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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicSovereign bond

Topic: sovereign bond

For Modi govt’s ill-thought-out policies, civil servants haven’t been blamed enough

Modi’s ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’ slogan was meant to reduce bureaucratic discretion. Unfortunately, the reality has been the opposite.

How govt bet on gold bonds, got hit by 930% spike in liabilities & is now furiously backtracking

Sovereign Gold Bond scheme was meant to reduce physical gold imports & provide govt a cheaper borrowing option. But gold imports haven’t gone down while govt liability has surged.

Why govt’s likely to scale back on issuing sovereign gold bonds despite savings of Rs 165 cr this yr

Analysis of Union Budget shows govt expects nearly 40% lower inflows in FY25 from sovereign gold bonds than it earlier estimated, likely because of the high fiscal burden they impose.

Maldives’ economy has good growth trajectory, says ex-minister as Fitch downgrades its debt to ‘junk’

The total value of imports is currently higher than that of exports in the Maldives. The Covid-19 pandemic was an external shock that jolted the country’s tourism industry.

Why Modi govt’s large borrowing plan this year will also pinch all ordinary borrowers

Govt to borrow Rs 8.45 lakh crore from market in the first half of 2022-23 by issuing bonds. Over 10 years, there has been a substantial increase in govt’s borrowings through bonds.

Investors say cash ‘only safe haven’ in India as markets recoil from oil shock

Rupee is down to a record low, dragging stocks and bonds. And with few signs the commodity boom will end soon, investors are bracing for more possible losses.

Sitharaman says more support measures not ruled out but will depend on how pandemic evolves

In her interviews to three newspapers, Finance Minister Nirmala said no decision on monetisation of deficit has been taken yet.

India to maintain borrowing plan after lowering corporate tax

The move to maintain the borrowing plan will be seen as a positive for bonds, after a cut in corporate tax rates stoked concerns in shortfall in revenue.

Faced with criticism, Modi govt puts foreign borrowing plan on hold

Govt official says there is no traction on the proposal as of now. This comes after several economists, including PMEAC members, vociferously oppose move.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.