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Madan Sabnavis

ARTICLES BY MADAN SABNAVIS

Adventure deposits make sense in today’s low-interest-rate environment that favours borrowers over deposit holders.

Adventure deposits: A banking idea that may be perfect for the times

4 min read . 09 Dec 2025

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to cut the rate and maintain RBI’s stance at ‘neutral'. (PTI)

A surprise RBI policy rate cut: Will it move the needle on investment?

3 min read . 05 Dec 2025

Deposits should not be seen as just a part of the banking business guided by market forces.

Relieve Indian savers: Earnings from bank deposits are overtaxed

4 min read . 05 Nov 2025

Whenever the rupee drops without a convincing explanation, the market turns to RBI for direction. (istockphoto)

Why the rupee keeps falling despite strong reserves and stable fundamentals

4 min read . 07 Oct 2025

A credit default swap (CDS) is essentially a form of insurance taken by an investor while investing in a security where the CDS seller provides cover in case of a default. (Pixabay)

Madan Sabnavis: Why corporate borrowers need to track credit default swap rates

4 min read . 14 Sept 2025

The S&P upgrade comes at a critical time for India, given the uncertainty over a tariff of 50% being imposed by the US on imports from here. (Bloomberg)

BBB effect: India’s S&P rating upgrade should cheapen loans and draw capital

4 min read . 19 Aug 2025

A support framework should be drawn up to help exporters adjust to this new normal.

Trump tariffs: India can afford to offer its exporters a relief package

4 min read . 05 Aug 2025

Extending ratings to financial products beyond debt will strengthen public confidence. (istockphoto)

Ratings: What works for bonds can aid investors elsewhere too

4 min read . 21 Jul 2025

There has been a distinct shift towards the use of coarse cereals for health benefits at the expense of finely ground (and unhealthy) wheat flour.

Indian consumer habits: Second guess them at your own risk

4 min read . 29 Jun 2025

India’s economy is moving along a rather unique path. (Bloomberg)

RBI’s policy review: Why this time is truly different

4 min read . 26 May 2025

Broadly, the data shows that there has been a distinct improvement in the transmission of repo rate changes, especially over the last five years. (REUTERS)

India’s transmission of repo rate changes has improved over time

5 min read . 11 May 2025

While it is necessary to monitor credit growth to ensure that there is no over-lending, targeting any credit-deposit ratio would be difficult. (AFP)

Is the credit-deposit ratio of banks still worth tracking?

4 min read . 15 Apr 2025

Manufacturing must work hard to seize the consumer’s attention with innovative and cost-effective products to ensure that demand is kept ticking. (Mint)

Madan Sabnavis: Can our economy count on manufacturing as an engine of growth?

4 min read . 19 Mar 2025

Global talk of de-dollarization intensified after the US put an embargo on all of Russia’s dollar assets in 2022. (Image: Pixabay)

Madan Sabnavis: There is no alternative to the US dollar as the world’s currency

5 min read . 19 Feb 2025

Trump has conveyed an intent to impose higher import tariffs to correct uneven trade relationships with Canada, Mexico, the EU and China. (REUTERS)

Madan Sabnavis: The targets of Trump’s tariff strikes need not ‘chicken out’

5 min read . 02 Feb 2025

There are several segments that remain outside the tax dragnet’s reach and should be included to increase revenue.

India should take cues from Piketty on enlarging its tax mop-up

4 min read . 09 Jan 2025

Madan Sabnavis, chief economist, Bank of Baroda.

Transiting from 2024 to 2025 will have its uncertainties

4 min read . 26 Dec 2024

Ten themes from 2024 stand out that may have led Shakespeare to remind us that 'all the world’s a stage', and all the men and women merely players.

Full of sound and fury: What the Bard might have said about 2024

5 min read . 24 Dec 2024

The policy holds out hope for industry and markets of a rate cut being around the corner (PTI)

Pivot wait: RBI's monetary policy points to a rate cut in February

1 min read . 06 Dec 2024

JLI will be an effective way of making government money work better.

To generate jobs, India should consider a jobs-linked incentive scheme

4 min read . 28 Nov 2024