Economy

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling government has yet again clashed with the LGBTQ+ community after passing a bill that has been critiqued for its homophobic implications.The Fidesz ruling party which has landslide victories to its credit since 2010, has passed

‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ written by American educator Stephen R. Covey, is indubitably one of those few astounding books that are not just meant to be kept on the shelf but instead require us to come back

One of the most famous examples of a cartel given by many economists is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). According to the OPEC countries, the major objective of the organization is “Unification and coordination of petroleum policies among

When the BJP led government won the elections in 2014, PM Modi strived to practice a neoliberal approach in the economy. This led to a small stream of free trade, privatisation and disinvestment. The rhetoric of ‘minimum government and maximum

Martin Scorsese plays his magic as a filmmaker yet again! With ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’, it looks like he went to several extremes to bring the best possible outcome for a dark, yet humorous film. The 2013 film became

Fiscal policy is an important policy instrument that influences economic growth through a direct impact on aggregate demand, and consequently, total income in an economy. Fiscal policy can be of two types, expansionary or contractionary with the main tools being

“Business is all about risk taking and managing uncertainties and turbulence.”

Inflation, also listed as the number one ‘public enemy’ by President Gerald Ford in 1974, is basically a situation where everybody is so rich that nobody can afford anything. A common tool used to measure inflation is the Consumer Price

As per the RBI Annual Report 2020-21, the number of bank frauds reported during the year decreased by 15% in terms of number and 25% in terms of value, vis-à-vis 2019-20 (See tables below). The share of PSBs in total

A study conducted in Nepal, monitoring the effects of easily accessible, no-fee accounts offered to female heads of households living in slums, showed that while there was no evidence of an increase in assets, it did lead to an increase