The COVID pandemic has driven all to our wit’s end. The governments, medical fraternity and others are struggling to bring it under control. They are doing their best with all their might. Hats off to...
Economic Insights: It always makes one thoughtful when the main moves in financial markets are in sovereign bond yields. The 30-year US Treasury (‘long bond’ ) yield rose by 21ps to 1.44% in the week,...
The third decade of the 21st century is witnessing the biggest scatting, deadly, and the most cowardly attack on humanity. Covid-19 has hugely affected the lives and livelihoods of billions of people across the world...
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...
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...
Bottlenecks in the production of antiviral drug remdesivir have led to policymakers threatening compulsory licensing and economic sanctions. It’s a foretaste of what may come when a coronavirus vaccine becomes available. Last Friday, the European...
Many leading pharmaceutical companies have focused on developing cancer medication. A fresh study by EY looks at whether some may find virus research an even more lucrative business model in the future. A study published...
Tourism has been one of the sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus. The pandemic has also been a blow to the cruise ship industry, with tour operators, shipowners and shipyards hurting. Is a restart possible?...
A functioning immune system is crucial in the fight against COVID-19. To maintain it, the body needs sufficient vitamins and other nutrients. But that is exactly what many people lack. Wearing masks, keeping your distance,...
Over the past few decades, the Micro, Small, and Medium enterprise (MSME) sector have occupied a position of strategic importance in the Indian economic structure. This sector contributes nearly 28 percent of the country’s GDP,...
A tsunami of COVID-19 has impacted us all socially, economically and psychologically. The focus in the initial phase was on saving lives (Jaan) and is now shifting to economic wellbeing (Jahaan) of individuals, business and...
-As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession. Right now, we are collectively facing a global recession. The situation started last year when the complicated American Repo...
