Transaction of Indian Rupees in a Bank “Credit is a necessary and probably most important ingredient for economic growth”, a former deputy governor of RBI had said, estimating that the multiplier effect of credit on nominal gross domestic product growth is 1.6 times. This reflects the vitality of ensuring a sound and consistent growth of […]
Annual Budget of India 2022-23 Annual budget, which is the biggest economic event of the country, will be keenly watched this time too; wish list is ready from industry to salaried class If the last year’s budget is any reference point of the government’s intention, then we could expect a growth oriented budget this time too. But the […]
Unlike its global peers rushing in to end the easy monetary policy, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may not be inclined to raise interest rates to stem inflationary pressures just when the nascent economic recovery is under threat from the Omicron variant of Coronavirus. Both the government (whose aim is to boost growth) and the RBI (whose primary job is to rein […]
The Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCB) has dropped to 6.9 per cent by September 2021 end, which was 7.3 per cent as of March 2021. Bad debts set to rise up to 8.1 per cent by September 2022 under the baseline scenario and to 9.5 per cent under a severe stress scenario. The Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) reported by the Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCB) has […]
India, like many of its peers in the developing world, has been facing the brunt of climate change. India estimated to have lost USD 87 billion last year due to climate events such as tropical cyclones, floods and droughts, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Worse, Indian companies could lose about USD 100 billion over the next five years from the risks posed by […]
If the Omicron cases continue to rise over the next 3-4 months, we are staring at very difficult times. The whole idea of policy normalisation, sucking out excess liquidity to control inflation could go for a toss The world will be entering into the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic as we step into 2022 and fear is […]
India is the second largest producer of vegetables and fruits globally. Its food industry has also been growing consistently contributing increasingly to the world food trade every year. Yet, the value of wastage of India’s fruits and vegetables annually is estimated to be about 13 billion USD, due to paucity of cold chain infrastructure and […]
India’s stance from absolute ban to allowing cryptocurrency in some form is on the back of its popularity and the realisation that the country cannot remain behind the curve. India is finally ready to bite the bullet as a bill on cryptocurrency comes for discussion during the Winter Session of the Parliament. The demand to come clear on […]
The near–term outlook remains strong and prices may touch USD 100 a barrel; some intervention from government could help ease burdens on the Indian households Crude oil prices are at a multi-year high and the near-term outlook does not inspire much confidence among the common households. The prices are expected to touch levels between USD 95 and USD 100. This […]
India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme is expected to bring windfall gains for the local mobile manufacturing Industry and make India a mobile manufacturing hub. The scheme is part of the National Policy on Electronics and was notified on 1 April 2020. It aims to incentivise mobile and electronics components manufacturers who meet certain sales […]
