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From the sub-prime to the Ridiculous
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2008-11-11)
It is somewhat misleading to label the present crisis a "subprime crisis". This suggests that when banks Subprime loans, that is, practise financial inclusion, they are apt to get into trouble. Some commentators have even ...
The Impact of the Crisis on the Indian Economy
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2009-11-11)
The effects of the global financial crisis have been more severe than initially forecast. The turning point was the decision in September 2008 to let Lehman Brothers fail, an event that had a series of ruinous cascading ...
How well have public sector banks done?
(2002-10-19)
Neither dread Nor encourage them
(2006-10-28)
Mumbai as international financial centre
(2007-11-08)
Obama ducks the banking challenge
(2009-08-08)
Privatization: theory and evidence
(2001-10-19)
Privatisation is very much the flavour of the day. Many enthusiasts of privatisation seem to
believe that a shift from public to private ownership will automatically make for improved
performance. Yet there is little in ...
Reforming the banking sector
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2008-11-11)
The committee on financial sector reforms highlights several concerns on the Indian banking sector - about financial deepening, inadequate competition, lack of scale, high spreads banking, the low usage of new technologies, ...
Sovereign wealth funds: Western fears
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2008-11-11)
Sovereign wealth funds control assets of somewhere between $ 1.9 and $ 2.9 trillion. What are swfs, how are they governed and why are developed countries anxious about such funds being set up by developing countries? And ...