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Topic2008 financial crisis

Topic: 2008 financial crisis

‘UPA couldn’t handle 2008 global financial crisis. It wasn’t as serious as Covid,’ says Sitharaman

Presenting the 'white paper' in LS, the Finance Minister compared the 2008 financial crisis and the pandemic, hinting at then Congress-led UPA govt's inadequacy in handling it.

US-led banking crisis travelled from Europe to Asia, showed how fragile major economies are

US banks foster a crisis. Next thing we know, the global banking sector and stock markets are locked in a panic room.

US’ bank failures may not mean a wipeout for India, but history shows none of us is immune

Though RBI has been conservative, such banking crises pose risks to broader Indian economy — potential flight of foreign portfolio capital, pressure on rupee, bad news for stock market.

SVB crisis: India can protect the world from US-made banking collapses

India can raise the SVB issue with G20 finance ministers and evolve a banking framework to insulate emerging economies of the South from frauds committed by the developed North.

Why India need not worry about Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, but must learn from it

On March 10, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a start-up focussed lender, became the largest bank to fail in the US since the 2008 global...

Leading economies of the world are driving global instability. What can India do to retain its balance?

US, China, Europe — financial, strategic, and economic centres of the world — have all been challenged. One must look beyond the chaos and focus on structural fault lines.

Covid changed work culture for millennials, Gen Z. Companies need to step up

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Govt stake in cash-strapped Vodafone Idea could be a boon — provided it has an exit plan

Rules-based framework should be put in place up front for govt to exit from Vi, sell 35.8% stake to public. This should prevent future govts from treating it permanently as PSU.

Moral basis of market capitalism was revisited due to 2008 recession: Author Jaithirth Rao

At ThePrint’s ‘Off The Cuff’ Friday, entrepreneur Jaithirth ‘Jerry’ Rao spoke with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and commentator Gurcharan Das about his new book ‘Economist Gandhi’.

What are credit default swaps, the 2008 ‘taboo’ financial product that RBI wants to revive

RBI released new draft guidelines for credit default swaps, calling them an essential instrument for developing corporate bond markets. Here's all you need to know about it.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?