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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicEconomy

Topic: Economy

Productivity growth crucial for overall recovery of emerging economies, says RBI deputy governor

Michael Patra, in a speech at Sixth Asia KLEMS Conferenc, said it is widely believed that structural slowdown has been spreading across global economy after growth peaked in 2010.

India’s services growth defies inflation pressures but falls to 61.2 in May from 62 in April

The services sector accounts for more than 50% of India's GDP. Asia's third-largest economy expanded 6.1% in the March quarter, one of the fastest-growing emerging markets.

Govt poised to reject crucial funding for Vedanta-Foxconn chip venture, reports Bloomberg News

The setback comes at a time when Anil Agarwal's metals and mining conglomerate is already grappling with reducing its significant debt load.

Modi govt turning into Big Brother. Overly-protective TCS policies infantilising citizens

Prime Minister Modi talked about ‘minimum government’, but nobody thought he meant making the citizenry do the government’s job.

West Bengal economy’s fall has been stunning. Too obsessed with agriculture

Its manufacturing sector is focused on metals, chemicals, food processing. These don’t generate the multiplier effects of newer industries in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

A fierce battle rages between India’s economy and ecology. ‘Pricing’ nature’s services can help

Making environmental destruction costly – either through carbon tax or mandatory offset credits – can help solve climate problems.

Nexus Malls, India’s first publicly traded retail REIT, pre-opens 4% higher in trading debut

The Blackstone Inc-backed Indian retail REIT comprises 17 shopping complexes, two hotels and three office buildings.

How does NPA impact the lending culture of banks in India

Banks have to focus on financial resilience, to make the revenue model agile and a cost- to-income ratio of at least 35%-40%, writes Divya Soni.

SVB collapse reminds us of 1826 UK banking crisis. It can teach regulators how to fix economy

The shock of a bank failure is both immediate and long lasting. This kind of situation led to radical solutions in 1826 – essentially a restructuring of UK banking services.

SubscriberWrites: India’s ‘service’ industry misses the mark. Feedback last priority for providers

Customer complaints , if they find their way to the organization , are left to back end teams to handle and close, writes Alok Kumar.

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

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?