More than any other East African country, Ethiopia is hit by an effervescence that illustrates a growth rate close to 10% for more than a decade, familiar in Asia but singular in Africa. At this...
The India of 2019 may be drastically different from India of 2018. A general election is due in 2019 and the outcome of that election is totally uncertain. It is possible that BJP may once...
Australia, the US, India and Japan are talking about plans for a regional scheme to counterbalance China’s growing influence, a report says. A US official spoke of an “alternative” rather than a “rival” plan. Australia,...
The informants have alleged that the theatre owners, association of film theatres, various trade associations whose members are inter-alia engaged in the business of films and TV serials exhibition, production and distribution have formed a...
Though extremely unstable, agricultural growth has far outpaced population growth in recent years; the supply of agricultural goods per head has risen. The proportion of population dependent on agriculture has been falling; so goods produced...
The island of Caofeidian is located 200 kms from Beijing and is a land reclaimed from the sea and converted into an economic development zone in Tangshan district, China. The port of Caofeidian was promoted...
I was speaking at a recently concluded Indian capital markets conference in Mumbai, where I emphasized the need of strengthening the due diligence mechanism in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) process. My arguments were in...
Economic growth in India is forecast to beat out last year. The emerging economy is thus on track to regain the title of the world’s fastest growing major economy, once again overtaking China. India published its...
United States Dec 2017 Monetary Policy Linkage to India’s monetary policy and its aftermath on the budget 2018-19.: United States had in December Monetary Policy, 2017 increased the Fed rate from 1/4 to 1/2 percent as...
The majority of workers in India are self-employed or run what economic census terms as “own account establishments”. According to sixth economic census, 131.3 million workers in non-farm sectors were working in whooping 58 million...
Brent crude oil prices have risen almost 20% starting September and there seems to be no fundamental reason for this rise. Much of the rise has been fueled by speculations over geo-political developments in the...
India’s GDP growth recovered to 6.3% in 2QFY18 from a three-year low of 5.7% in 1QFY18. On the supply side, the growth recovery came on the back of a rebound in manufacturing activity to 7%...