Rupee Falls To 82.73/$: The Biggest Fall In Four Months
A sharp fall in the Rupee was registered against the US Dollar, with the value stooping to 82.73/$. This is the lowest value registered as of September 2022. Due to the appreciation of the dollar value, not only the Rupee but other Asian currencies like the Korean Won and the Thai Bhat saw a steep…
Shipra Prajapati
YES Bank Re-enters The Top 100 Most Valued Firms List
YES Bank re-entered the top 100 most valued companies list in terms of market capitalisation (market-cap). It is because the stock of private sector lenders zoomed 30% in the past three days after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) agreed to raise capital from funds affiliated with global private equity investors Carlyle and Advent International. …
Pakistani Rupee Emerges As The Best Performing Currency
Last week, the unstable Pakistani currency, Rupee (PKR), became the best-performing currency in the world. The PKR made the biggest gain of 3.9 % to reach 219.92 rupees against the US dollar in anticipation of substantial foreign currency inflows. The Express Tribune states, “The rupee remained the best performing currency on a week-on-week basis.” The…
Vishal Prajapati
World Bank Cuts India’s GDP Forecast to 6.5%
The World Bank reduced India’s growth prediction for 2022-23 (April-March) by 100 basis points, forecasting that the Indian economy will grow at 6.5 per cent, down from 7.5 per cent in June. India’s GDP registered a growth of 8.7 per cent in 2021-22. The Bank marked in its latest South Asia Economic Focus, issued ahead…
SHAHID MUSHTAQ
Why Should Investors Expect Recession in 2023?
Investors should expect a recession in 2023 ━ Jason Trennert, CEO of Strategas Securities, a capital market company, said in an interview. He says there are very few instances in which the inflation rate got something like 8 per cent or 9 per cent where the FED (Federal Reserve System) was able to bring it…
India Becomes World’s 5th Largest Economy- Beats The UK
India has left behind the United Kingdom to become the world’s 5th largest economy. As per IMF projections, India is now following only the United States, China, Japan, and Germany in terms of economy. A decade ago, India was ranked 11th position among the largest economies, while the United Kingdom ranked on fifth place. With…
World Economy Is Battered, India’s Q1 GDP Numbers Are Out
Europe’s economy is encountering severe inflation due to the Russian-Ukraine war and endangering energy shortage, and now all eyes are on India, as its Quarter 1 GDP growth is 13.5%. 2022 was expected to be the year of bouncing back after two tough phases of the pandemic, but the economies worldwide are not completely recovered…
Piyush Goyal Will Head The Board Of Trade Meeting Next Month
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will chair a Board Of Trade meeting in the forthcoming month to find out how to raise India’s exports, an authorised person said. The respected board is an advisory body formed to look after the foreign trade policy of India. The Board meeting will be headed by Piyush…
Krishnamurthy Subramanian Appointed As Executive Director At IMF
Former Chief Economic Adviser, on Thursday, was appointed as the Executive Director of India’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the period of three years, effecting from 1 November 2022 until further orders. Mr Subramanian, currently a Finance Professor at the Indian School of Business, will replace Surjit S. Bhalla, who was appointed in 2019 for…
One97 Communication Approved Re-appointment Of Vijay Shekhar Sharma
The shareholders of One97 Communications, a brand that operates under Paytm, have approved the re-appointment of Vijay Shekhar Sharma as managing director and chief executive officer of the company. IiAS, an investors advisory firm, said that Vijay made several commitments in the past to make the company profitable; however, these have not played out. According…