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RBI – Manoeuvring through a tightrope walk

The 24th Monetary Policy committee meeting has come as a reprieve for the banks and the NBFCs who were getting into a deep trouble because of ‘Moratorium’ and further impact of the same on credit...

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Argentina’s debt restructuring deal explained

Argentina owes a fortune — $323 billion (€274 billion) as of the end of 2019 — which it cannot pay back. That has been the case for many years. It owes several billion to the...

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Corrective Pressures in the FX Market Prove Short-Lived

The drop in US yields to new lows amid paralysis in Washington, except apparently over a lip-syncing app’s threat to US national security, sent the dollar back to its lows after a modest recovery in...

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Learning & Worry: Unavoidable truth

The endless worry, to which the human civilization has fallen prey and which has enslaved homo sapiens through generations has transuded into the somatic system as if it were destiny. Fretting over oodles has become...

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China’s actions risk Hong Kong’s future as global financial center

The new security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong and the ongoing political turmoil cast a dark shadow on the financial hub’s competitiveness and attractiveness to international business. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced...

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Huawei tops Samsung as the world’s biggest smartphone seller

For the first time ever, China’s electronics giant Huawei sold more smartphones than the South Korea’s Samsung in the last quarter, according to an industry tracker. Still, Huawei faces trouble on the global market. Huawei...

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Blended Learning (Hybrid Learning) – A New Pathway for Effective Learning

In the words of Marshal McLuhan, Educators drive forward with our eyes firmly fixed on the rear-view mirror. We still educate our students based on an agricultural timetable, in an industrial setting, but tell students they...

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Powerful Momentum is Still Evident in the Foreign Exchange Market

The powerful momentum moves in the capital markets continues unabated by escalating US-China tensions and continued spread of the virus. Asia Pacific equities were mixed. Tokyo was closed for a holiday, but several other large...

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Apple tax ruling for Ireland shines light on global tax avoidance

Last week Ireland welcomed a court ruling that denied it more than €14 billion of Apple money in back taxes. It has brought its tax regime into sharp focus, but the problem is global as...

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Will the gold price surge spur high-value mine discoveries?

Low gold prices have been holding back miners from going full throttle in search of elusive “world-class” deposits. But, could that change with the precious metal flirting with record high prices? Gold prices have risen...

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India-China Agri-Trade Relationship – Where are we heading?

Global trade uncertainty as COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy can lead to painful consequences across all sectors. As per the World Trade Organisation (WTO), global trade is expected to fall by between 13% and...

Covid-19: Prospect of India amid Supply vs. Demand

With the announcement of INR 20 lakh core stimulus package to combat Covid-19 lead economic crisis, the buzz of demand creates supply or supply creates demand, once again knocking the window of intellectual battle. The...