Amol Agrawal
Deposits are the focal point but its intra-bank borrowings that need scrutiny
In the last few months, slow growth in bank deposits has been a talking point amidst policymakers and bankers. The RBI Governor in monetary policy of August 2024 mentioned that “bank deposits trailing loan growth” is a risk for the banking system. In RBI...
1 month ago
A new currency tries to defy conventional wisdom
The world of currencies is like this long and riveting journey which sees a constant addition and deletion of travellers (read currencies). In this voyage, Caribbean Guilder is the newest currency off the block. Richard Doornbosch, the President of the C...
3 weeks ago
Economics Nobel 2024 opens the Pandora’s Box of the role of colonialism in economic history
The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2024 has been awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson (AJR as they are popularly called) for their work on “how institutions are formed and affect prosperity”. The choice of the award is interesting as...
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