Weekly Updates on the Indian Economy
(16/04/2022 to 22/04/2022)
- National Accounts and State of the Economy
- The geopolitics of India’s oil economy
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/oil-diplomacy-indias-stance-must-remain-consistent/article65323603.ece
- ‘Make PMUY consumer-friendly’
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/pac-panel-finds-loopholes-in-ujjwala-scheme/article65323984.ece
- Spurring private investment, key to sustaining growth: RBI
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/spurring-private-investment-remains-key-thrust-area-for-sustaining-growth-on-a-durable-basis-rbi-bulletin/article65332422.ece
- IMF cuts India’s FY23 growth forecast to 8.2%
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/imf-cuts-indias-fy23-growth-forecast-to-82/article65335443.ece
- How the poor are paying the price for the global oil spike
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/how-the-poor-are-paying-the-price-for-the-global-oil-spike/article65332255.ece
- People happiest in Himachal and Punjab, saddest in UP, says survey
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/data-stories/data-focus/people-of-himachal-and-punjab-are-the-happiest-while-up-is-the-saddest-state-says-a-happiness-report/article65334544.ece
- Where did Covid-related biomedical waste go?
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/data-stories/data-focus/where-did-covid-related-biomedical-waste-go/article65340791.ece
- Skilling can unlock demographic advantage
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/skilling-efforts-need-to-be-scaled-up/article65341441.ece
- G20 well placed to catalyse international policy co-ordination to deal with macroeconomic consequences, says FM
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/g20-well-placed-to-catalyse-international-policy-co-ordination-to-deal-with-macroeconomic-consequences-says-fm/article65341722.ece
- Extreme poverty in India fell sharply in 2011-19: World Bank paper
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/extreme-poverty-in-india-fell-sharply-in-2011-19-world-bank-paper-122041800012_1.html
- India faces global challenges from position of strength, says RBI article
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-faces-global-challenges-from-position-of-strength-says-rbi-article-122041800902_1.html
- India's policy challenges will hinder net-zero progress, says Moody's
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-policy-challenges-will-hinder-net-zero-progress-says-moody-s-122041900346_1.html
- Fitch Ratings trims India's gas consumption growth to 5% on high prices
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/fitch-ratings-trims-india-s-gas-consumption-growth-to-5-on-high-prices-122041900640_1.html
- Hiring activity up 6% in March on improving economic scene: Monster report
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/hiring-activity-sees-6-growth-in-march-on-improving-eco-activities-report-122041900792_1.html
- Should purchasing power parity of $3.2 be made India's formal poverty line?
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/should-purchasing-power-parity-of-3-2-be-made-india-s-formal-poverty-line-122042000546_1.html
- India should aspire to become high-income country by 2047: NITI Aayog CEO
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-should-aspire-to-become-high-income-country-by-2047-niti-aayog-ceo-122042001345_1.html
- India ends FY22 with 2.6% drop in oil production
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-ends-fy22-with-2-6-drop-in-oil-production-122042000773_1.html
- Money sent abroad for travel grew threefold in February: RBI data
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/money-sent-abroad-for-travel-grew-threefold-in-february-rbi-data-122042100016_1.html
- India's high growth rate positive news for world: IMF Managing Director
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-high-growth-rate-positive-news-for-world-imf-managing-director-122042100089_1.html
- IMF urges India to prioritise food security, expand transfers to vulnerable
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/imf-urges-india-to-prioritise-food-security-expand-transfers-to-vulnerable-122042100119_1.html
- Covid-19 pandemic & Russia-Ukraine war: Black swans in India's gas economy
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/covid-19-pandemic-russia-ukraine-war-black-swans-in-india-s-gas-economy-122042101350_1.html
- India must boost credit, labour to raise growth potential, says IMF
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-must-boost-credit-labor-to-raise-growth-potential-says-imf-122042200428_1.html
- RBI launches next round of quarterly survey to assess business sentiment
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rbi-launches-next-round-of-quarterly-survey-to-assess-business-sentiment-122042200667_1.html
- Rajiv Kumar steps down as Niti Aayog vice chairman: Reports
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rajiv-kumar-steps-down-as-niti-aayog-vice-chairman-reports-122042201353_1.html
- India, World Bank considering $2-billion bridge finance: Sri Lanka
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-world-bank-considering-2-billion-bridge-finance-sri-lanka-122042201387_1.html
- Uttar Pradesh GSDP rises 40 pc in last five years: Suresh Kumar Khanna
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/uttar-pradesh-gsdp-rises-40-pc-in-last-five-years-suresh-kumar-khanna/articleshow/90912784.cms
- Widening trade deficit, large capital outflows put India's strength to test: RBI report
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/widening-trade-deficit-large-capital-outflows-put-indias-strength-to-test-says-rbi-report/articleshow/90916525.cms
- Over 8.25 lakh jobs created under PMEGP in FY22: Govt
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/over-8-25-lakh-jobs-created-under-pmegp-in-fy22-govt/articleshow/90940272.cms
- Wholesale inflation in March surges to second highest since 2004
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/wpi-inflation-in-march-second-highest-since-2004-as-commodity-prices-spike-122041801262_1.html
- With WPI Trending at 14.55%, What Do the Inflation Expectation Tea Leaves Tell Us?
