Page 5 - Ishan Bakshi

'Demonetisation may have cost banks Rs 3,000 cr per day'

Have written to RBI to provide bank-wise, city-wise cash distribution details

Statsguru: Divorced from reality?

In the third quarter of 2016-17, gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a robust 7%

GST Network expects last-minute rush from taxpayers

Under the GST regime, a taxpayer will typically have to fill two types of returns each month

Black money conundrums

The author tends to discount the widely accepted reasons for the rise of the black economy

Solvency position of PSBs worsens

If banks were to provide for all these bad loans, it would wipe off 63% of their net worth

Data crunching: Has Rs 9.2 lakh cr of new currency been issued to public?

This figure is at odds with RBI's most recent data on currency in circulation

Advance GDP estimates may not fully capture demonetisation effect

Much of the Q3 data will simply not be available for the CSO to factor in its calculation

Investment outlook continues to be grim

The contraction in November this year is the second biggest fall in the current financial year

Hardship set to linger

Across the country, bank branches are unable to dispense the Rs 24,000 per-week withdrawal limit

Demonetisation: Boon, bane, or simply brash?

'Business Standard' looks at its impact on the economy, banking system, companies and citizens

Banks added Rs 4.4 Lakh cr of fresh NPAs in 2015-16

Exposure to sensitive sectors rose, while recovery of NPAs slowed during 2015-16

Corporate India's financial position remains weak

As the RBI report points out, risks to the corporate sector remain due to lower demand

Statsguru: Tracking political funding

51% of total donations to National Parties came from donors whose details are not available

Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8

States sent initial queries for research to NIPFP in Feb-March; Work on research started around July

UIDAI app will enable people to do cashless transactions: A B Pandey

Interview with CEO of UIDAI

Emerging state fiscal trends face disruption after note purge

Demonetisation threatens to disrupt states' fiscal planning this year end

Statsguru: Uncertain inflation outlook

Retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to a 24-month low of 3.63 per cent in November

Statsguru: Living in times of uncertainty

With multiple triggers, policy uncertainty across the world has increased of late

Unravelling the mystery behind Rs 3-lakh crore deposits in 15 days

The 2nd fortnight of Sept saw Rs 3 lakh cr of time deposits, something unique, followed by liquidation of Rs 1.2 lakh cr of these right after

Why RBI's optimism may be misplaced

As most analysts expect note ban to sharply hit GVA growth in Q3 and Q4, the central bank's stance is being called into question