The World Economic Forum is underway in Davos. The global capital markets are off to one of their worst years ever, the threat of terrorism hangs over us, like the Sword of Damocles, GDP growth, except...
The price of oil has gone from bad to worse in the new year, plumbing lows not seen in over a decade. The commodity’s performance has raised interesting questions about the effect it has on...
India has a young population. The demographics of the country are such that the number of young people in the population is high. At the same time the country has an aging population. The proportion...
“Practically boundless” future capital outflows. “Beneath all of the financial turbulence there lurks, in my view, a credit crisis; I fear the worst now,” UBS economic adviser George Magnus told Bloomberg TV today. The reform...
George Fisher was partner in a firm of auctioneers. He was well enough off to send his son, Ronald, to Harrow in 1904. But he lost his wealth soon after. Ronald worked hard on his...
Air pollution levels in Delhi have reached alarming proportions. Something drastic has to be done to curb pollution emanating from automobiles. But is the odd-even policy of the AAP government in Delhi the best method...
In a bid to shore up the Middle East nation’s finances battered by the global slump in crude prices, Saudi King Salman has pledged to diversify the country’s economy and veer off its heavy dependence...
Ever wondered why equities in emerging markets haven’t been doing well? What suddenly happened to emerging markets in the last six months that it looks one of the weakest asset classes globally? Why is being there...
Markets across the world have been jittery over the past few weeks ahead of the December 15-16 US Federal Reserve meeting that’s likely to have a rate ‘lift-off’. But does a rate lift-off or upward...
It’s been described as a relationship in an upward trajectory. And ties between India and Japan are likely to get a further boost when PM Abe visits New Delhi for the 9th annual Indo-Japanese summit...
India’s dismal export performance is bad news for Modi’s much touted Make in India campaign. Exports contracted 2% in FY15 and the weakness has continued in FY16. Weak external demand has adversely impacted growth. India’s...
In Bengal’s mangrove forests, the effects of climate change are forcing men to leave their families in search of work. But now, seaweed farming is offering the women left behind financial stability and empowerment. At...
