पुस्तिका: सुनियोजित एवं वैधिक लूट: नोटबंदी के एक साल का सिंहावलोकन
Hindi translation of the compilation of essays written on the impact of demonetisation on the people and economy.
Financial Analysis of the Blue Economy, Especially Sagarmala Project
Financial Analysis of the Blue Economy: Sagarmala’s Case in Point by Dr Himanshu Damle of Public Finance Public Accountability Collective, New Delhi and could be reached at himanshudamle@pfpac.net The article was originally published here in...
FRDI: Robbing Savings to Pay Corporate Debts
Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill, 2017 is supposedly the new weapon in the government’s arsenal to ‘solve’ the bad loan crisis. This Bill’s stated objective is to form a Resolution Corporation that...
Why is the government in hurry to pass the FRDI Bill?
The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill (FRDI) was introduced by the Union Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal in the Parliament (Lok Sabha) on August 10, 2017, on the penultimate day...
Monsoon session of the Parliament: An overview
Maju Varghese The Parliament met from July 17 to August 11, 2017. The election of the president and vice-president of India took place during this session. The new vice-president, M Venkaiah Naidu, presided over...
Booklet: Big Pie – Analysis of Major Sectors’ Share in NPAs
New Report, looking into the share of particular sectors -in particular, power, steel infrastructure
What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?
It is an acknowledged fact that the Indian banking system is facing an unprecedented crisis. The problem of bad loans and the need for a capital infusion, drastic changes in financial policies, new legislation...
Government wants to continue the system of crony capitalism, which is root of NPAs: Prashant Bhushan
August 10, 2017, New Delhi: “The government, which is arguing against the right to privacy in Aadhaar, is fighting for the privacy of large corporate defaulters,” said eminent lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who has raised...
50 Years of ADB – The Indian Story of Resistance
The Asian Development Bank was conceived in the early 1960s as a financial institution that would foster economic growth and cooperation in Asia. India was a founding member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...
Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its Impact and Implications
Conversations on Finance Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its impact and implications GST, as a concept, introduced by the UPA government in the budget speech by Chidambaram, is a reality today. Pranab Mukherjee,...
Appointment of a new Indian ED at the World Bank raises a few Questions
With Subhash Chandra Garg assuming charge as secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) in the Finance Ministry, the position of the Indian Executive Director (ED) at the World Bank has fallen vacant. The 1983-batch...
The Draconian FRDI Bill, 2017 will Script Death to the Public Sector Banking
The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has recently approved the proposal to introduce the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill, 2017 in the upcoming monsoon session of the Parliament. The...
Investing in Losses
Like India once had a Ministry of Disinvestment, it’s time she has a Ministry of Loss Making. How else can one understand government’s eagerness to buy out all loss making projects, whether in coal,...
First-hand report from the AIIB’s Second Annual Board of Governors Meeting at Jeju (June 16-18, 2017)
Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) recently concluded its Second Annual Board of Governors’ meeting in Jeju, South Korea. The three-day-long meeting, during June 16-18, 2017, saw the participation of Board of Governors, representatives from...
US Court Rules That World Bank Group Cannot Be Sued For Harming Communities
A U.S. Federal Court has held that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is entitled to “absolute immunity” from lawsuits brought by communities harmed by IFC projects. The case, filed by communities affected by the...
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