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A V Rajwade

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Why India is unlikely to see consistent growth
Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

The need for larger investment in infrastructure that is the biggest shortcoming, says...

Has the economy dramatically changed recently?
Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

A V Rajwade wonders if the Modi sarkar is pursuing price stability at the cost of...

Big challenges before Urjit Patel
Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

Infrastructure and inflation targeting are expected to be top priorities for the new...

How serious is India's NPA problem?
Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

India's aggregate NPA as a percentage of GDP is far lower than that in Italy, Greece.

Rajan 2.0: What's on the table
Rediff.com26 May 2016

In a recent article, Rajan has ridiculed critics of the exchange rate policy.

What's the logic behind tax evasion?
Rediff.com5 May 2016

It is strange that the wealthy evade taxes even though the marginal utility of the...

The thin line between tax avoidance and evasion
Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Over the last two years, despite an amnesty scheme, only about Rs 2,500 crore of taxes...

A strange new world of negative interest rates
Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

Sweden has the world's highest negative rate.

A tale of two sinking banks
Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

Loans make money for the lender in the initial years but losses come later when they...

A week after the Fed rate rise
Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

There are already some signs of stress in this market.

Fed rate hike to have an adverse impact on emerging economies?
Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Economists warn of the impact that a Fed rate rise could have on emerging economies.

Yuan is the 3rd most powerful currency in the IMF basket, what next?
Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

For several years the Chinese authorities have been taking steps to internationalise...

Why major currencies including the INR have slumped against dollar
Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

Many emerging economies have witnessed a flight of foreign portfolio capital and their...

A commitment that G20 makes every year, time to deliver?
Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

India's finance minister has emphasised that "it is the real economy that is going to...

Growth, fiscal deficit and the two prices of money
Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

It would be a miracle indeed if we grow at 7/8 per cent a year over the current and...