Private Investments

Mocking Abhijit Banerjee's work ethic is bad form, govt must seek Nobel winner's counsel instead

Over the years, Abhijit Banerjee, along with his wife Esther Duflo has done commendable work in identifying reasons for poverty on the ground through the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), which they co-founded with Sendhil Mullainathan in 2003

Economists couple Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo share Nobel with Michael Kremer: Indian-American a champion of free institutions for strong economies, poverty alleviation

Banerjee has been quite vocal about the serious state of the Indian economy

Improvement in sentiment during festive season expected to trigger pick-up in consumption, steel demand: Tata Steel

Tata Steel India recorded an output of 4.50 million tonne (MT) in the second quarter as against 4.30 MT in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year

With a 35 bps rate cut bonanza, Reserve Bank of India gifts Centre what it has been asking for; what now?

By gifting an unconventional 35 bps rate cut, the MPC has delivered what the government wanted

Sensex tanks 500 points as scrapping of Article 370 spooks investors; a reminder why govt shouldn't lose focus on sinking economy

Sensex fell intra-day to over 700 points after the government revoked the controversial Article 370 that gave a special status to J&K

Economic Survey 2019 to chart out reform road map of Narendra Modi 2.0 govt; direct tax collection likely to hit

The Economic Survey prepared by Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian is likely to flag headwinds that the economy might face in its pursuit to become the world's fifth largest economy.

Narendra Modi govt returned to power on delivery of social infra projects; should focus on boosting employment, pvt investment in second term

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was thus right in his assertion that the caste divide is artificial and the only real divide is rich-poor.

Jobs numbers: Govt is fighting a big trust deficit on data credibility; budget was a missed opportunity to clear the air

A range of data releases including labour bureau survey numbers, CMIE numbers and ground level indicators also have been pointing out a major problems in job generation in the economy.

Investments in December quarter dive to more than a decade low on concerns of bad debt, 2019 general election

The plunge in the investments is mainly attributed to concerns of rising bad debt and policy confusion ahead of the general elections in 2019.

Private investments plunge to 25% in FY18; fall 1200 bps from FY08 high: Crisil report

Private investments, which averaged 37 percent between fiscals 2008 and 2013, fell by 600 basis points (bps) between fiscals 2013 and 2017 to 31 percent, which fell a steep 600 bps further to 25 percent in FY18, as a plethora of stalled projects and stressed assets dampened investor interest and risk appetite.