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Finance Matters

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India’s GDP Growth: A Misleading Celebration | Finance Matters, 06 June 2025 | Editorial

There has been considerable noise in the media and government circles about India surpassing Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy in terms of GDP. While this sounds impressive, it hides the real story....

Read more June 11, 2025 at 12:13 pm CFA

Who Gains, Who Loses? Rethinking India’s Global Trade Moves

India is reportedly planning to open parts of its massive $700+ billion public procurement market to foreign companies, starting with the U.K. and the U.S. This marks a big policy shift. The government claims...

Read more May 31, 2025 at 11:14 am CFA

The Untold Toll of India’s Covid Crisis

The second wave of COVID-19 in 2021 was one of the worst health crises India has ever faced. Hospitals were full, oxygen was scarce, and many families lost loved ones. But new government data...

Read more May 15, 2025 at 2:48 pm CFA

India’s Census Delay and Its Policy Fallout | Finance Matters, 02 May 2025 | Editorial

India’s national Census, usually conducted every ten years without fail since 1881, has now been delayed for more than five years. Originally due in 2021, it’s now expected only in 2026 — a worrying...

Read more May 6, 2025 at 4:33 pm CFA

The Paradox of India’s Fuel Pricing | Finance Matters, 04 April 2025 | Editorial

The Union government shocked everyone by raising the price of domestic LPG and the excise taxes on petrol and diesel at a time when oil prices worldwide have fallen sharply.   On April 8,...

Read more April 10, 2025 at 12:59 pm CFA

From Privacy Invasion to Economic Strain! | Finance Matters, 07 March 2025 | Editorial

The Income Tax Bill, 2025 is raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach.

Read more March 12, 2025 at 5:00 pm CFA

Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial

India’s economy is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges.

Read more February 24, 2025 at 5:44 pm CFA

Union Budget 2025: Missed Opportunities and Misplaced Priorities.

The 2025 Union Budget is more than an economic plan—it’s a pre-election strategy designed to secure votes, especially in Delhi and Bihar, where elections were announced. With a large portion of Delhi’s voters comprising the...

Read more February 8, 2025 at 7:47 am CFA

Budget 2025: Income Tax & the Growing Inequality Gap | Finance Matters, 25 January 2025 | Editorial

The Union Budget is only a few days away and speculations that the Income Tax will be reduced is high.

Read more January 26, 2025 at 6:02 pm CFA

The Magic of Falling NPAs! | Finance Matters | 13 December 2024 | Editorial

A recent investigation by The Indian Express revealed that over 43% of the total non-performing assets (NPA) till March 2019, or Rs. 4.02 lakh crore, was accounted for by just 100 companies. According to...

Read more December 17, 2024 at 4:02 pm CFA

World Bank on Trial: Eight charges against World Bank on its 80th year. | Finance Matters, 29 November 2024| Editors Note

As the Bretton Woods Institutions complete 80 years, here are eight charges against them (not in order of the severity of the crimes!). 1. Perpetuator of Climate Crisis: Now championing as a climate saviour...

Read more December 3, 2024 at 8:12 pm CFA

In Adani, nobody is clean! | Finance Matters, 22 November 2024 | Editors Note

While the Adani indictment by the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission “may or may not turn out to be the Modi regime’s Bofors moment”, it vindicates what many...

Read more November 28, 2024 at 12:34 pm CFA

From CoP to Coal Pit: A Tale of Climate Disconnect | Finance Matters, 15 November 2024 | Editors Note

Singrauli town in Madhya Pradesh is soon to be vanished as Coal India wants to mine the 600 MT of coal lying underneath. Wonder what will happen to Delhi if precious minerals are found...

Read more November 19, 2024 at 5:34 pm CFA

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