Analyzing Corporate Bond Market
Corporate bond market in India has come out of the uncertainties arising due to defaults a few years ago. However, the full potential can be tapped only when sufficient incentives…
Derivatives Market in India – An Overview
Derivates market in India has caught the fancy of investors with the turnover increasing over two hundred times in last five years! While derivatives serve an important function as hedging…
Global Food Price Inflation – Understanding the Dynamics
After sharp increase for two consecutive years, food prices have recorded a decline of 14% in 2023 as per Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO). However, prices are still about 26%…
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) – An Overview
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is an important economic concept, requiring significant efforts to arrive at an authentic value. World Bank carries out an extensive exercise, called International Comparison Program (ICP),…
Analyzing India’s Financial Sector Interconnectedness
Financial structure of a country is a network of institutions such as Banks, NBFCs, HFCs, Insurance companies, mutual funds and so on. All of these are connected to each other…
Government Debt – Analyzing the Movement
Central government’s total debt is projected to increase to Rs 187 lakh crore by the end of FY25, as per the budget projections. This corresponds to an increase of 8.7%…
The Progress Against Global Tax Evasion
Global tax evasion remains a challenge as per a report by EU tax observatory, an EU funded research body. The good news is that these evasions have come down significantly…
Budget – Understanding Deficit Terminologies
The budget proposal projects a decline in fiscal deficit (FD) from 5.8% of GDP in FY24 to 5.1% in FY25 whereas revenue deficit is projected to decline from 2.8% to…
Budget, FY25. Revenue & Expenditure Analysis – Part II
Against total receipt of Rs 30.8 lakh crore, central government is projected to spend nearly Rs 47.7 lakh crore in FY25. Other than interest payments, broad areas which account for…
Budget, FY25. Revenue & Expenditure Analysis – Part I
The interim Budget proposal projects total expenditure of Rs 47.7 lakh crore against receipt of Rs 30.8 lakh crore for the year 2024-25 or FY25. This implies fiscal deficit of…