The Non-performing Assets (NPAs) or bad loans of banks have increased to alarming levels. Currently, the NPA ratio in Indian banks stands at 9.45 % of gross loans. The RBI has overhauled its stressed asset resolution framework to ensure speedy resolution of bad loans in the future. What are stressed assets? Stressed assets = Non-performing …
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The first chapter of the Economic Survey 2017-18 is titled, “State of the Economy: An Analytical Overview and Outlook for Policy”. The chapter covers the following areas: Short term overview of the Economy Medium-term overview of the Economy Recent developments Outlook for 2017-18 Outlook for 2018-19 (Read: Economic Survey: 10 new facts about the Indian …
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When America sneezes, the world catches a cold. Earlier this week, in America, the Dow Jones Industrial Average witnessed two successive one-day falls– one for 666 points and the other for 1175 points. It was the largest one-day fall in its history. In percentage terms, the decline was 4.6 %. It created ripples across global markets. The stock markets in Europe and …
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The RBI has put 10 Public Sector Banks under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) since April 2017. Though the PCA framework has been in operation since December 2002, its guidelines were revised in April 2017. The banks that have been put under the RBI scanner are Corporation Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Dena Bank, Central Bank of India, …
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The Economic Survey is the annual report card of the country, It is presented in the Parliament every year just before the budget. (Read: Highlights of the Budget 2018) The Economic Survey is prepared by the Chief Economic Advisor and presented by the Finance Minister. (Currently, the CEA is Arvind Subramanian and FM is Arun Jaitley.) …
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The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union budget on 1st February. It was the last full budget of the Government before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. With elections approaching, the budget was expected to be populist. The focus of this year’s budget is on agriculture and rural sector. (Read: What is Union Budget of India?) Highlights …
The Government has outlined the details of the electoral bond scheme. The concept of the electoral bond was first mentioned in the budget speech for the year 2017-18 delivered on 1st February 2017 by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The scheme was proposed to increase transparency in political funding and cut down the flow of black money …
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