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Thursday, November 27, 2025
TopicCentral banks

Topic: Central banks

Central banks are waking up to climate-change dangers. Is RBI listening?

Financial institutions and their clients are facing an increased risk of litigation for their failure to manage risks associated with climate change.

Why central banks are increasingly coming under attack from politicians

Rise of elected populist leaders and flailing economies are pushing the political establishments to reduce the autonomy of the central banks.

Central banks can no longer ignore human rights while making decisions

Central banks need to consider how factors like food production, migration, access to food, housing and jobs influence demand, and government deficits.

It’s not just RBI, central banks around the world are on alert as economic warnings flash

World Bank lowered 2019 growth forecast to the weakest since the financial crisis & monetary policy makers are seeking to shore up growth & inflation.

Why political meddling with central banks, like in India, is a terrible idea

Undoing the consequences of political meddling and restoring faith in a central bank – and the country’s currency – often requires a lot of short-term pain.

India joins world’s central banks in increasing gold bullion reserves

Experts say the RBI’s gold purchases are part of a wider picture developing across economies that is looking at de-dollarizing their forex reserves.

Urjit Patel couldn’t resist demonetisation, Modi’s previous bad idea. He should resist now

Resource-strapped Modi govt wants RBI’s surplus capital. But that can deplete RBI’s net worth & make it ineffective.

Politicians aren’t relying on economists as economists are not solving their problems

Populist upsets such as Brexit and Trump’s election suggest that traditional economic prescriptions are not working on ground.

On Camera

Bengal is more Tagore than Bankim, more Marx than market

What Bengal needs desperately is to embrace its glorious past, exhume its heroes with warts and all, and not shy away from heated debates.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

Asim Munir set to take charge as overall commander of Pakistan military, most powerful Army chief ever

In largest overhaul of military command in 5 decades, Field Marshal Asim Munir set to assume post of Chief of Defence Forces tomorrow, as Army claims primacy in Pakistan armed forces.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.