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The Pension Challenge Confronting India

When we look at the pension expenditure of the states, so far, there has been no gain from the NPS reform.Pension expenses as a share of total state revenue expenditure rose from 4% in 1991-1992 to 10% at the time of the NPS reform, and…

MFs Expect Sebi To Tighten Norms Further

'Looking at the speed at which changes were made post the Franklin Templeton issue, we are awaiting more stricter norms in the months to come.'   The Rs 38 trillion mutual funds industry is expecting further tightening of regulations and…

Why Are FPIs Bailing Out From India?

Since October, FPIs have sold over $26 billion worth of stocks, which is the largest selling ever seen in India, observes Akash Prakash.   One of the surprising developments of the last few months has been the relentless selling by…

Who Are India’s ‘Unemployed’?

An overwhelming proportion of the unemployed declare their nature of occupation as students.In the quarter ended December 2021, 77% of the unemployed who were actively looking for jobs were students.This syncs well with another data, that…

‘Perhaps they want MSMEs to die’

'The finance minister said, the MSME is the backbone of the economy. My question is, what have you done for the sector?' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. An employee working at a garment factory.…

Bankers’ Dilemma On LIC IPO Price

'It will be a cat and mouse game between investors and the government.''The issue will be launched only if there is sufficient demand from investors and the government is in agreement with the bankers on the valuations.'   The turmoil in…