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TopicConsumer loans

Topic: consumer loans

India’s household debt has risen 80% in 2017-18. It could bite if incomes don’t grow

TN Ninan -
Indian households’ liabilities went up by Rs 6.7 lakh crore in FY18. When the consumption engine isn’t firing like before, this is a concern.

Southeast Asia’s biggest bank DBS bets on India to reduce reliance on Singapore

Anto Antony -
The DBS group wants to tap Indian consumers by bolstering loans to reduce reliance on Singapore from which it derived 62% of its revenues in 2018.

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Opinion

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

Ajay Ahlawat -
A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

Iraq’s long road to FIFA World Cup qualification is a story of survival, defiance

Why nose strips and peel-off masks are an overhyped quick fix for blackheads

Economy

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

WEF Team -
ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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