Topic: currency
Modi govt’s dollar bond made too many enemies
Now that $10 billion in subscription is unlikely to come in October, masala bonds, or rupee debt sold overseas to global investors, could be the solution.
RBI pushed for trading platform to make forex cheaper for retailers. But it benefits banks
RBI allowing banks to charge users a ‘pre-agreed flat fee’ affects its intention of reducing retail cost of buying & selling foreign currencies.
US removes India from its currency monitoring list
On May 2018, India was placed on the list of countries with potentially questionable foreign exchange policies along with China, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland.
Is the Indian rupee overvalued?
From being Asia’s worst performing currency, Indian rupee turned on its head weeks before 2019 elections and further appreciated after BJP’s victory.
May need more currency as GDP size increasing, says RBI
Demonetisation caused a shrinkage in currency, but a growing GDP could require more currency in the system.
Modi staying away from Parliament amounts to political obscenity
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Liberals hated the colours of Modi’s new notes but never understood their politics
The currency note was a prop, the ATM queues an exercise in behavioural psychology.
To stop rupee dive, India needs to move labour away from agriculture
Almost any movement of labour to non-agricultural activity — like construction or serving tourists — will translate into productivity gain.
Revised GDP data shows why Narendra Modi can’t let go of falling rupee
In the absence of reliable jobs data, all that was missing from the Congress' attack was clinching proof that his policies were growth-unfriendly.
Can India afford the rupee crossing the 70 mark or should the RBI boost the currency?
Currency experts say the rupee is expected to breach the 70-to-a-dollar mark in the next six to eight months. Experts weigh in.
You know who’s really going local? Not RWA uncles, but Indian millennials
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Atmanirbhar Bharat plan three months ago, but India’s millennials have been vocal for local for some time now.
Mukesh Ambani is now world’s fourth richest man, overtakes Europe’s wealthiest
Reliance's shares have more than doubled from a low in March as its digital unit got billions in investments from companies including Facebook Inc. and Google.
Defence
India, China generals meet today as ‘PLA keeps up Pangong incursions, blocks army at Depsang’
The fresh round of dialogue comes as India and China have hit a stalemate in military talks with regard to disengagement at multiple flashpoints in Ladakh.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.