Analyzing India’s Financial Sector Interconnectedness
Financial structure of a country is a network of institutions such as Banks, NBFCs, HFCs, Insurance companies, mutual funds and so on. All of these are connected to each other…
Indian States – Analyzing Economic & Social Performance
The economic performance of different states does not get the desired attention even though there is significant disparity among them. The mass exodus during the pandemic was a testimony to…
Understanding NEER and REER
The rupee has depreciated by about 10% against the dollar since the Fed started raising interest rate in March’22. Over last ten years, it has depreciated by over 30%. However,…
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) – An Overview
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is an important economic concept, requiring significant efforts to arrive at an authentic value. World Bank carries out an extensive exercise, called International Comparison Program (ICP),…
Analyzing RBI’s Balance Sheet – FY24
RBI’s balance sheet for the year 2023-24 (FY24) has expanded by a substantial 11.1% as per its annual report released recently. This is significantly lower than increase of 2.4% in…
Global Trade – Analyzing the Performance
Global trade stood at $31.5 trillion in 2023, decline of about 2% over previous year as per the WTO (World Trade Organization) report. While the figure may look like a…
Global Food Price Inflation – Understanding the Dynamics
After sharp increase for two consecutive years, food prices have recorded a decline of 14% in 2023 as per Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO). However, prices are still about 26%…
Government Debt – Analyzing the Movement
Central government’s total debt is projected to increase to Rs 187 lakh crore by the end of FY25, as per the budget projections. This corresponds to an increase of 8.7%…
Structure of Banking Sector in India. Part I – SCBs (Scheduled Commercial Banks)
India’s banking sector is built around three pillars – Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), non-banking financial institutions (NBFI) and Co-operative Banks (CBs). Each pillar is sub-divided into a large number of…
State Of The Economy
Despite slowing down to 4.1% growth during March’22 quarter, optimism runs high with regard to economy’s projected performance in the current quarter. The latest RBI bulletin gives some idea of…