Economy
Thoughts on RBI’s Mid Quarter Monetary Policy Review
RBI surprised a lot of people by keeping the Repo rate unchanged, and after the terribly slow GDP growth last
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Economy
How do NRE accounts work and how safe are they?
Ajay posted a comment about the safety of NRE accounts, and how they work yesterday, and with the exchange rate
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Economy
Infrastructure Targets for 2012 – 13
The big news today was the ambitious targets set by the prime minister for infrastructure investments, and the idea behind
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A holistic look at petrol price taxes and oil company subsidies
Petrol prices have been in the limelight for quite a few days now, and people are naturally concerned about the
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Economy
GDP growth falls to 6.5%
In what seems to be a one way slide, India’s GDP growth slowed down yet again with both the quarterly
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The role of exchange rates in gold prices
You don’t think about currency exchange rates when you are buying gold because the two are generally not talked about
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Economy
What is Balance of Payments (BoP)?
Balance of Payments (BoP) is an account of the international transactions of a country, and shows how the country is
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Economy
The Rs. 7.50 Petrol Price Hike and India’s Vicious Cycle
The big news today is the massive Rs. 7.50 petrol price hike and with this, petrol prices have crossed Rs.
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Economy
Rupee slide is a symptom, not a problem
As the Rupee hits new all time lows against the Dollar, it is natural to look for ways to arrest
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Economy
How can the government carry out disinvestment through ETFs?
I read an interesting article about the possibility of the government taking the ETF route to carry out disinvestment, and
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