Decoding RBI’s policy on foreign debt
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued a curious circular to all banks in India. It barred Indian banks with overseas operations from lending foreign currency to Indian companies, or from...
View ArticleLatin America Update, May 2014
UNECLAC: economic outlook The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean (ECLAC), in a report released on April 29, has predicted GDP growth of 2.7% for Latin America in 2014, up from 2.5%...
View ArticleADB could use some ‘Abenomics’
At the annual Milken Institute Global Conference, which always attracts a who’s who of finance, business, government and civil society — this time from former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair and...
View ArticleIMF, RBI and interest rates
Christine Lagarde International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director was in India on 16 March for a two-day trip following the 11 March release of the IMF’s 2014 annual review of the Indian economy....
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SDR: Renminbi must reform further
On 30 November, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided to add the Renminbi (RMB) as the fifth currency in the basket of currencies that determines the value of the special drawing rights (SDR)....
View ArticleIMF reforms: still not enough
Reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has long been recognised as overdue, given the changes in the global economy. The most important among these is the spectacular rise of emerging...
View ArticleIMF: the new global central bank?
GH: The IMF recently announced in its half-yearly global financial stability report that the world is approaching another financial crisis. Anoop Singh, the Gateway House Distinguished Fellow in...
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IMF spring meetings: projecting a pickup
The 2017 Spring International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings begin later this week. Despite the tide of populism and geopolitical uncertainties, the global economic recovery is gaining...
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IMF, WB Annual Meetings 2017: growth outlook
This is part one of a two part series. You can read part two here. The global economy looks in better shape and the long awaited recovery seems to be taking root, but the key drivers of global growth...
View ArticleChinese economy up against twin bubble
China is facing an economic slowdown, a trade conflict with the United States and an economy drowning in debt, all at the same time. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang warned earlier this month that the...
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