https://thewire.in/economy/india-inflation-expectations-wpi
- FM meets OECD Secretary General, discusses bilateral engagement
https://theprint.in/economy/fm-meets-oecd-secretary-general-discusses-bilateral-engagement/927248/
- FM meets IMF DMD Gita Gopinath; discusses wide range of issues
https://theprint.in/economy/fm-meets-imf-dmd-gita-gopinath-discusses-wide-range-of-issues/925664/
- Urban poverty rose sharply after demonetisation in 2016, World Bank study shows
https://theprint.in/economy/urban-poverty-rose-sharply-after-demonetisation-in-2016-world-bank-study-shows/922584/
- Fact check: Has extreme poverty in India really dropped below 1%, as a new IMF paper claims?
https://scroll.in/article/1022329/fact-check-has-extreme-poverty-dropped-in-india-below-1-as-a-new-imf-paper-claims
- Anti-minority image for India could reduce demand for its products, warns Raghuram Rajan
https://scroll.in/latest/1022372/anti-minority-image-for-india-could-reduce-demand-of-its-products-warns-raghuram-rajan
- ‘Freebies race could lead to bankruptcy of States’
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/freebies-race-could-lead-to-bankruptcy-of-states/article65336044.ece
- ‘India could meet Sri Lanka fate if freebie culture persists’
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/india-could-meet-sri-lanka-fate-if-freebie-culture-persists/article65335476.ece
- This age of inflation
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/this-age-of-inflation/article65344563.ece
- Public Finance
- With new payment mechanism yet to go live, not a rupee spent under Central Sector Schemes in FY23
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/not-a-single-rupee-spent-under-central-sector-schemes-in-fy23-as-new-mechanism-yet-to-operationalise/article65332467.ece
- States need to prioritise spending: Report
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/states-need-to-reset-spending-cut-freebies-sbi-report/article65332426.ece
- MoD spends 65% of FY22 capital budget on domestic procurement
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/mod-spends-65-of-fy22-capital-budget-on-domestic-procurement-122042000520_1.html
- IMF projects India's general fiscal deficit at 9.9% of GDP for FY23
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/imf-projects-india-s-general-fiscal-deficit-at-9-9-of-gdp-for-fy23-122042100018_1.html
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva, highlights capex commitment
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/fm-nirmala-sitharaman-meets-imf-md-kristalina-georgieva-highlights-capex-commitment/articleshow/90943704.cms
- J-K's debt pile grows to Rs 83,536 crore: CAG
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/j-ks-debt-pile-grows-to-rs-83536-crore-cag/articleshow/90917674.cms
- When it comes to fiscal policy, some Indian states are almost as imprudent as Sri Lanka
https://scroll.in/article/1021907/when-it-comes-to-fiscal-policy-some-indian-states-are-being-nearly-as-imprudent-as-sri-lanka
Taxation
- GST requires administrative reforms
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/gst-requires-major-administrative-reforms/article65338944.ece
- GST Council may do away with 5% rate; move items to 3% and 8% slabs: Report
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/gst-council-may-do-away-with-5-rate-move-items-to-3-8-slabs-122041700211_1.html
- New tax regime: Big unexplained expenditure may lead to I-T review
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/new-tax-regime-big-unexplained-expenditure-may-lead-to-i-t-review-122041800009_1.html
- GST: GoM yet to take a view on rate rationalisation, says report
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/gst-gom-yet-to-take-a-view-on-rate-rationalisation-says-report-122041801171_1.html
