Policy

A collection of 476 posts

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The Problem with the Yield Curve

An explainer on yield curves and its impact on the construction industry.

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Agriculture will never be the same | Part 2 - Do Not Intervene

An explainer on government intervention and the Essential Commodities Act.

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Agriculture will never be the same | Part 1 - Dismantling a Monopsony

An explainer on the government's latest big bang agri reforms.

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Economic Package Explained | Part 2 — Protecting the Unsung Heroes

An explainer on the Govt's package for farmers, migrant workers, urban poor, and middle income consumers.

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The Economic Package Explained | Part 1 — The MSME Bailout

A Finshots explainer on the 20 lac crore economic package.

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Bad banks are back

A simplified guide to bad banks.

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The Government's guide to printing money

How to print money and pay off the government debt?

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No more Bankruptcies?

Why is the government (reportedly) scrapping the IBC for 6 months?

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Power Trouble

The government's plan to rescue the beleaguered power industry.

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The NBFC Rescue Plan

A Finshot explainer on how RBI plans to rescue NBFCs during this unprecedented lockdown.

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You shall not pass

A Finshot explainer on the recent change in FDI policy.

Business

A bad bet on a satellite company

An explainer on Softbank's latest bet gone wrong and the problem in our public distribution system.

Capital Markets

Weekly Wrapup: Fingers Crossed

In this week’s wrapup, we talk about the fraud at Luckin Coffee, the resurgence of Eurobonds, the MPLAD scheme, the plight of the insurance industry and how to emerge out of a lockdown.

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The MPLADS Conundrum

Why is everybody arguing about the MPLAD Scheme?

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The Great Trade Sneak Attack

How does the European Union get around US sanctions on Iran?

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Foreign e-commerce companies must pay

What's this new foreign e-commerce tax everyone's talking about?

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The Dark Knight has arrived

A simplified account of the RBI's mammoth financial exercise from last Friday.

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Does India have enough food to go around?

Why is food security still an issue in this country?

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The case for Universal Basic Income

Will Universal Basic Income help people if we were to slip into a recession?

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The curious case of stable fuel prices

What does the drastic drop in global oil prices mean for Indian consumers?

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Cryptocurrencies get a new lease of life!

Why did the Supreme Court lift the ban of cryptocurrencies?

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Competition Commission of India 2.0

Why is the government trying to fix the Competition Commission of India?

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The RBI refuses to be co-operative

Are cooperative banks getting a shakeup?

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"Make in India" Vs. "America First"

Why have US India trade ties soured in the past few years?