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ECONOMIC DATA AND CORRUPTION
A researcher turned politicians’ faces into economic data, asking whether their obesity could serve as an unlikely warning sign for something governments rarely reveal: corruptionAn economist explored a novel link between politicians' physical appearance and corruption. He used computer vision to estimate body mass i...- Over 36,000 firms shut operations in Maharashtra in 5 yrs; Oppn claims graft, govt interferenceIn Maharashtra, over 36,000 private companies have been dissolved within the last five years, particularly affecting the business services ...
- Regime change? Inside Reza Pahlavi's faltering bid to lead IranReza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah, is facing growing questions over his leadership ambitions despite years of campaigning fo...
- Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were cancelled based on politicsThe Trump administration admitted cancelling grants based on state political identity. This action targeted sixteen states which had voted ...
- Aswath Damodaran explains why country risk is no longer just an emerging market problemValuation expert Aswath Damodaran argues that country risk is no longer limited to emerging markets as global companies face political, leg...
- Explained: Venezuela's complex and contested debt puzzleVenezuela faces a massive debt restructuring with creditors holding diverse claims. The nation's debt is estimated between $150 billion and...
- Adani flagship is the next big India pick for Singapore’s HeliosHelios Capital Management is investing in Adani Enterprises, seeing potential in India's overlooked market. The asset manager bought shares...
- What is behind South Africa's anti-immigrant protests?South Africa faces escalating anti-immigrant sentiment, with protesters demanding undocumented foreigners leave. Despite claims of being ov...
- India's biggest trade bet comes with six red flagsIndia may be adding more trade partners, but its latest FTA report card comes with several red marks. A new study by the Global Trade Resea...
- Private investment, not West Asia crisis, is India's growth challenge: Surjit BhallaEconomist Surjit Bhalla states weak private investment is hindering India's economic growth. He believes strong GDP numbers earlier were mi...
- Sri Lanka’s ex-Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga arrested in graft crackdownSri Lanka's former tourism minister was arrested Wednesday over alleged insurance fraud at the start of the country's unprecedented economi...
- 59% of Indian companies suffered financial fraud in 24 monthsA new survey reveals that 59% of Indian companies faced economic fraud in the last two years, a significant increase from previous years. P...
- UPA govt most corrupt regime India has ever seen: BJP MP Sushil ModiSenior BJP leader in Rajya Sabha Sushil Modi on Saturday termed the previous UPA government as the most corrupt regime India has ever seen ...
- View: More than unemployment numbers, shrinkage in purchasing power worryingWith purchasing power going down significantly, rebooting the consumer-based structure is going to be a difficult task. All these assumptio...
- Facebook can be utilised as a vital and significant tool against government corruptionThe study underscores the importance of freedom on the internet that is under threat in many countries of the world.
- India improves on transparency corruption index, scores 40 out of 100The Berlin-based anti-graft organisation has used World Bank data, the World Economic Forum and other institutions to rank 176 countries by...
- India improves rating on global corruption indexDenmark retained its position as the least corrupt country in 2014 with a score of 92 while North Korea and Somalia shared the last place.
- Not just pre-2005 ones, Ramdev wants blanket withdrawal of all banknotesRamdev urged the government to withdraw all higher denomination currency notes issued till date and not just the ones printed before 2005
- Government to look into legality of CBI: Manmohan SinghManmohan Singh today said the government will look "seriously" and "promptly" into the legality of CBI in the wake of Guwahati HC order.
- Chances of corrupt public servants being caught and punished very lessData given are not quite amenable to statistical analysis of the kind one has in mind. Therefore, one has to take some liberties with numbe...
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