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A New Frontier in Infrastructure Financing: Analysis of Infrastructure Investment Trusts

A Case Study of Oriental InfraTrust Research raises red flag over international financial support for risky new ...

Should SBI become the voice of the Government?

Random Reflections State Bank of India is a Public Sector Bank in which the Union Government holds a 54% share. It has t...

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IDBI Bank Sale—The Height of Madness

Random Reflections When the Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to economists for their work on “why banks should not be...

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Hanuman’s leap: Why India’s firms aren’t making investments despite Nirmala Sitharaman’s pleading

Industrialists will only invest when it they see returns and it makes business sense. In Kishkinda Kanda, the fourth bo...

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How the row over ‘freebies’ hides India’s failure to meet the basic needs of its citizens

While it targets welfare schemes, the Union government has also written off crores in outstanding loans for India’s rich...

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भुखमरी की चपेट में दुनिया | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

पूरी दुनिया खाद्य संकट से जूझ रही है। अगले साल खाद्य उत्पादन में और भी कमी आने की आशंका है। यानि की खाद्य सामग्रियों की ...

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The world is struck by a perfect storm | Hunger grips the world

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 Pandemic, climate change and now war! The world is struck ...

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How to destroy the Indian Economy? Poonam Gupta and Arvind Panagaraiya prescribe

A report presented by Poonam Gupta and Arvind Panagaraiya at the India Policy Forum 2022 on 12th July, is clearly a pres...

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ESG dilution: Way forward lies in inequality sensitive RE Finance

The first half of this year has been challenging for RE expansion both at the global level and in India. Supply disrupti...

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The Electricity Amendment Bill is back. Why should we worry? | The Money Trail

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 Dropping the Electricity Amendment Bill was one of the con...

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December 9, 2022

Anuradha Munshi

A New Frontier in Infrastructure Financing: Analysis of Infrastructure Investment Trusts

A Case Study of Oriental InfraTrust Research raises red flag over international financial support for risky new infrastructure finance model 20 October 2022: Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) and Recourse today release a new report, A new frontier in infrastructure financing: Analysi...

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October 18, 2022

Thomas Franco

Should SBI become the voice of the Government?

Random Reflections State Bank of India is a Public Sector Bank in which the Union Government holds a 54% share. It has to be independent, and it has acted independently in the past. For example, Mr R.K. Talwar as chairman of the bank, refused to give a loan recommended by Mr Pranab Mukherjee, the t...

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October 12, 2022

Thomas Franco

IDBI Bank Sale—The Height of Madness

Random Reflections When the Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to economists for their work on “why banks should not be allowed to fail,” the Union Government announced an Expression of Interest in selling IDBI Bank. According to the DIPAM notification, the “Industrial Development Bank of India (“I...

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October 11, 2022

Anirban Bhattacharya

Hanuman’s leap: Why India’s firms aren’t making investments despite Nirmala Sitharaman’s pleading

Industrialists will only invest when it they see returns and it makes business sense. In Kishkinda Kanda, the fourth book of the epic Ramayana, the wise Jambavan reminds Hanuman of his own strength. As Jambavan observes the several hundred thousands of the army of monkeys dejected and perplexed abo...

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September 5, 2022

Anirban Bhattacharya

How the row over ‘freebies’ hides India’s failure to meet the basic needs of its citizens

While it targets welfare schemes, the Union government has also written off crores in outstanding loans for India’s rich and given huge corporate tax rebates. The Union government seems to be making a concerted effort to deride and ultimately deny the need for any public spending on subsidies and se...

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March 11, 2026

CFA Admin

भुखमरी की चपेट में दुनिया | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

पूरी दुनिया खाद्य संकट से जूझ रही है। अगले साल खाद्य उत्पादन में और भी कमी आने की आशंका है। यानि की खाद्य सामग्रियों की कीमतें बढ़ जाएंगी। मुक्त व्यापार पर आधारित अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संधियों ने बहुत पहले ही इस आपदा की तैयारी कर दी थी। अब बस दुनिया इन समझोतों की कीमत चुका रही है। &nb...

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March 11, 2026

CFA Admin

The world is struck by a perfect storm | Hunger grips the world

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 Pandemic, climate change and now war! The world is struck by a perfect storm, and hunger is spiralling. While the crisis dates back to the international treaties which opened the national borders for free trade, we are paying the price fo...

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August 4, 2022

Thomas Franco

How to destroy the Indian Economy? Poonam Gupta and Arvind Panagaraiya prescribe

A report presented by Poonam Gupta and Arvind Panagaraiya at the India Policy Forum 2022 on 12th July, is clearly a prescription for destroying the Indian Economy which is already on the verge of collapsing. Introduction They start with nice statements- ‘Finance is the lifeblood of an economy....

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August 1, 2022

Amitanshu Verma

ESG dilution: Way forward lies in inequality sensitive RE Finance

The first half of this year has been challenging for RE expansion both at the global level and in India. Supply disruptions in coal and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) owing to the Russia-Ukraine war and a surging energy demand saw nations make exceptions to their phase-out plans and global commitments ...

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March 11, 2026

CFA Admin

The Electricity Amendment Bill is back. Why should we worry? | The Money Trail

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 Dropping the Electricity Amendment Bill was one of the conditions for withdrawing the farmer’s struggle. Yet the government is bringing it back. Filled with a bunch of dangerous proposals, the bill will shut shop for many State-owned powe...

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A New Frontier in Infrastructure Financing: Analysis of Infrastructure Investment Trusts

Should SBI become the voice of the Government?

IDBI Bank Sale—The Height of Madness

Hanuman’s leap: Why India’s firms aren’t making investments despite Nirmala Sitharaman’s pleading

How the row over ‘freebies’ hides India’s failure to meet the basic needs of its citizens

भुखमरी की चपेट में दुनिया | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

The world is struck by a perfect storm | Hunger grips the world

How to destroy the Indian Economy? Poonam Gupta and Arvind Panagaraiya prescribe

ESG dilution: Way forward lies in inequality sensitive RE Finance

The Electricity Amendment Bill is back. Why should we worry? | The Money Trail

A New Frontier in Infrastructure Financing: Analysis of Infrastructure Investment Trusts

Should SBI become the voice of the Government?

IDBI Bank Sale—The Height of Madness

Hanuman’s leap: Why India’s firms aren’t making investments despite Nirmala Sitharaman’s pleading

How the row over ‘freebies’ hides India’s failure to meet the basic needs of its citizens

भुखमरी की चपेट में दुनिया | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

The world is struck by a perfect storm | Hunger grips the world

How to destroy the Indian Economy? Poonam Gupta and Arvind Panagaraiya prescribe

ESG dilution: Way forward lies in inequality sensitive RE Finance

The Electricity Amendment Bill is back. Why should we worry? | The Money Trail