The economic environment in India is experiencing a significant change following the new statistics which has been supportive of rare inflation levels, near-term growth prospects, and new vulnerabilities in microfinance, fiscal stability and external trade balances. On the one hand, short-term macroeconomic indicators are promising, but on the other hand, there are some underlying pressures … Read More “India’s Contemporary Economic Scenario” »
The exports of India are also started growing. Unlike in the past where textiles, gems and low-value agricultural products controlled its export basket, there is increasing proportion whereby high-tech and value added sectors are driving the export basket. This shift is part and parcel of the larger economic aspiration of India to be a manufacturing … Read More “India’s Export Strategy: Key Sectors Driving Growth” »
One of the most crucial attributes of the efficient financial systems is market liquidity. It affects the price of assets and allocation of capital, growth of an economy and resilience to crises. Liquidity in the simplest definition means the degree to which assets can be purchased or sold easily without any substantial change in their … Read More “The Importance of Market Liquidity and Its Link to Stability” »
The trade wars have emerged as one of the hottest instruments of economic policy in the ever-globalizing economy. They are usually caused when a given country imposes tariffs or other constraints of trade on another country and as a result, the other country starts retaliating. In favor of trade wars, advocates have said that it … Read More “Trade Wars: Short-Term Gains vs Long-Term Risks” »
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are no longer hypothetical, becoming a reality of the development of the main monetary institutions. These are the digital variations of money that are issued by central banks which are intended to fit in the dynamic digital economy and may change the financial systems of the world. This article is … Read More “Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): The Future” »
Overview The world is gradually deflationary trend, but the pace and degree to which this change will be occurring differs greatly between the advanced (developed) and the emerging/developing markets. According to the projections of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the world will have its headline inflation reduced by about 6.7% in the year 2023 and … Read More “Inflation Trends: A Comparative Study of Developed vs Emerging Markets” »
Introduction In the current financial world, technology has changed the way markets are conducted. Algorithmic Trading (Algo Trading) and High-Frequency Trading (HFT) can be considered one of the most important changes in this transformation as the two interrelated approaches that have transformed the world of finance markets. These trading strategies are based on the powerful … Read More “Understanding Algorithmic and High-Frequency Trading” »
The world economy started the week on an upward but foreboding tone as investors responded to indications of improvement in the political gridlock of the United States and new information indicated increasing cracks in the global economic flows of trade. In the meantime, the safe-haven investments, like gold, shot up on new fears of a … Read More “Global Economic Outlook: Markets Rally Amid Shutdown Relief, but Trade Weakness and Inequality Persist” »
Introduction The impact of trade policies in a highly interconnected economy such as the growth, competitiveness and consumer welfare is significant when it comes to a globalized economy. In the past decade, approaches to protectionist policy have reemerged (specifically, tariffs) in response to the local industry protection and to address trade imbalances. However, although such … Read More “Effects of Tariffs and Protectionism on International Trade” »
Introduction In the context of the world struggling to come to terms with the lows of climate change, sustainability became a moral urgency that has transformed into a business need. “Net Zero” – Having the greenhouse gases released and the amount of gases coming out of the atmosphere balanced to a zero state has become … Read More “How Companies Can Reach Net Zero Goals” »
