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Black Money, Fake Notes and Inflation – What are the Government and RBI doing?

On November 8th, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes would be abolished. These notes have to be surrendered to the bank branches. He said black money...

Read more June 7, 2022 at 11:25 am Thomas Franco

Tata gets a loan at 4.5%, but the poor pay over 26% for microfinance!

On 14th March 2022, RBI issued revised instructions for microfinance loans to the poor by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) called Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs).

Read more March 19, 2022 at 1:05 pm Thomas Franco

Should Corporates Own Banks?

“It would be difficult to undertake credit planning unless the linked control of Industry and Banks in the hands is snapped by Nationalisation of Banks,” said R K Hazari in the R K Hazari...

Read more March 4, 2022 at 1:13 pm Thomas Franco

GoI selling PSUs to ‘dubious’ investors amidst rising inequality, unemployment

In its reckless privatisation drive, the Government of India (GoI) is selling the Central Electronics Limited (CEL) to Nandal Finance & Leasing Private Limited, a Non-Banking Financial Corporation (NBFC) with a dubious record, owned by a...

Read more February 9, 2022 at 6:05 pm Ashish Kajla

RBI and its crucial policy impact on Govt Investments

When the economy slows down, the norms and policies of the government and the central bank must be more flexible in order to facilitate easy recovery. Due to RBI's stringent policies on the Investment...

Read more January 27, 2022 at 1:53 pm Kannan Neelamegan

Demonetisation left RBI’s reputation in tatters. What could future policy makers learn from this?

While the entire Indian economy was disrupted by the demonetisation exercise announced on November 8, 2016, removing high-value currency notes overnight, it simultaneously stirred a serious controversy on the role of Reserve Bank of...

Read more November 12, 2021 at 6:03 pm T R Bhat

A Look at Fintech Apps and Security Concerns

Today Google Pay (G-Pay) owned by Google, PhonePe owned by Walmart, PayTm owned by Soft Bank and other payment apps have taken over money transfers. As per the report of the National Payment Corporation...

Read more October 25, 2021 at 2:20 pm Thomas Franco

Is the New DFI Answer to India’s Infrastructural Challenges?

The infrastructure sector is one of the key sectors for India to achieve higher economic growth rates and requires major investments into projects to push the growth rates higher. The infrastructure sector requires long-term...

Read more September 10, 2021 at 10:29 am Gaurav Dwivedi

RBI’s “Consultative Document on Regulation of Micro-Finance” Part -2

RBI vide its June 14, 2021 press release has issued a 30 page “Consultative Document on Regulation of Microfinance” (henceforth “Document”) seeking comments from public at large. 

Read more August 6, 2021 at 3:31 pm Sanjeev Chandorkar

RBI’s “Consultative Document on Regulation of Micro-Finance” Part 1

In the aftermath of Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis, erupted in 2010, RBI appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Shri Y H Malegam to study issues and concerns of the Microfinance Sector.  Non Banking...

Read more August 2, 2021 at 11:11 am Sanjeev Chandorkar

IBC: Escape Route for Big Corporate ?

The then Finance Minister late Mr. Arun Jaitley & the present Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman used to say that IBC will prove to be a game changer. Indians are scared of stigma &...

Read more June 18, 2021 at 11:14 am Devidas Tuljapurkar

Reserve Bank of India or the Richmen Bank of India?

RBI has been losing credibility since demonetisation. Its subsequent efforts like not intervening when Bank charges were increased, proposing banking licences to corporates which RBI all along opposed on well found principles, allowing more...

Read more June 18, 2021 at 10:21 am Thomas Franco

Indian Economy in Shambles-What is to be done?

RBI has downgraded India’s growth projection to 9.5% from 10.5%. World Bank projects it at 8.3%. Actually, it may be worse. This is at the backdrop of GDP growth of a negative 7.3%. Last year,...

Read more June 10, 2021 at 12:43 pm Thomas Franco

Of Rising Govt debt and Bond Markets

Most of us plan our expenses in a way that we not only have enough saved for our needs but also leave behind a little something for our children. In contrast, our government is...

Read more March 12, 2021 at 1:19 pm Om Prakash Singh

Loans to Corporates – It’s high time to implement the RBI decision of 2016

RBI announced in August 2016, that it will move to cap exposure of banks to large borrowers while also taking steps to deepen the Corporate Bond Market. RBI stated that starting from next fiscal year...

Read more February 26, 2021 at 4:46 pm Thomas Franco
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