- Banking and Monetary Policy
- RBI shelves plastic banknote plan
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/rbi-puts-plan-to-introduce-plastic-banknotes-on-backburner/article65323653.ece
- Interest rate hikes may hit India Inc’s FY23 earnings
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/portfolio/news-analysis/interest-rate-hikes-may-impact-fy23-earnings-of-india-inc/article65327407.ece
- Standing deposit facility, a policy milestone
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/standing-deposit-facility-a-policy-milestone/article65329381.ece
- SDF opens for banks a window for quick money
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/standing-deposit-facility-opens-for-banks-a-window-for-quick-money/article65342010.ece
- Indian rupee almost flat against US dollar at 76.31 in early trade
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/indian-rupee-almost-flat-against-us-dollar-at-76-31-in-early-trade-122042100214_1.html
- MPC meeting minutes show controlling inflation now RBI's priority
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/inflation-risks-growth-recovery-topped-rbi-mpc-members-agenda-122042201054_1.html
- MCA tightens compliance rules for Nidhi companies
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/govt-amends-rules-governing-nidhi-companies/articleshow/90956100.cms
- RBI's surplus liquidity policy helped rein in forward premia: Study
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/rbis-surplus-liquidity-policy-helped-rein-in-forward-premia-study/articleshow/90918583.cms
- Steep rise in people opting for personal loans to celebrate festivals: Report
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/steep-rise-in-people-opting-for-personal-loans-to-celebrate-festivals-report/articleshow/90980792.cms
- External Sector
- Can mobile phone exports be sustained?
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/boosting-mobile-phone-exports-have-we-ticked-the-right-boxes/article65332974.ece
- China lockdowns threaten to strangle global supply chains
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/global-supply-chain-disruption-set-to-get-worse-due-to-delays-at-chinese-ports/article65339107.ece
- India's oilmeals exports fall 37% to Rs 5,600 crore in FY22: SEA
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-oilmeals-exports-fall-37-to-rs-5-600-crore-in-fy22-sea-122041900684_1.html
- Want to wrap up trade deal with India within a year: Bangladesh
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/want-to-wrap-up-trade-deal-with-india-within-a-year-bangladesh-122042100968_1.html
- Service sector exports likely to touch USD 350 billion this fiscal: SEPC
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/service-sector-exports-likely-to-touch-usd-350-billion-this-fiscal-sepc/articleshow/90965203.cms
- Govt likely to set export target of $800 Billion for FY23
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/govt-likely-to-set-export-target-of-800-billion-for-fy23/articleshow/90966236.cms
- India's forex reserves enough to cover just a year’s imports
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/import-cover-of-forex-reserves-shrinks-30-percent-in-fy22/articleshow/90859445.cms
- India's foreign exchange reserves fall for fifth straight week
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/indias-foreign-exchange-reserves-continues-fall-for-fifth-straight-week/articleshow/90864884.cms
- Agriculture and Rural Economy
- 2022 could be global food system’s toughest year yet
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/2022-could-be-global-food-systems-tough-year-yet/article65326966.ece
- Do MGNREGA wages need upward revision?
