Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
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Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee is an author and Contributing Editor at the Business Standard. He works on public policy, primarily finance, maritime and energy issues. He comments on current economic issues at On Point with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. He is also a Professor of Practice and Director, Centre for Regulatory Governance at Jindal Global Law School at OP Jindal Global University. He has read Economics at Delhi School of Economics and Shri Ram College of Commerce. He has worked in Govt of India as part of Indian Information Service & has since moved to The Economic Times, Indian Express & Financial Express newspapers.
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee is an author and Contributing Editor at the Business Standard. He works on public policy, primarily finance, maritime and energy issues. He comments on current economic issues at On Point with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. He is also a Professor of Practice and Director, Centre for Regulatory Governance at Jindal Global Law School at OP Jindal Global University. He has read Economics at Delhi School of Economics and Shri Ram College of Commerce. He has worked in Govt of India as part of Indian Information Service & has since moved to The Economic Times, Indian Express & Financial Express newspapers.
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Government may reintroduce new and improved Rs 1,000 note
Once the issue size of Rs 2,000 has stabilised with the banking system, the Rs 1,000 currency note, too, will make a re-appearance
 "Government may reintroduce new and improved Rs 1,000 note")
For the first time in decades, Centre's policies in tune with IMF advice
Year 2017 marks the first time ever that IMF has acknowledged this position without any caveats
 "For the first time in decades, Centre's policies in tune with IMF advice")
Two decades later, small savings return to haunt the Centre
This means, in FY18, govt to pay a disproportionately high interest for borrowings from such savings
 "Two decades later, small savings return to haunt the Centre")
GST: Luxury, standard, basic tax slabs to replace current rate on services
GST Council plans three-rate service tax structure
 "GST: Luxury, standard, basic tax slabs to replace current rate on services")
Centre seeks Mukul Rohatgi view on tax on inter-state movement of goods
More powers to states mean the taxes will be handled by the state govt officers
 "Centre seeks Mukul Rohatgi view on tax on inter-state movement of goods")
Fiscal math may not dictate Budget spend
Govt keen to show positive demonetisation effects though social spending
 "Fiscal math may not dictate Budget spend")
Lalmatia: A tale of sudden success and tragedy
In 2016, the mine produced 17 million tonnes of coal - half of ECL's annual production
 "Lalmatia: A tale of sudden success and tragedy")
Ordinance on old notes: Will it be converted into a money bill?
Ordinance gives govt the legal right to take back the specified bank notes and hand out fresh ones
 "Ordinance on old notes: Will it be converted into a money bill?")
Short-staffed and overworked: Note ban tests the limits of IT officials' zeal
For instance, the investigation wing is overworked, with just 20 officers across India. The numbers would fall short of the demands in a normal year, not to talk of these exacting times
 "Short-staffed and overworked: Note ban tests the limits of IT officials' zeal")
The fate of financial centres
Reading 'Crash, Bang, Wallop', the story of London's emergence as an international financial centre, an Indian can certainly wonder what didn't work in favour of Mumbai
RBI unwilling to cede control over payments regulations
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up
 "RBI unwilling to cede control over payments regulations")
How co-operative societies outsmart the taxman
Financial Intelligence Unit data show many of these societies have become the biggest draw for laundering money
 "How co-operative societies outsmart the taxman")
40 Jan Dhan accounts saw Rs 10-lakh-plus deposits
About 1,950 such accounts where Rs 3 lakh or more has been deposited since November 8
 "40 Jan Dhan accounts saw Rs 10-lakh-plus deposits")
How India's currency presses are printing notes 24x7
The currency presses are working overtime to produce an year's output in just 5 months
 "How India's currency presses are printing notes 24x7")
Time for states to move beyond vanilla model of auction
After the 2015 auctions for coal mines in India, there were allegations of bidding through cartels
 "Time for states to move beyond vanilla model of auction")
Auctions become a tool to bypass tough decisions
Auction for mines raises costs, but the aura of transparency it affords makes it extremely attractive for the government, according to experts
 "Auctions become a tool to bypass tough decisions")
High cost of spectrum a hurdle for digital money flow
In the first of a three-part series, Business Standard analyses the merits of the auction policy as the sole means to allocate natural resources
 "High cost of spectrum a hurdle for digital money flow")
Trade and the wealth of nations
'Waves of Prosperity' traces this global ebb and flow of trade over the centuries, building the story around the fortunes of the shipping industry
Why DCCBs are a weak link in rural credit outreach
Amid a cash crunch, district cooperative credit banks cannot be allowed to connect with the stretched banking system
 "Why DCCBs are a weak link in rural credit outreach")
Rise in black money due to election funding to political parties: Subbarao, Vinod Rai
To make the benefits of demonetisation stick, the government should immediately go for tightening "of transactions in real estate sector
 "Rise in black money due to election funding to political parties: Subbarao, Vinod Rai")