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TopicDebt crisis

Topic: debt crisis

Circular finance can solve the climate action funding problem. And India can lead the way

Arvind Mayaram -
One reason climate finance remains stuck is that it is treated apart from fiscal policy. Yet, the two are inseparable.

State Bank of Pakistan ex-governor has a warning for those coming to power

Shahid Kardar -
The prospects of the economy generating the resources to discharge the obligations that must be defrayed soon do not look good. It could transmute into a declaration of default.

Takeaways from Global South Summit: Avoiding debt traps, push for stronger voice in global governance

Dishha Bagchi -
Around 130 countries attended virtual 'Voice of Global South Summit' Friday. People-centric development finance, inclusive and sustainable energy transition also among takeaways.

Countries in stronger position should help others with debt woes, says IMF chief

Joe Cash -
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva also added that such assistance would be particularly important against the backdrop of high interest rates and currency depreciation.

Debt-ridden countries can ease fiscal troubles with a greener economy—in 4 simple ways

Erik Solheim -
Green debt swaps are one way to link the debt crisis with environmental concerns.

Sri Lanka faces tough choice between food security and debt repayments

Lilian Karunungan -
Hoarding is now prevalent on a global scale, with top producers stopping exports and perpetuating a cycle of inflation and hunger.

World’s $300 trillion in debt. Here’s what it means for services like health, education

Victoria Masterson -
To meet debt payments, at least 100 countries will have to reduce spending on essential services, the IMF estimates.

Disease, debt and extreme weather — here are some of the world’s biggest threats in 2021

Sean Fleming -
The global economy will have to face the knock-on effects of the Covid crisis, while geopolitical stability will be critically fragile over the next 5-10 years.

Is this a doom loop, Raghuram Rajan asks as economists see more global inequality after Covid

Rich Miller -
While global growth is widely expected to strengthen as more people are vaccinated, top economists say pandemic has exposed the depth of inequality.

Banks have not signed a single agreement for RBI’s debt recast scheme for high value loans

Manojit Saha -
Tepid response to the debt recast scheme is being seen because there is lack of awareness and reluctance by banks, say bankers.
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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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