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How ARCs can help clean up the mess of NPA
When NPAs are going to accelerate, ARCs should be a natural choice for meaningful engagement in enhancing their functional effectiveness to deal with growing stress
Rebooting Economy XII: Is private sector inherently more efficient than public sector?
Global studies show ownership does not make enterprises efficient, factors like competition, autonomy, regulation and institutional development do. Evidence also shows that private sector thrives on public hand-outs in normal times and public bail-outs in crises
Rebooting Economy XI: Why are private companies so prone to financial frauds?
Apart from rise in financial frauds in private companies in India, recent years have also witnessed a rise in the role of shell companies and tax havens in their operations, raising further concerns about illicit operations
How COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity in disguise for India's realty sector
A second wave of consolidation is imminent, as sweeping changes in business practices, evolution of new strategies, reforms in product design and shifts in consumer behaviour have taken centre stage, pushing smaller players out of the equation
How things will change for intraday traders post the recent SEBI circular
Earlier, if a trader wished to utilise his shares as margins, only a Power of Attorney (POA) to the broker was required. But from August, he will be required to pledge securities with the broker to use the securities as margin
Rebooting Economy X: COVID-19 puts question mark on private sector's efficiency in healthcare
Profit-driven enterprises are ill-suited to protect the health and life of a vast majority of people, as the US and Indian governments experience, but do precious little, thereby failing in their primary duty
Banning Chinese apps is easy; what about Xiaomi, Huawei, Vivo and Oppo?
This is quite sobering especially since in this period, the anti-China rhetoric has grown stronger. Let alone their market shares and revenues/profits, as per some estimates, the advertising budgets of Chinese smartphone makers such as Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and OnePlus are far bigger than the earnings of all banned apps
Vande Bharat Mission: Why returning Indians are still a harassed lot
At Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, the entire process may take from 4 to 7 hours, a strenuous and painful wait after long haul flights with their own stringent restrictions. A further 1 to 2 hours may be spent on the government-operated bus to reach the allotted hotel
Rebooting Economy IX: Why is private sector dependent on public money in times of crisis?
Contrary to popular belief, private sector efficiency vis-a-vis public sector is a neoliberal construct for which there is little evidence or lived experience but is pushed, nevertheless, for private gains
Rebooting Economy VIII: COVID-19 pandemic could push millions of Indians into poverty and hunger
Findings of several global studies reflect the fragile nature of existing policies and programmes aimed at eliminating poverty and hunger and call for rethinking economics to ensure sustainable and enduring outcomes