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As China’s economic and financial impasse deepens, the question is whether the rest of the world can become organised in time.
There are so many alternatives of financial inclusion.
With most of the grant money being used to settle loans and pay salaries, populist moves ahead of the state election may prove to be counterproductive
As the Fourth Plenum approaches, the Communist Party of China will use this platform to further discuss important socio-political and economic issues.
The attempt to woo FIIs and FPIs may look like an innovative step to mobilise investment from abroad, yet this is a gamble which may or may not pay of
Can Shinzo Abe resuscitate the G20 at the Osaka Summit?
Power struggles, legitimacy crisis and improper US approach hamper the Afghan peace process.
It is time that India lays emphasis on changing its approach to urban governance and makes pragmatic changes in its policy books to make its cities fi
With Verdict 2019 giving a greater political force to Modi’s next five years, we hope some of them will make the grade, or at least, in experiential
While the financial assistance has come at a critical time and will provide BEST with the backbone to straighten itself out, it is not a panacea for i
There is a strong case to be made for leveraging mobile banking systems in order to increase the quotient of financial inclusion in the country.
भारत में उपलब्ध राज्य वार आंकड़ों के रेखीय प्रतिगमन विश्
Any ambiguity in China’s economic performance will have a seismic effect on the major financial centres across the globe.
Figures speak for themselves in India’s most populous city. Census 2011 data revealed that nearly 42% of Mumbai’s total population of nearly 1.3 c
As the challenges facing China’s BRI multiply, the initiative’s links to international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the AIIB
क्या है जो इंडिया पोस्ट पेमेंट बैंक (IPPB) को इंडिया पोस्ट से
What differentiates India Post Payments Bank from its ancestor — India Post — is in its value proposition of providing a technology-driven payment
Policymakers at the highest level in India needs to take cognizance of these developments in Africa, and take appropriate recourse to secure equity st
Finance Commissions decide the distribution taxes between the centre and the states, and is the key financial lever determining the federal structure
The imposition of fresh sanctions on Iran jeopardises the Chabahar project. Not only do sanctions deter countries and companies from doing business wi
Gateway status depends on the type of business a company is looking to engage in and over what term horizon. It is important for each country to under
बेहतर शहरी प्रबंधन के लिए भारत में वित्तीय संसाधनों का ह�
The role of the State Finance Commissions between States and local bodies is supposed to mimic the role of Finance Commissions between the Centre and
सही तरह के मापन-योग्य लक्ष्य आधारित प्रोत्साहन (वित्तीय �
The big idea that has got lost in all debates in the financial sector is the consumer. Refocussing the regulatory objective on bringing the consumer b
Pakistan is aware that its promises sound hollow, when those whom the UN designates as global terrorists, roam freely, give speeches and raise funds t
If 2017 saw the rise of the ‘spin’ — any event or news was butchered and battered until it yielded a pre-determined narrative — 2018 will see
The FRDI Bill creates a process, with early-warning systems in place to alert regulators and the government about the risk on financial institutions,
There is reluctance in offering absolute autonomy to institutes in something as basic as issuing degrees. When it comes to financial autonomy, it is a
An internationally accepted ‘redback’ and financial institutions under Beijing give China the requisite arsenal to project economic influence and
BRICS started out with a lot of promise when it came into existence in 2009 and all the members were the world’s top emerging economies. There was h
The real reform of the international financial architecture can only be completed when Emerging Economies or the other half of the G20 are fully repre
It seems that in Germany, as elsewhere, the contest that matters is no longer left versus right, it is open versus closed.
The G20, though formed in 1999, was chosen as a forum to discuss financial reforms after the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.
M-Pesa in its current form was launched in Kenya in April 2007, and it revolutionised the financial services landscape.
Out of the 660,000 habitations in India with a population of 100 or more, only 33,000 have a commercial bank branch. That's approximately one branch for every 20 habitations.
India's self-image needed a re-boot. This rebooting of India's 1.3 billion aspirations was conducted by the Prime Minister on the 15th of August last year. He did it with characteristic simplicity, by a simple call for "Make in India". Financial inclusion is the building block for unleashing the creative capabilities of this country.
Financial inclusion is critical to achieving the economic empowerment of women—one of the targets under the fifth Sustainable Development Goal on gender equality. In India, one in every five women lack access to a bank account. Although the country’s programmes promoting financial inclusion have increased the percentage of women having access to a bank account, wide gaps remain in account use, and access to savings and credit. Women c
In January 2015, African states, at the 24th session of the African Union (AU) Summit, adopted Agenda 2063—a development plan for ‘The Africa We Want’ that aims to turn the continent into a powerhouse. For Africa to achieve the vision, it needs access to massive financial resources, as well as reforms that enhance its role in global economic governance systems. However, the institutions comprising the global financial architecture continue
Goals of universal financial inclusion have acquired new wings in India, with the mobile phone now seen as a catalyst in realising such aspirations. This brief analyses India’s performance in leveraging mobile phones for financial inclusion. It throws light not only on the various factors that have propelled the use of mobile banking, but also those that have served as obstacles for such use. The brief also proposes a strategy that has been dev
