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Dr. Swamy: Dr. Rajan, the policies adopted by you over the last few months are not working. The GDP growth rate is falling below 5% and the interest rate hikes is not controlling the inflation. Dr. Rajan: Dr. Swamy, it … Continue reading →

If it is not impossible then it can be done It should be the proud privilege for every Indian to walk the streets of its cities, feeling that he/she is safe. Currently it is not so. New Delhi, for example, … Continue reading →

It is not an everyday opportunity to interact one-one with a senior executive of one of the biggest IT players in the world. When one such opportunity came, I was all excited and there I was – waiting anxiously to … Continue reading →

The recently concluded T20 world cup on TV brought us a new technological innovation of stumps lighting up each time the ball crashes against it or the wicketkeeper whips the bails off. With conventional bails, was difficult for the umpire … Continue reading →

Each one of us joined this college with different set of expectations. While some of us were in line with the ideology of education that Great Lakes provides, the rest were still in the process of figuring out what they … Continue reading →

The loan quality of banks in India seems to have deteriorated in the last one year that it has attracted the attention of RBI. The data released by RBI about the loan quality and NPA is both scary and disconcerting. … Continue reading →

The current global economic slowdown is both scary and difficult to understand. The former federal reserve chairman,  Alan Greenspan, after more than 15 years at the helm concluded that his view of the world was faltered. What causes deflation and … Continue reading →

The Indian economy after having seen many years of 8 percent plus growth is now settling down to a 5 percent growth. The collection of revenues by the government in the form of taxes and duties are expected to fall … Continue reading →

Under the recent trading agreement of Feb 2012, UCO Bank of India was nominated to deal with four Indian banks for payment in a 55:45 ratio of hard currency and rupees respectively. This agreement came under pressure both from the … Continue reading →

The ECB was forced to cut interest rates by 25 basis point last week as the economic forecasts showed tepid growth in the euro zone next year and falling inflation through 2015. The initial forecast of growth was 1.4 percent … Continue reading →

18/11/2013 The 17 countries in the euro zone always look to their developed countries like Germany and France to guide them through the current phases of recession. They can push their economic growth by strengthening their internal economy to produce … Continue reading →

The value of Indian rupee against the US dollar has been steadily falling during the last few days. This has called into question about where the Indian rupee is heading in the near term. A number of reasons could be … Continue reading →

The Indian rupee is currently trading in the range of Rs 61-62 per 1 US dollar. It was trading Rs 51.62 on Oct 5, 2012 and shot up to Rs 68.85 on Aug 28, 2013. The RBI intervened in the … Continue reading →

RBI has conveniently classified and computed growth by sector using 2004-05 factor cost Let us look at them Amount Produced (in crores of Rupees) 2011-12                                2012-13 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing    739, 495                                752, 746 Mining and quarrying                        108, 249                                108, … Continue reading →

The rule regarding stake holding of promoters of listed private sector companies to reduce their holdings to 76 percent by end June 2013 seemed to have had a big impact on the ownership of stocks. The following table for 975 … Continue reading →