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/data-stories/deep-dive/do-mgnrega-wages-need-an-upward-revision/article65328914.ece
- ‘Normal monsoon, higher prices may boost agri GVA by 4% in FY23’
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/normal-monsoon-higher-crops-prices-may-help-agri-gva-to-grow-4-in-fy23-niti-aayog-member/article65328922.ece
- House panel enquires into increase in fertiliser prices
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/house-panel-enquires-into-increase-in-fertiliser-prices-centre-blames-global-reasons/article65332328.ece
- Foodgrains production target at 163.15 mt
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/foodgrains-production-target-at-16315-million-tonnes-for-kharif-2022/article65335732.ece
- There won't be any fertiliser shortage in kharif season, says govt
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/won-t-be-any-fertiliser-shortage-in-kharif-season-will-fix-soon-p-k-subsidy-for-fy23-govt-122041900698_1.html
- Foodgrain production up 25%, oilseeds 42% in last six years: Govt
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/foodgrain-production-up-25-oilseeds-42-in-last-six-years-govt-122041901415_1.html
- Retail inflation for farm, rural workers rises to 6.09%, 6.33% in March
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/retail-inflation-for-farm-rural-workers-rises-to-6-09-6-33-in-march-122042001256_1.html
- India's non-basmati rice exports grows 109% from FY2013-14 to FY2021-22
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-non-basmati-rice-exports-grows-109-from-fy2013-14-to-fy2021-22-122042001385_1.html
- Fertiliser subsidy set to touch record Rs 1.65 trn in FY23: Report
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/fertiliser-subsidy-set-to-touch-record-rs-1-65-trn-in-fy23-report-122042100899_1.html
- West Bengal aims to double exports of agriculture & allied products by 2030
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/west-bengal-aiming-at-doubling-exports-of-agriculture-allied-products-by-2030-122042101022_1.html
- No loan waivers for 40% eligible farmers in three key states: Nabard study
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/no-loan-waivers-for-40-eligible-farmers-in-three-key-states-nabard-study-122042201111_1.html
- Rural India, a cause no one worries about: fall in real wages, unemployment, food price rise hit hard
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/rural-india-a-cause-no-one-worries-about-fall-in-real-wages-unemployment-food-price-rise-hit-hard/articleshow/90972966.cms
- Government sets foodgrain output target at record 328 million tonnes for 2022-23 crop year
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/government-sets-foodgrain-output-target-at-record-328-million-tonnes-for-2022-23-crop-year/articleshow/90939790.cms
- Government's wheat procurement may fall by half this season
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/governments-wheat-procurement-may-fall-by-half-this-season/articleshow/90959725.cms
- Agriculture absorbed additional 11 million workers over last 3 years: CMIE
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/agriculture-absorbed-additional-11-m-workers-over-last-3-years-cmie/articleshow/90977190.cms
- Fertiliser subsidy set to touch record Rs 1.65 lakh crore in FY23: Crisil
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/fertiliser-subsidy-set-to-touch-record-rs-1-65-lakh-cr-in-fy23-report/articleshow/90981024.cms
- Bad Wheat Harvest in 2 States May Shatter India’s Dream of Exporting Wheat this Year
https://thewire.in/agriculture/wheat-harvest-punjab-haryana-export
- Data | Heat wave in Punjab may curtail India’s wheat exports
https://www.thehindu.com/data/data-heat-wave-in-punjab-may-curtail-indias-wheat-exports/article65345049.ece
- Industry, Manufacturing, Services and Technology
- Smartphone market grows just 2% in Q1
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/indian-smartphone-market-grows-just-2-year-on-year-on-supply-chain-woes/articleshow/90980343.cms?from=mdr
- Hospital industry revenue growth likely to moderate in FY23: Report
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/hospital-industry-revenue-growth-likely-to-moderate-in-fy23-report-122042000601_1.html
- PM Gati Shakti crucial for India to become $5 tn economy: Gadkari
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/pm-gati-shakti-crucial-for-india-to-become-5-tn-economy-gadkari-122042001170_1.html
- Columns by Paul Krugman/ Joseph Stiglitz
- Opinion | Billionaires Do Not Give Anything to Society-They Take From It | Jorge Majfud
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/22/billionaires-do-not-give-anything-society-they-take-it
- The Ukraine war and the pandemic prove that markets alone cannot manage the risks to our well-being
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ukraine-war-and-the-pandemic-prove-that-markets-alone-cannot-manage-the-risks-to-our-well-being-11650376934
- Joseph Stiglitz: Russia's war highlights fallacy of relying on markets for progress
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-40853684.html
- Collective moral hazard and the interbank market
https://voxeu.org/article/collective-moral-hazard-and-interbank-market
- Opinion | How a Recession Might — and Might Not — Happen
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/opinion/inflation-recession-federal-reserve.html
- Opinion | How Green Is Your Metropolis?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/opinion/housing-density-cities.html
- Inflation’s Impact on Housing in America - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/opinion/inflation-interest-rates-housing-mortgage-loan.html
- Opinion | Republicans Say, ‘Let Them Eat Hate’
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/opinion/republicans-senate-immigration-jd-vance.html
- Other Articles/ Columns
- Covid-19: Identifying and addressing vaccine hesitancy using ‘personas’
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/covid-19-identifying-and-addressing-vaccine-hesitancy-using-personas.html
- Caste inequalities within socio-religious groups: Evidence from Uttar Pradesh
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/caste-inequalities-within-socio-religious-groups-evidence-from-uttar-pradesh.html
- Does increasing female representation in school management improve school quality?
