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India is experiencing the fastest increase in prices among the big emerging market countries. The Reserve Bank raised interest rates 10 times since March 2010 to control inflation, and its adverse impact on the demand for goods and services, investment and corporate profits is already visible.
The growing inflationary pressure will jeopardise the recovery of our flailing economy.
The UPA government's economic policy is insensitive to the woes of the common man whose share of heady GDP growth is only high prices and misery. The fires of rage now sweeping India was only to be expected.
Upward trends in crude oil prices and inflation have made a further increase in taxes on petroleum prices unlikely.
With India's annual inflation rate rising to a near four-year high on a point-to-point basis on the back of rising food prices, the search for policies to combat the price rise poses unusual challenges. The nature and causes of the current spiraling inflation in India has become a subject of intense debate, primarily because of the ostensible role of `imported inflation' in driving the domestic prices north. Issues like poor performance of the Pu
The brunt of the current economic shocks and its impact on the value of the Bangladeshi Taka is faced by the underprivileged sections of Bangladesh
Since data has changed, there are only three words that should define Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2019 — growth, growth, growth.
The data collected through CBDCs has the potential to be paired with strict reserve requirements for commercial banks, creating a theoretical framewor
India may have to apply capital controls in the future like Brazil has done to regulate the inflow of FIIs, and there could be more effective intervention in the currency market by the RBI to stabilise the rupee to promote export growth.
This double whammy will pose a challenge to those at the bottom of the income pyramid
The combination of high food inflation, general inflation and lack of sufficient job opportunities due to slow growth in the manufacturing sector can spell disaster for a highly populated country like India.
While the common man or woman has to save for hard times and cut corners on everything, the same is not happening to the budgets of the Central and state governments.
India should refrain from mimicking the rest of the world by increasing interest rates too quickly as it would directly impact the post-pandemic recov
Wrestling inflation below 4 percent is a fit metric for both responsive monetary policy and responsible fiscal policy
As the threat of inflation returns, the Fed and others adjust their messages - why not the RBI?
If the dreams of this Union Budget have to become a reality, two important aspects need to be addressed -- transparency and efficiency, says former Revenue Secretary Sivaraman.
While economic growth remains the main focus, elevated inflation may ask for some attention.
Although Yuan appreciation is warranted, politicians in the US should be aware that this is not a panacea for global imbalances and especially their huge trade deficit. Appreciation of the Yuan will not change the import needs of the US and the widening of the trade deficit to $48.1 billion in March.
2024 मध्ये जैविक, जबाबदार वाढ सुनिश्चित करण्यासाठी भारताला
Bangladesh was one of the few countries in the world to sustain a positive economic growth rate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, however, it is experiencing symptoms that could stall such impressive record: rising divergences in the government’s fiscal balance; the precarious Balance of Payments situation; rapidly declining foreign exchange reserves; demand-supply gaps in the energy markets; and inflationary tendencies. The exogenous shocks
We really do not understand inflation stickiness in India since 2010. However, the silver lining is that oil prices may not rise any further following the shale gas revolution in the US. The Finance Minister can certainly do something about growth and possibly pray for lower inflation.
To continue to lead, India must press harder on the reforms pedal, and celebrate the small victories in the ongoing economic world war
Bangladesh’s depleting forex reserves, falling remittances, high level of inflation, and an impending energy crisis among others are haunting its fu
With Awami League winning the 4th consecutive term, this re-election opens up interesting implications for the country’s economic future
Fiscal 2017-18 will end with a real GDP growth of 6.5 per cent, helped by low inflation, versus 7.1 per cent last year.
The Finance Minister has chosen to walk the conservative path, hoping to stimulate investment and growth through small half-measures. Expect high rates of inflation in FY 13 and greater pressure on the fiscal deficit despite white paper on black money.
While the coverage of Budgets in the media and research reports are mainly limited to high interest items like income-tax, sales tax, excise, inflation etc., the "Part A" of the budget, which is an indicator of government intention and priority, remains relatively under explored.
The contradictions in the path of India's global rise and its accompanying stature as an important player in international affairs, while it grapples with issues of food security, rising prices, inflation and governance challenges, were highlighted by senior academician Dr. Mira Kamdar at a talk titled "Can the Centre hold?" at Observer Research Foundation recently (February 17).
Inflation is proving hard to tame as central banks lose sight of their primary role of inflation-targeting
The new RBI Governor would have to restore the confidence of foreign investors in the economy's growth potential. Foreign investments are needed for infrastructure and industry. The Governor will also have to attract more FIIs. The choice before him would be: whether to control inflation or to promote growth.
So far, hike in petrol prices and import duties on some consumer goods has not stoked inflation, but the rupee’s steep fall vis-a-vis the dollar in
The escalating tensions between the US and China and the lack of consensus on other critical geopolitical issues have rendered ASEAN ineffectual
Emerging economies are fighting COVID-19 and the economic sudden stop imposed by the containment and lockdown policies, in the same way as advanced ec
Ten years after joining the EU, Croatia has finally been given the green light to join the Schengen and Eurozone
This paper dissects the causes behind Pakistan’s ongoing economic crisis. The causes include dwindling forex reserves, the phenomenon of ‘galloping inflation’, a falling Pakistani Rupee, uncompetitive and undiversified export basket, burgeoning external debt, lack of fiscal prudence, debt distress, and a worsening business environment—all cascading to a balance of payment crisis. While austerity measures, appeals for loan rollover to debt
A normal monsoon and the consequently softer inflation in food prices could force RBI’s hand on both its policy stance as well as on the policy rate
In the Finance Bill introduced in Parliament on February 28, the budget estimates (BE) for defence have increased marginally from Rs 83,000 crore in 2005-06 to Rs 89,000 crore for 2006-07 ¿ a rise of about 7 per cent. With inflation ruling at 4 to 5 per cent, the real increase in current rupees is only of the order about 2 per cent.
Despite the growing political instability in Nepal, the government needs to take bold steps to revamp the economy
Inflation, gas prices, and lacklustre messaging are working against the Democratic party
Though the Planning Commission went by the Tendulkar formula, Rs 32 and Rs 24 look extremely low at today's prices and high inflation, and especially if we take into account that these amounts include other items of daily life like education and health.
Hard work on inflation means there is monetary space in this crisis; but years of mismanagement means there is no fiscal firepower
Digital currency alone cannot be a magical remedy for a nation's economic challenges
Some conventional wisdom about how economic outcomes affect politics will be tested on May 23.
