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Big Business Captured the Negotiations in Katowice

The Paris Rulebook (renamed the ‘Katowice Rulebook’ by many), the outcome of 24th Conference of Parties to the United Na...

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ADB was the Biggest Lender to India in 2018

As per the Early Warning System, which collects and verify information about the proposed and existing projects, India, ...

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Penalty Levied For Non-Maintenance Of Minimum Balance

Private Sector Banks Whereas, the Private Sector Banks, since FY 2014-15, have collected Rs 5360.75 crores till F...

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59 Minutes Loan Scheme for MSME Sector: Facts and Figures

On December 25, 2108, Minister of State for finance informed the Lok Sabha that out of total 1.31 lakh loan applications...

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Wealth of Top 1% Indians increased by 39%, and that of bottom 50% at 3%

It is a good time for the rich in India. India added 18 new billionaires last year raising their number to 119. Their we...

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New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

With the formal process of selection of a new World Bank President kick-starting in a week’s time, it’s imperative to ha...

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The New FTAs Are Not Only About Trade, But Also Investments

Changing Landscape of Finance and Trade in Asia The new generation free trade agreements are not only about trade, but t...

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Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

Johannesburg – World Bank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the...

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Q&As on Finance in the 2018 Winter Session of the Parliament

The second half of the winter session of the parliament continued to witness the members asking government questions rel...

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What Ails CAG, and What Can Be Done?

The institution of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in India is patterned on the British model. In Britain, The Exc...

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April 25, 2019

Souparna Lahiri

Big Business Captured the Negotiations in Katowice

The Paris Rulebook (renamed the ‘Katowice Rulebook’ by many), the outcome of 24th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24), exposes the perils of a pledge-and-review system. In Katowice, an already weak agreement was further diluted while nego...

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March 1, 2019

Ankit Agrawal

ADB was the Biggest Lender to India in 2018

As per the Early Warning System, which collects and verify information about the proposed and existing projects, India, in 2018, had 112 active or proposed projects funded by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). These institutions included Asian Development Bank (ADB); Asian Infrastructure Inves...

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May 1, 2019

Financial Accountability Network India

Penalty Levied For Non-Maintenance Of Minimum Balance

Private Sector Banks Whereas, the Private Sector Banks, since FY 2014-15, have collected Rs 5360.75 crores till FY 2017-18. The data for the FY 2018-19 is not available. The complete table can be accessed here.Public Sector Banks As per the data provided by the government to the Parliame...

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February 1, 2019

Randhir Singh

59 Minutes Loan Scheme for MSME Sector: Facts and Figures

On December 25, 2108, Minister of State for finance informed the Lok Sabha that out of total 1.31 lakh loan applications received on the newly launched 59 minutes loan, 1.12 lakh applicants received the in-principle approval and out of these in-principle approved loan applications, 0.41 lakhs have f...

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February 1, 2019

Anjela Taneja

Wealth of Top 1% Indians increased by 39%, and that of bottom 50% at 3%

It is a good time for the rich in India. India added 18 new billionaires last year raising their number to 119. Their wealth increased by 35 per cent last year – Rs 2200 crore a day – and crossed the US$400 billion (INR 28000 billion) mark for the first time. While the wealth of the top 1 per cent i...

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February 1, 2019

Joe Athialy

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

With the formal process of selection of a new World Bank President kick-starting in a week’s time, it’s imperative to have a view beyond this selection, now that the dust of Jim Kim’s sudden resignation has settled down. That the process of this selection should be transparent and inclusive goes uns...

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January 25, 2019

Shalmali Guttal

The New FTAs Are Not Only About Trade, But Also Investments

Changing Landscape of Finance and Trade in Asia The new generation free trade agreements are not only about trade, but they are also about investments. European Union, in the early 2000s, entered into Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with African, Carribean, and Pacific countries. These agree...

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January 17, 2019

Patrick Bond

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

Johannesburg – World Bank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the Bank. At the time, it was an entirely valid, realistic goal of the 50 Years is Enough! Campaign and especially the World Bank Bonds Boycott. Kim’s co-edited Dying for Growth (2000...

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February 15, 2019

Ankit Agrawal

Q&As on Finance in the 2018 Winter Session of the Parliament

The second half of the winter session of the parliament continued to witness the members asking government questions related to finance. Some of these questions were related to the NPAs in various sectors of the Scheduled Commercial banks and Cooperative Banks, rationalisation of the branches and AT...

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January 2, 2019

Dr B P Mathur

What Ails CAG, and What Can Be Done?

The institution of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in India is patterned on the British model. In Britain, The Exchequer & Audit Department Act of 1866 created the office of CAG with a view to strengthen democracy and exercise parliamentary control over national finances. The office of CAG...

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Big Business Captured the Negotiations in Katowice

ADB was the Biggest Lender to India in 2018

Penalty Levied For Non-Maintenance Of Minimum Balance

59 Minutes Loan Scheme for MSME Sector: Facts and Figures

Wealth of Top 1% Indians increased by 39%, and that of bottom 50% at 3%

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

The New FTAs Are Not Only About Trade, But Also Investments

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

Q&As on Finance in the 2018 Winter Session of the Parliament

What Ails CAG, and What Can Be Done?

Big Business Captured the Negotiations in Katowice

ADB was the Biggest Lender to India in 2018

Penalty Levied For Non-Maintenance Of Minimum Balance

59 Minutes Loan Scheme for MSME Sector: Facts and Figures

Wealth of Top 1% Indians increased by 39%, and that of bottom 50% at 3%

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

The New FTAs Are Not Only About Trade, But Also Investments

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

Q&As on Finance in the 2018 Winter Session of the Parliament

What Ails CAG, and What Can Be Done?