Current Indian Economy
From a layman perspective with regard to Indian Economy: Current Challenges: High inflation – More demand than supply, so prices go up A low GDP – Standard of living will be low A weak currency –...
View ArticleImpact of Recession in India
There are 3 companies that did very well in US, while others went down, in spite of recession during 2008 melt down. Walmart, Dunkin, Best Buy. Whatever their strategy is, it is evident that they...
View ArticleRBI – What is repo rate?
Recently, we see the headlines in Economic times that RBI may increase the repo rate by 25bps. So what is it? bps stands for ‘base points’. 1 bps= 0.01 % So an increase in 25bps means at increase of...
View ArticleSo what is FDI all about?
FDI – Foreign Direct Investment. FDI in simple terms is a company from a country investing into the business of another country. Example, Wal-Mart trying to invest into the retail markets in India. FDI...
View ArticleWhy rupee should NOT appreciate against dollar?
With the current trend of Sensex going up and anticipations that it would touch 30K point, there will be sufficient inflow of money in the market. This would help rupee to appreciate even to 50 per US...
View ArticleWhen oil price falls
Currently the oil price is around $80 per barrel. In the past, whenever there is a fall in crude oil prices, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) led by Saudi Arabia used to cut...
View ArticleGlobal Slow Down – Silver Lining for India!!
While most of the articles in the news from the last week are on global slow down of economies including India, many say there is a sliver lining, as far as Indian economy is considered. Some facts...
View ArticleHow will GST work in India
Let us begin with the understanding of how taxes are applied before VAT came into picture. Consider this flow of a product: Manufacturer -> Retailer -> Consumer Say the initial price is 100 and...
View ArticleGST – What Next?
Much awaited “one nation, one tax, one market” came to reality with RS passing the GST bill last week. The next steps include Get the CAB (constitution amendment bill) approved by at least 50% states...
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