The inside story of mega bank mergers
An extract from the forthcoming book ‘Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy’ gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how the Modi government’s ambitious bank merger plans unfolded.
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Create fiscal space for UBI: Abhijit Banerjee
Economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of MIT, and Harvard professor Michael Kremer, have jointly won the Nobel prize for Economics. Here’s an interview with Banerjee on UBI, from last year.
Former finance minister Arun Jaitley dies at 66
The veteran BJP leader will be remembered for big ticket reforms during his tenure.
With Sitharaman, be prepared to debate
The first-time finance minister would have been at her job for just over a month when she announces her maiden Budget. How would she respond to industry recommendations?
Cabinet okays ₹10,000 crore outlay for FAME-II
The scheme is aimed at promoting electric mobility and alternative fuels in the country. Through FAME, the government is looking to achieve 30% electric mobility by 2030.
What India Inc. expects from Interim Budget 2019
Corporate India seeks tax exemptions, a road map for ‘one GST rate’ and more from the Interim Budget.
Decoding the government’s fiscal jugglery
How creative accounting helped the Modi government keep its fiscal deficit in check.
Special discussion: The government-RBI spat
A Fortune India special on the resignation of former RBI governor Urjit Patel, the appointment of Shaktikanta Das, and other questions surrounding the autonomy and independence of the institution.
Much ado about something
Does the RBI hamper growth, and obstruct the major objective of the government – creating jobs and alleviating poverty?
The price of dissent
RBI governor Urjit Patel’s resignation shows that on contentious economic issues there is no space for an amicable solution between the govt and the central bank in the current political scenario.
