In the crucial financial time, where the cash flow in the economy seems to decrease and poor performance of the stock market and the Indian economy as a whole, with a mere GDP growth of 5-6%, the relevance of the country’s Central Bank have degraded largely. These days too much is being made of the […]
Cash Reserve Ratio Of late we have been hearing about the ongoing debate in the Indian economy pertaining to CRR. One of the best suggestions recently came from the Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, C. Rangarajan. Mr. Rangarajan suggested on phasing out the cash reserve ratio (CRR) requirements of banks and using […]
Financial Repression What does Financial Repression Mean? Financial Repression means the process through which Governments and Financial Institutions repress savers from receiving a reasonable return on their saving by artificially lowering the deposit rates. Financial Repression takes mainly through: a) The Governments and the Central Banks artificially lowering the interest rate by setting a very […]
Indian Solar Energy has received wide acclaim in national and international media for being a great success. However compared to other countries, the claims seem quite empty. Note India’s total solar power capacity is around 1 GW, in comparison one of the poorest provinces in China – Qinghai installed 1 GW in 2011 alone. Also […]
I have always said that investing in Indian mutual funds is a dumb idea given the lack of regulation , under performance, high fees and front running and fraud conducted by mutual fund managers. It is best to invest in a good ETF with low fees such as the Nifty Bees ETF which was one […]
The Indian Private Equity Industry was on a high for the past few years with a new PE fund being opened every few months by PE veterans.The global interest in the Indian economy had been very high given the growth potential.There was a lot of money waiting on the sidelines to take part in the Indian growth story.Most of the PE performance till then had been very good given a rising tide lifts all boats.However the recent year has not been that good.More than one PE manager has had to shutdown given the lack of funding while others have found it difficult to exit given the bad stock market conditions.