How Shakespeare captured this year's economic themes more than four centuries after he wrote his plays

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- William Shakespeare excelled at stagecraft. The themes in his plays were simple, but their effect dramatic. The bard's words still resonate in many contexts-such as the economic ... Read More

Adventure deposits: A win-win-win proposition for India's banking industry as interest rates decline

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Consider these five seemingly unrelated though connected characteristics of our financial markets. First, the debt market is one largely for higher rated companies. If the rating... Read More

RBI's rate cut is a surprise, given its recent signals, but whether it'll spur investment is the question

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) credit policy announced on Friday did come as a surprise. The policy repo rate was cut to 5.25% from 5.5%. This cut was ostensibly to support eco... Read More

Money saved with banks serve worthy purposes: Why deposits need a tax break

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Is it time to put a special tax dispensation in place for interest on bank deposits? This may sound antithetical to the government's approach so far of running an alternative inco... Read More

What's behind the new depths being tested by the rupee against a weakening dollar?

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- When the rupee went to 87 units against the dollar, the market call was that it would cross 88. Once this mark was reached, the call was 89, with some even speaking of the rupee h... Read More