 tonnes from 968 tonnes in FY16. He argued higher...
Monsoon performance will be a key factor shaping India’s economic growth, rural demand, and inflation in 2026. With El Nino concerns and rainfall...
An analysis by economist Madan Sabnavis said de-dollarisation is unlikely in the short to medium term, citing the dollar’s dominance in reserves,...
The Iran war has triggered a global oil shock, impacting India’s economy with falling markets, a weaker rupee, rising bond yields, and higher...
India’s new GDP series with 2022-23 as the base year updates growth estimates and economic structure without changing the overall narrative of...
Corporate hospital costs in India continue to rise due to room-based pricing, insurance-linked billing and lack of transparency. Experts call for...
India’s new trade agreements with the EU, UK and US are lowering tariff barriers and opening major export markets, but success will depend on...
As AI adoption accelerates globally, India faces both efficiency gains and serious challenges. Insights from the World Economic Forum highlight job...
As the Union Budget and RBI’s final credit policy for FY26 approach, attention will focus on fiscal deficit targets, capex growth, disinvestment...
With the repo rate being lowered by 125 basis points (bps) within this year and bank lending rates coming down, there is strong reason to believe...
In 2025, the US imposed higher tariffs, disrupting global trade like a once-in-a-lifetime shock. Despite fears of inflation, recession, and export...
Let us look at the main triggers for this sentiment, which has turned quite negative. In general, one would expect the currency to move in the...
The next big announcement on the anvil is the credit policy. It comes at interesting times, as there is more clarity on the way forward for the...
There has been a relentless pressure put on the Fed to lower interest rates, which finally did materialise even though economic theory would raise a...
The next four months will be critical for the Indian economy as several conjectures will soon face concrete outcomes. The financial year began under...
The next four months are crucial for India’s economy as key developments unfold in tariff talks with the U.S., oil import strategies, GST-driven...
Despite India’s strong economic growth, stable inflation, robust forex reserves, and high IPO activity, its stock market has lagged global peers....
India has shown the highest level of resilience to the external environment, which can be best described as an economy with the highest growth rate...
However, in 2025, due to the tariff issue, there has been a substantial rise from $2709/ounce in January to $3532/ounce in the first week of...
The GST structure, to begin with, was complex with multiple rates, as distinct from the practice in most countries where there is a single rate.
We got our independence in 1947. Interestingly, every block of around 22 years marked a turning point when it came to economic policies. For the first...
The 25% tariff rate is marginally lower than the 26% rate announced in April, and it should be remembered that there has been no deal with the USA as...
The focus on railways has largely been on introducing faster sophisticated trains, adding new lines, developing metro systems, etc., which has added...
The reason is that in the case of the Ukraine war, Russia was a major supplier of oil to the world and hence tilted the scales on the energy front, as...
What does this mean going forward? The first is that there may not be any more cuts in future, as this has been frontloaded. With the RBI targeting an...