Union Budget 2025 Fails to Revive Growth, Leaves Economy Adrift
The budget doles out tax breaks to the middle class, and hopes that no one would notice that nothing much is being done to boost growth.
Category Center for the Study for Finance and Economics
Trump, Tariffs, and the Rupee: A New Economic Equation?
The rupee's sharp decline to ₹86.62 against the dollar in Jan 2025 raises concerns due to higher import costs and inflation but may not boost exports due to shifting from price-sensitive to income-sensitive items, amidst global economic challenges and potential geopolitical resolutions affecting the US dollar.
Viksit Bharat – Developed India @2047 and Union Budget 2025-26
The IMPRI, Center for the Study of Finance and Economics (CSFE), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on the topic Viksit Bharat – Developed India @2047 and Union Budget 2025-26
Strengthening Digital Inclusion through the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund 2021 (PIDF)
RBI launched the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund in January 2021.
Viksit Bharat – Developed India @2047 and Union Budget 2025-26
IMPRI Center for the Study of Finance and Economics (CSFE), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted a panel discussion on ‘Viksit Bharat—Developed India @2047 and Union Budget 2025-26’ on February 2, 2025
National Pension System Vs. Unified Pension System: Why NPS Would be a Smarter Choice?
Those risk-averse and unsure how to deploy lump sum received during superannuation would be better off with UPS; others should stick with NPS
Advancing Free Trade Through AITIGA Reforms
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) was signed and entered into force on January 1, 2010. The AITIGA (also known as ASEAN-India FTA) was a culmination of a series of efforts by both ASEAN member-States and India to ameliorate their ties. After completing a decade of the AITIGA in 2019, ASEAN and India mutually decided to review the agreement through consultations. While attending the 20th ASEAN-India Summit in 2022 at Jakarta, the Indian Prime Minister emphasised the need to complete the AITIGA in a time-bound manner.