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Budget 2021: India Inc's wishlist
Budget 2021 would be unprecedented in many ways, as the government would have to focus on providing stimulus packages to revive the economy, while also identifying other avenues of revenue to bridge the widening fiscal deficit
Budget 2021: Will govt allow FDI in school education?
Since the education sector in India continues to be a strategic priority for the government, it has already allowed 100% FDI in the education sector through the automatic route since 2002
Capitol Hill violence: Anatomy of chaos in the US, lessons India can learn
In the backdrop of farmers' protest, countries like India have a huge lesson to learn from the US. Socio-economic vulnerabilities of the people should be addressed expeditiously without leaving a chance for trouble makers to tap such uncertainties for their personal benefits
Rebooting Economy 60: India in a financial mess of its own making
Misdirected stimulus that relies heavily on liquidity infusion when demand is depressed and incentivising loan defaults by routinely writing off NPAs threaten financial stability and economic recovery
These three key sectors expect govt to deliver a game-changing super over
The Union Budget 2021 should reflect concrete and enthused government efforts to boost both consumption and demand for an overall push to the economy
Budget 2021: 3 ways govt can increase retail participation in bond market
The solution is to deepen India's bond markets to free the NBFCs from excessive dependence on banks, and make the occasional failures (IL&FS, DHFL) less traumatic for the banking system
From response to recovery: How COVID-19 crisis spurred turnaround of microfinance industry
The pandemic-led crisis has accelerated an overdue transition to digitalisation in business processes and enhanced efforts to address slow-burning issues such as liquidity management, cash, diversification, and capital
Budget 2021: Infra push can boost economy, improve competitiveness
All eyes are on the budget as the government walks a tightrope of balancing growth and fiscal concerns. Effective implementation of the proposed budget will be key
Rebooting Economy 59: Quantum jump in fiscal spending is what India needs immediately
First advance estimates of national income highlight three key imperatives to revive growth: generate demand and investment cycles by directly spending more and reverse import substitution
Digital lending: Now more than ever we need fintechs to democratise credit, uplift livelihoods
The digital innovation India has made so far is here to stay. It needs adoption into commercial application to deepen the financial inclusion net