Inflation measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) rose to 14.2 % in November. It is the highest since April 2012, the earliest period for which WPI data is available under the 2011-12 series.WPI inflation is at the double-digit level for the last 8 monthsInflation measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) is 4.9 %.Generally, WPI …
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It has been more than 20 months and the world is still facing a shortage of semiconductor chips. Semiconductors are embedded in every digital electronic device and household appliances like smartphones, computers, cars, washing machines, refrigerators, electric toothbrushes, headphones, gaming consoles, etc that we use on an everyday basis. It is the backbone of all …
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It’s been a while since we brought you any updates from the world of cryptocurrency.The last time it was the manic rise of Dogecoin – the fun and friendly internet currency. If you had any doubts about its seriousness, it’s market cap is still worth over $30 Billion at the time of writing this article. …
China’s latest GDP data has confirmed an economic slowdown China’s GDP grew by just 4.9% in the recent July-Sept quarter as compared to the same period in 2020. This rate is down from 7.9 % growth in the April-June quarter Industrial production growth slumped to 3.1 % year on year in September from 5.3 % …
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With the threat of climate change and depletion of natural resources, ESG or Environmental, Social, Governance analysis is being increasingly applied by investors across the world in their investment process to gain a comprehensive understanding of the companies they are investing in. The analysis is based on three non-financial factors vis-à-vis Environmental, Social and Governance. …
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The Rajya Sabha, on Thursday, passed the Factoring (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 [amending the Factoring (Regulation) Act, 2011] to increase the participation of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in the factoring sector. Amid the Pegasus scandal, the reform went largely unnoticed. Nevertheless, it has significant implications for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, as …
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Cairn Energy PLC (Cairn) hit the headlines in June 2021 when it announced the take over of the ownership of the Indian Government’s properties in Paris. It was done to enforce the arbitration award won against the Indian Government at an international tribunal in December 2020. Through this article, we have tried to explain the …