India's economy has some bright spots, a number of very dark stains: Raghuram Rajan"My greater worry about the economy is the scarring to the middle class, the small and medium sector, and our children's minds, all of whic...
23 Jan, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's 8 cues for Budget 2022There is a need to shun incremental moves and look at new areas like telemedicine, tele lawyering, edutech, Rajan said. According to him, w...
21 Jan, 2022, 12.04 PM IST
Key issue before Budget is to maintain market confidence: Raghuram Rajan"We have to give a pathway for how to get back on track, a pathway which seems credible, so that the markets have some notion that we are n...
16 Jan, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
Drastic changes in monetary policy framework can upset bond market: RajanRajan, also a noted economist, opined that the government's ambitious target to make India a USD 5-trillion economy by 2024-25 was "more as...
14 Mar, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
Special status category to Bihar doesn't arise: Sushil ModiModi said, the Narendra Modi government at the Centre had given Rs 1.65 lakh crore special package to Bihar, which gave more to the state t...
31 Jan, 2017, 08.10 PM IST
Maybe what I did with NPAs made me a lot of enemies: Raghuram Rajan“The problem with forbearance is that it always looks like a good thing to do until it stops working” says the outgoing governor of Reserve...
15 Aug, 2016, 04.31 PM IST
Rexit: Friction points between the government and RBI governor Raghuram RajanFriction between government and RBI isn't new, with the central bank which doubles as the banking regulator in India, having long been accu...
19 Jun, 2016, 03.12 PM IST
Will banks cut loan rates? Here's what RBI's Raghuram Rajan says"Banks tend to be a little fast in raising rates, rather than cutting rates," he said, when asked about why banks have been reluctant in cu...
04 Mar, 2015, 05.07 PM IST
Rajan links rates to budget, rejects call to extend CDR windowPutting the ball in government's court, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said future rate cuts would depend on the fiscal consolidation pa...
03 Feb, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
Raghuram Rajan defends status quo, says more easing tied to fiscal dataHe indicated that the quality of fiscal consolidation, rather than the headline deficit number alone, will be important for him.
03 Feb, 2015, 04.14 PM IST
Government has intention to present a 'solid Budget': RBI governor Raghuram RajanRBI estimated the current account deficit (CAD) for 2014- 15 at 1.3 per cent of the GDP, significantly lower than the earlier projection.
03 Feb, 2015, 02.55 PM IST
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan sets the stage for more cutsWhile his action on Thursday is being interpreted as a surprise, a closer look at the previous monetary policy statement would make it clea...
16 Jan, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
A 'good' budget will help in disinflation, allow rate cut: Raghuram RajanIf the disinflationary process continues at a faster-than-anticipated pace, RBI can go in for a cut in interest rates, Raghuram Rajan today...
02 Apr, 2014, 07.56 PM IST
Raghuram Rajan panel had no reference to any state: P ChidambaramRaghuram Rajan Committee Report and the reason for constituting that Committee had no reference to any particular state, P Chidambaram said.
20 Feb, 2014, 09.31 PM IST
NDC to take final call on Raghuram Rajan panel report: Planning CommissionThe Raghuram Rajan Committee in its report had made a case for ending the special category status for poorer states.
24 Oct, 2013, 04.56 PM IST
Need to convince investors about long-term value India offers: Raghuram RajanWe want to convince investors that it is valuable to stay for the long term or the medium term despite all the gloom and doom.
24 Jun, 2013, 05.20 PM IST
Budget 2013: Govt has managed its expenditure carefully, says Raghuram Rajan, Chief Economic AdvisorThere has been a fair amount of conservatism built into this budget. The intent is very firmly to stay to the 4.8%.
28 Feb, 2013, 03.49 PM IST