Page 38 - Economy Interviews

Budget 2018: LTCG impact on markets is for short term, says Subhash Garg

"We are right now at about 47% debt-GDP. Bringing it down to 40 per cent requires many years," says Garg

FRBM panel roadmap became obsolete last year: CEA Arvind Subramanian

Growth seems to be up, inflation is back, there is concern about the fiscal stance, says Arvind Subramanian

GST rollout was a bit rushed, most states seeking compensation: Punjab FM

Punjab Finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal said that Punjab is discussing whether it can remodel its economy from food grain to food industrialisation economy

It takes two to tango, says Israeli official on investment pact with India

Ohad Cohen said, 'Israel can't compete with India. We are simply too small. However, both the countries have diversified economies'

Rs 500-bn additional borrowing reflected in our forecast: William Foster

Interview with William Foster, Vice-President, Moody's Investors Service

India-Israel ties are based on own merit, says Professor Harsh V Pant

It is a sign of growing maturity of India-Israel relations that Israel has not made Indo-Iranian ties central to its engagement with India

There are gains from GST, not all of which have been realised: T C A Anant

The GST has two sorts of impacts. One is on the revenue process and the second is the impact on the people who pay taxes and their behaviour, he adds

Swachh Bharat: A public health crisis is upon us; here is how to avert it

A campaign for Swachh Bharat Mission says 'put away your waste, make your city clean', but where should it be put away? A proper disposal mechanism is the only way forward, says Isher Judge Ahluwalia

No harm in fiscal deficit slippage if capex gets major boost: Ficci head

In an interview with Business Standard, Rashesh Shah also said that tax incentives for capital expenditure were a key issue

'With IBC, banks will decide their fate'

Bahram Navroj Vakil says the bigger the haircut for the bank, the more the government would have to infuse capital

Putin's return in Russia a sign of flexibility, says JNU professor Chenoy

Russia is a special strategic partner to India, and India can use Russia in dealing with many tricky issues, as the example of Doklam shows

Customers are moving away from cash to digital: Axis Bank's Rajiv Anand

Interview with Rajiv Anand, Executive director & head of retail, Axis Bank

Empowered committee of state FMs should be dissolved: Sushil Modi

GST in its current form needs to stabilise (before real estate and electricity is covered by it), says Sushil Modi

India is a US defence partner on a par with NATO allies: Keith Webster

India's status is consistent with members of NATO, other than the Five Eyes, says Pentagon official

More challenging to become manufacturing hub now: Gaurav Nayyar

India can continue to compete on the basis of existing technologies as long as it combines low wages with other supporting requirements to maintain its competitive edge, says Nayyar

Note ban impact over; firms adapting to GST: T C A Anant

'You will see the revenue figures will be higher than what we have seen so far', he added

Bank consolidation as a reform is overstated: CEA Arvind Subramanian

He says the govt did not anticipate the rising global oil prices

No labour union is recognised under IT Act in Karnataka: Priyank Kharge

With convergence of technologies such as IT, BT, nano technology, animation and cyber security... this is going to stick for a long time, says Priyank Kharge

Ratings may remain stable for the next couple of years: S&P's Ravi Bhatia

S&P Ratings Director Ravi Bhatia says although there are some short-term implementation issues, over time, GST should help widen the tax net and increase govt revenues

India needs to look beyond Buenos Aires, says Suresh Prabhu

The govt is conducting market research on specific geographies and products to analyse import demand globally, said Suresh Prabhu