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India’s Narendra Modi launches bank accounts for all
August 28th, 2014
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a plan to provide a bank account for every household, in a landmark initiative to help the poor. Nearly 40% of Indians have little access to financial services and are often at ...
The economic consequences of Mr Modi
November 26th, 2016
Two weeks ago, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetised an estimated 86% of rupees in circulation, offering conversion into a bank account or into smaller currency notes until 31 December, after which these notes will have no redemption value. ...
A Modi Lecture Berating Tax Breaks For Rich Rattles India Funds
February 26th, 2016
In the run-up to India’s annual budget, a speech last month by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the focus of this year’s market chatter, unsettling some investors. Many local mutual funds, who bought record Indian stocks in 2015 ...
Modi seeks to revive India’s ‘zombie factories’, not abandon them
October 13th, 2014
The strange tale of British India Corporation is an example of how political patronage and India’s strict labor laws keep publicly owned companies going long after they are insolvent. Now Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who campaigned in this year’s ...
Modi’s $53 Billion Xi-Abe Windfall Hinges on Red Tape War
September 19th, 2014
A bear hug, a riverfront stroll and a swing-set session helped Prime Minister Narendra Modi win more than $53 billion in loans and investment pledges from China and Japan this month. Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday in New Delhi ...
India Hedge Funds Are World’s Best Performer on ‘Modi, the Hero’
August 27th, 2014
Hedge funds investing in India have become the world’s best performers this year on expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will revive Asia’s third-largest economy. India-focused hedge funds, with a sixth of the $16.5 billion in assets of those ...
Modi at the helm, and the rupee falls
August 12th, 2014
The Indian rupee has plunged almost 5% against the greenback since pro-business Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in May – so what’s behind the currency’s fall and where is it headed next? Foreign exchange strategists point to ...
These are some of the key events investors will be watching this week
December 18th, 2017
Asia-Pacific stocks kicked off the penultimate week of the year on a positive note after a Republican agreement on the shape of U.S. tax cuts aimed at boosting growth in the world’s largest economy. Equity benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong ...
Yen Rose, Euro Was Little Changed, Dollar Headed For Its First Weekly Loss
December 15th, 2017
Stocks in Asia declined and the dollar headed for its first weekly loss this month as investors assessed messages from Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings this week and concerns about the Republican tax overhaul package lingered. Hong ...
Aussie dollar tumbled, Kiwi extended a slide, Gold fell 0.3 percent, Japan’s Topix index rose
October 25th, 2017
Gains in Asian equities stalled at recent highs, while optimism in the world economy and encouraging earnings reports buoyed the dollar and bond yields. The Australian dollar sunk to its lowest since July after inflation data damped the outlook ...
