Optics of Demonetisation
The RBI has claimed that Rs 2,000 notes are being withdrawn from circulation as they have served their purpose of meeting cash requirements after the 2016 demonetisation. But declining circulation figures indicate that the note was already on its way out. Is there something more than meets the eye?
Rajat Mishra - May 30, 2023
RBI’s Unsure Walk With E-Rupee
The central bank’s discourse on CBDC is caught between its abhorrence for private digital currencies and FOMO on innovation in global financial order. Its cautious steps on e-rupee may conceptually sit well with a government that wants a digitised economy, but they put a question mark on the bank’s intent on the ground
Neeraj Thakur - December 31, 2022
Shaktikanta Das: Rupee’s Messiah
Not a conventional economist with degrees from global universities, the RBI governor is seen as the man who did not let things go out of hand during the Covid-19 period. With an eye on the evolving global situation, he is the man India watches on inflation, the value of rupee, virtual currency and the general economic stability
Neeraj Thakur - November 29, 2022
Green Attracts Green In India’s ESG Era
Proponents of sustainable financing are in search of enabling policies, regulations and disclosures to realise its potential in India
Rajiv Tikoo - August 28, 2022
A Trillion-Dollar Code For Uttar Pradesh
Chasing the $1 trillion economy dream by 2027, Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh awaits a change that goes beyond an infrastructural push
Kamalika Ghosh - August 27, 2022
Stagflation Shadow On The World
Rising inflation, high unemployment and depreciating currencies have given birth to a vicious cycle that could very well dismantle the fragile post-Covid recovery. Can India escape this fate?
Kamalika Ghosh - May 31, 2022
‘Proposed Crypto Tax A Blow To Young Investors’
It must be ensured that all exchanges operating in the country are also registered here, says Nischal Shetty, founder and CEO of the popular crypto exchange WazirX
Pallavi Chakravorty - February 27, 2022
Tax Collector’s Crypto Conundrum
There needs to be a focused and consolidated dialogue between the government and the industry on these matters to ensure that there is clarity and a structured approach is devised to deal with cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens and the like
Tapati Ghose - February 27, 2022
India Has A Crypto Dilemma
As India emulates China in launching digital fiat currency, will the government’s attempts at controlling the crypto sector lead to stakeholder interests being caught in policy tangles?
Outlook Specials Team - February 27, 2022
Trust
Supporters of federalism will illustrate how the idea has come under threat as the heavy hand of the Centre has limited fiscal autonomy of states, curbing their ability to make a more meaningful contribution to our development
Suchetana Ray - January 28, 2022