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/does-increasing-female-representation-in-school-management-improve-school-quality.html
Commentary
- Interrogating Populist Tendencies within the Left Rhetoric in Kerala
https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/16/commentary/interrogating-populist-tendencies-within-left.html
- Russia–Ukraine War and the Changing World Order
https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/16/commentary/russia%E2%80%93ukraine-war-and-changing-world-order.html
Special Articles
- The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Intra-household Interactions in India
https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/16/special-articles/impact-covid-19-lockdowns-intra-household.html
- Assessing Direct Benefit Transfer of Agricultural Subsidies in Bihar and Odisha
https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/16/special-articles/assessing-direct-benefit-transfer-agricultural.html
- Storm Clouds Over the Global Economy
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/global-economy-recovery-endangered-by-geopolitical-tensions-inflation-by-eswar-prasad-2022-04?a_la=english&a_d=625936805b293030759b5eb4&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=global-economy-recovery-endangered-by-geopolitical-tensions-inflation-by-eswar-prasad-2022-04&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=&barrier=accesspaylog
- Summoning the Spirit of Bretton Woods
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/strengthen-imf-and-world-bank-to-stabilize-poorer-economies-by-liam-byrne-2022-04?a_la=english&a_d=6259846c5b2930307581d4aa&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=strengthen-imf-and-world-bank-to-stabilize-poorer-economies-by-liam-byrne-2022-04&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=&barrier=accesspaylog
- A Perfect Storm for Developing Countries
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/developing-countries-perfect-storm-famine-conflict-debt-by-ngaire-woods-2022-04?a_la=english&a_d=625ec9b40d5e4ec381b614fa&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=developing-countries-perfect-storm-famine-conflict-debt-by-ngaire-woods-2022-04&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=&barrier=accesspaylog
- This Inflation Is Demand-Driven and Persistent
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/inflation-demand-driven-persistent-by-jason-furman-2022-04?a_la=english&a_d=625fbc7a8d287218295157cb&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=inflation-demand-driven-persistent-by-jason-furman-2022-04&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=&barrier=accesspaylog
- How to Design a Pandemic Preparedness and Response Fund
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/pandemic-financial-intermediary-fund-how-to-design-by-mariana-mazzucato-and-alan-donnelly-2022-04?a_la=english&a_d=625fcef28d287218298fa27e&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=pandemic-financial-intermediary-fund-how-to-design-by-mariana-mazzucato-and-alan-donnelly-2022-04&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=&barrier=accesspaylog
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https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/imf-world-outlook-revision-growth-models-failing-by-mohamed-a-el-erian-2022-04?a_la=english&a_d=62627fcd003fcc2db06db1b7&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=imf-world-outlook-revision-growth-models-failing-by-mohamed-a-el-erian-2022-04&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=
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https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sri-lanka-debt-restructuring-needs-global-mechanism-by-anne-o-krueger-2022-04?a_la=english&a_d=6262b69f003fcc2db03c5c3e&a_m=&a_a=click&a_s=&a_p=%2Fsection%2Feconomics&a_li=sri-lanka-debt-restructuring-needs-global-mechanism-by-anne-o-krueger-2022-04&a_pa=section-commentaries&a_ps=&a_ms=&a_r=
- After getting inflation so wrong, can the Fed now get it right?
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/after-getting-inflation-so-wrong-can-the-fed-now-get-it-right/21808841
- Does high inflation matter?
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/04/23/does-high-inflation-matter
- China’s two-front fight to quash the virus and revive its economy
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/chinas-two-front-fight-to-quash-the-virus-and-revive-its-economy/21808838
- News on Kerala
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/silverline-rail-a-grave-threat-to-keralas-socio-economic-fields-environment-alok-verma/article65332505.ece
- Kerala striving to boost agriculture sector, says Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-striving-to-boost-agriculture-sector-says-chief-minister-pinarayi-vijayan/article65341919.ece
- Panel moots functional and financial autonomy for PSUs
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/panel-moots-functional-and-financial-autonomy-for-psus/article65341952.ece
- NPA recovery campaign by bank
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/npa-recovery-campaign-by-bank/article65346122.ece
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