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Sanjay Roy
Inflation Spiral is Hitting the Working Poor the Hardest
20 May 2022
Time is ripe to do away with every central cess on petroleum products and reject the government’s narrative that the poor are hurt less by higher prices than the rich.
Seda Sezer Bilen
Turkey Witnesses Bitcoin Frenzy Amid Economic Turmoil
17 May 2022
Cryptocurrency ownership is soaring in Turkey as high inflation and a weak lira prompt Turks to seek ways to preserve the value of their savings. Concerns rise about a fast-growing industry and…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Sri Lankan Situation is Fraught with Danger
16 May 2022
The danger here is that the emergent political dimensions will undermine the prospects of economic recovery.
C. Saratchand
Political Economy Implications of the Conflict in Ukraine on Europe
15 May 2022
Within the European Union, the recent attempt to ban Russian oil imports was stoutly opposed by a number of member countries, especially Hungary. Likewise, shipping companies based in Greece have…
Subodh Varma
Modi Govt Struggles to Control Runaway Price Rise
15 May 2022
Along with wheat and atta, prices of vegetables, cooking oils, milk and LPG cylinders are all zooming up.
Lekhanath Pandey (Kathmandu)
Nepal's Economy Hammered by Power Outages
14 May 2022
Nepal relies heavily on electricity imported from India, where generation is running low amid one of the worst power crises in years.
PTI
Wheat Exports Banned One Month After PM Modi Said ‘India Can Feed the World’
14 May 2022
Ban comes into immediate effect as domestic prices skyrocket. Onion seed exports restricted.
Newsclick Team
Even Flour has Become Expensive, What is the Govt Doing?
12 May 2022
This NewsClick Video looks at why the flour prices have increased and if the government can tackle these price hikes.
Newsclick Team
Interest Rate Hike Could Cause More Unemployment
10 May 2022
The RBI has followed the now globally discredited economic dogma that the only way to tackle high inflation is to hike interest rates and reduce money-supply.
Subodh Varma
Can Modi Govt Handle Approaching Wheat Crisis?
08 May 2022
Production has dipped for the first time in the Modi era and procurement has plummeted, bringing wheat stocks down and affecting foodgrain-based schemes.