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The latest figures as per the Ministry of Trade & Commerce shows the trade deficit widening by 1215% YoY from +1.38 USD Bn in May 2021 to -15.44 USD Bn in May 2022.

Rupee approaching 80/USD, time for damage control?

The Indian currency touched 79.37/Dollars during the weakest ever session and fell over 5.4% since the start of the year…

Updated: July 8, 2022 17:47 IST

Even the National Automated Clearing House's bounce rates data for banks have been improving, though there are concerns regarding the SME segment.

Data Drive: A creditable showing

Asset quality of banks have improved steadily as gross non-performing loans of public sector banks declined to 6.7% in Q4FY22…

July 8, 2022 06:30 IST

The government has just raised the incentive for gold smuggling, ignoring in the process India’s own experience from the 1970s, as well as more recent lessons from immediate neighbour Sri Lanka.

Import duty hike: No gain from raising gold levies

Hiking the import duty on gold just incentivises smuggling. Bullion beats paper, at least in this part of the world.…

July 8, 2022 04:15 IST

While Twitter or any other entity just can’t challenge the government’s sovereign powers to legislate, one has every right to differ with the law.

Questions over free speech: Govt’s sovereign power to legislate is sacrosanct, but social media firms have every right to challenge the law

The new rules, notified in 2021, introduced a clause that loss of intermediary status or failure to comply with government’s…

July 8, 2022 04:00 IST

The government reportedly is planning to set up an inter-ministerial panel to fasttrack the multiple ongoing negotiations.

India & Free Trade Agreements: Make haste slowly Premium Story

Carefully weigh provisions on trade in services, And green/fair-labour obligations

Updated: July 8, 2022 08:57 IST

The lofty goal of a $5-trillion economy — When and How

Doubling the size of the Indian economy has happened in the past in less than five years as well. In…

July 7, 2022 19:39 IST

Notably, the outflows are not so much from the debt segment, which would point to rising US rates as the proximate driver, but from equity, or risk, investments.

The heat is on: Hard to see when the pressure on the rupee will ease, despite RBI’s efforts

Last Friday, they increased the import duties on gold and imposed an export tax on petroleum products; there was an…

July 7, 2022 04:00 IST

Today, if one wants to curate an individualised travel holiday for oneself, resources are few.

Techproof Express: A platform for custom travel Premium Story

Travel industry needs to move from a provider-centric approach to a traveller-centric one

Updated: July 7, 2022 09:39 IST

A weaker rupee might result in smaller imports as they become costlier, but the central bank must ready itself with enough dollar reserves to be able to fund the current account deficit.

Tentative first steps: RBI’s measures to attract more forex inflows are unlikely to make a big difference

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) right now are not buying rupee bonds because they are not persuaded either by the yield…

July 7, 2022 03:30 IST

GST hits, misses, and opportunities

Five years after the introduction of the GST, the need for GST tribunals and a central appellate authority on advance…

July 6, 2022 05:45 IST

Data Drive: Fuelling the import surge

A decade ago, in FY12, a similar trend was seen when crude prices surged and coal was in short supply,…

July 6, 2022 05:30 IST

Not buying it on BNPL Premium Story

RBI’s freeze on PPI credit lines seeks to minimise a potential credit pile-up for retail customers.

Updated: July 6, 2022 09:08 IST

Ensuring consumer safety Premium Story

Online lenders must follow asset-class based regulations and focus on consumer protection.

Updated: July 5, 2022 08:58 IST

This is surely not the first time that such an attempt is being made, to ban exports of wheat and rice. It was also done in 2007-08 in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Export bans won’t cure inflation Premium Story

A 5-10% export tax on rice could help recover some of the farm-subsidies

Updated: July 4, 2022 09:20 IST

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Rupee approaching 80/USD, time for damage control?

Data Drive: A creditable showing

Import duty hike: No gain from raising gold levies

Questions over free speech: Govt’s sovereign power to legislate is sacrosanct, but social media firms have every right to challenge the law

India & Free Trade Agreements: Make haste slowly Premium Story

The lofty goal of a $5-trillion economy — When and How

The heat is on: Hard to see when the pressure on the rupee will ease, despite RBI’s efforts

Techproof Express: A platform for custom travel Premium Story

Tentative first steps: RBI’s measures to attract more forex inflows are unlikely to make a big difference

GST hits, misses, and opportunities

Data Drive: Fuelling the import surge

Not buying it on BNPL Premium Story

Jolt for green drive

Riding the tiger

How about Rs 1 trillion for green energy?

Ensuring consumer safety Premium Story

Export bans won’t cure inflation Premium Story

Data Drive: Firms lower leverage

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