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Madan SabnavisThe Hindu |
Employee costs are a significant part of any company's expenditure, so there is hesitation to hire more people than necessary to run operations.
Any extravaganza which attracts large audiences and creates new structures provides a boost to the local economy
For the message to percolate down to youngsters on social media, it cannot be any one thing. It needs to be a combination of legislature, better role...
The ceasefire is the first meaningful de-escalation since October 7 attacks. It must be expanded to Gaza, serve as a step towards peace.
With the two main engines of consumption and investment looking positive, there is reason to believe that overall growth will remain above 7 per cent...
There is clearly need for the government to get into this rather murky business of pricing by hospitals as this has come in the way of coverage and...
While there is still need to exercise caution in forming judgements on overall consumption including urban spending, the commentary on Q3 sales will...
While the authorities are good in starting various projects, there is not much effort which goes into the final details
We are all aware of the fact that there is a rather large gap between rich and poor countries. The income gap between these two sets is persistent,...
It appears that the RBI believes that the worst of high inflation is over. But there is some uncertainty on the durability of the present low...
With equally convincing arguments on both sides it would be of interest to see which way the MPC decides on October 9
In India, around 150 million people are above the age of 60 and typically would have retired from their employment. Some could be working still as...
The festival economy has a far-reaching impact on the state of economic growth
The Q1 GDP data ironically bodes well for the economy, even though the growth rate at 6.8% is lower than last year. The main reason for optimism is,...
The UPS is a well-crafted scheme which takes in a 10% contribution from the employee and a government equivalent of 18.5%
Until 2014, fixed maturity plans were very popular, as long-term capital gains tax was applied if they were held for more than a year. This was...
India does appear to be a leading economic power, and this is something that has been recognised by the world
While the regulators work to straighten the systems, there will be some collateral damage in terms of individuals being open to falling prey to fraud...
There is always a lot of anticipation ahead of a Union Budget announcement in India. Experts and others had plenty to say about what the finance...
At times the stock market movements are taken to be a vindication of the budget. While this is an extreme view, it cannot be ignored as the entire...
The silent inflation which keeps creeping upwards which often escapes notice is core inflation which is the non-food and non-fuel part of the basket
Generally, budgets that follow the interim budgets announced by the same government do not have many changes. There is no reason to expect differences...
There are some rationalisations that are called for to make the tax system more elegant as some of the levies need to be reassessed
Inclusion in indices provides a gravitas that was missing in a largely domestic market
The middle class, which can be broadened to be called consumers, is one which gets affected on all fronts but does not find an utterance
The economy may be expected to go along the existing path of high growth with the government providing support through enabling policies. Measures to...
Growth appears to be robust across sectors and hence will not be an inhibiting factor on taking any decision on interest rates
While surpluses of up to Rs 1 trillion look plausible under normal conditions, the present surplus is big. It would be the govt’s prerogative to...
The Fed has become the anchor for the entire ecosystem of central banks; and while the stance is that decisions taken are based on domestic...
An issue that has been nagging policy makers is the revival of the investment cycle. While the central government has been meeting its target on capex...
In five of the last 10 years, food inflation has been above 6%
News of a normal monsoon, though positive, may not bring real cheer from the point of view of the economy. There are several other elements that have...
While the economy will do well for sure, one must be prepared for a correction which can come on account of vagaries of monsoon or lower earnings by...
The Indian central bank has worked through different eras of ideology and governments
The creaking infrastructure of cities gets exposed as they become even more vulnerable. Water scarcity is one of the several problems that emerge
Per capita income is not an accurate measure of a country’s growth and income status, as indicated by India’s lower middle-income status...
Signing of these free trade agreements can be considered as work in progress towards making India a strong global economic power
Starting from a point of strength one can see the path for FY25 being fairly clear. In the absence of an adverse monsoon and global commodity prices...
The GDP growth figure stands as one of the most crucial indicators of economic performance, despite the inherent limitations of the concept. This is...
The MSP system needs a significant overhaul. Some ways to do so include shifting agriculture to states and farmers being represented on commodity...
Today, besides rice and wheat, for other crops the MSP sets benchmarks in the market at times and hence can elevate prices even if supplies are good,...
Religious tourism has greater significance in India as faith brings in more visitors than leisure travellers
The major takeaway is that citizens as customers are always put to a lot of inconvenience by some authority or the other. There is always a...
There is reason to be sanguine on the revenue side.