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Economy

Liquidity Woes

India’s banking sector is grappling with a significant liquidity crunch, one that threatens not only financial stability but also the broader economy.

Reigniting Growth

India's economic trajectory, once celebrated for its resilience and rapid growth, is now encountering significant headwinds.

Changing hues of migration

Mobility is normal human behavior and a global phenomenon. Our ancestors in the prehistoric era were hunters-gatherers. They were constantly on the move in search of food and shelter. Floods, storms, earthquakes too compelled them to move from one place to the other. Agriculture changed life, and man started to settle at a place. About 96.5 per cent of the global population today lives in countries where they were born. But there are 3.5 per cent who reside in other countries.

Path to Riches~I

A recent Oxfam report, published in January 2023, found that the richest one per cent in India own more than 40 per cent of the country's total wealth, while the bottom half together share just 3 per cent. Also, during FY 2020-21, approximately 64 per cent of the total Rs. 14.83 lakh crore in Goods and Services Tax (GST) came from the bottom 50 per cent of the population, with only 3 per cent coming from the top 10 per cent

India’s growth trend expected to soften from Sept quarter

While a favourable base effect should help accelerate India's real GDP growth to around 7.5-8 per cent YoY in the June quarter, the growth trend is expected to soften over the remaining quarters towards 5-6 per cent YoY, foreign financial services major UBS said in a report.