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Marshall Auerback
Every Step the EU Takes Toward Financial Unity Sows New Seeds of Its Potential Collapse
02 Aug 2020
Another “landmark” agreement in reality makes incremental progress, but at a cost of ignoring a ticking time bomb in France.
Dr. Somu
Privatisation of Public Enterprises in the Name of ‘Atmanirbharta’
01 Aug 2020
‘Instead of addressing a pandemic it is struggling to deal with, the NDA government chose this as the best time to dis-invest all public assets at break-neck speed. Narendra Modi is breaking the back…
Prabhat Patnaik
Food Consumption Trends Point at Real Income Decline Before Pandemic
01 Aug 2020
Why has there been a tendency toward persistent ‘excess supply’ in the foodgrain market when growth rate of foodgrain output has barely exceeded the population growth rate?
The Associated Press
Pandemic-Induced Lockdown Batters Economies of France, Italy, Spain
31 Jul 2020
The Spanish economy shrank by 18.5% in the April-June period from the previous quarter, the French economy nearly 14% and Italy 12.4%.
Subodh Varma
Lockdown Destroys Future as Workers Use Retirement Savings to Survive
31 Jul 2020
Over 80 lakh workers withdrew money from their provident fund accounts because of loss of earnings and jobs in the past four months.
The Associated Press
German Economy Takes Biggest Hit Since 1970, Plunges 10% Amid Pandemic
30 Jul 2020
Economists say it is far from the pre-pandemic level and won't reach break-even until 2022 at the earliest.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
50 PMC Bank Depositors Died of Financial Stress in Past 10 Months
29 Jul 2020
Distressed depositors are urging the RBI to immediately find a solution for the bank only to save their families.
PTI
84,545 Bank Fraud Cases Worth Rs 1.85 Lakh Cr Reported During 2019-20: RBI
27 Jul 2020
The total number of bank branches closed in 2019-20 are 194, including 78 SBI branches and 25 of Fino payments Bank limited, as per an RTI reply.
Prabir Purkayastha
From Atmanirbhar Bharat to Reliance India
27 Jul 2020
Reliance is using its newly minted telecom monopoly to expand into other sectors of the Indian economy in partnership with global MNCs – Google, Facebook and Microsoft. Its 5G claims are a signal…
Marshall Auerback
Even If Joe Biden Wins in a Blowout, the ‘Global Economy’ Is Not Coming Back
26 Jul 2020
New economic imperatives are forcing nations to make a choice.