Among modern economists, the person who completely revolutionized economic thinking and practice during the Great Depression of 1930s had been John Maynard Keynes whose unconventional ideas contained in his book, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, brought new hopes of salvaging war-ravaged European economies.
In today’s world, next to the politicians, the most powerful men and women have been the group of people who call themselves ‘economists’.
The first generation of fiscal reforms in the states started with the enactment of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Acts (FRBMA) between 2006 and 2010 at the prodding of the 12th Finance Commission.
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka effusively praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and called him the real "Boss" of the world.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) retained its growth projection for India at 6.5 per cent for FY26 and FY27, holding that it is “in line with potential.”
The Maldives is highly vulnerable to climate change risks, with potentially severe economic costs due to floods and rising sea level, the IMF said.
It also upgraded the growth forecast for the India economy by 0.2 percentage points to 6.5 percent for both 2024 and 2025, citing resilient domestic demand.
The data cited the buoyant domestic spending and improved global growth prospects.
In the complex world of international finance, the recent reclassification of India’s exchange rate regime by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from “floating” to “stabilised arrangement” has sparked a spirited disagreement between it and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The IMF reclassified India’s foreign-exchange regime to a stabilised arrangement from a floating system, it said in its annual Article IV country report.
