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Manas Chakravarty

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ARTICLES BY MANAS CHAKRAVARTY

The good thing about the last four years is that the masks are off.

Opinion | What is at stake in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

3 min read . 27 Nov 2018

RBI governor Urjit Patel must ensure his name doesn’t go down in the history books merely as the man who said yes to demonetisation. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

The political economy of central bank independence

3 min read . 13 Nov 2018

The share of NBFCs in total finance to MSMEs went up from 7.9% in December 2015 to 9.6% as on June 2017 and then spurted to 11.3% by June 2018. Graphic: Mint

The need for a boost to MSME sector

2 min read . 05 Nov 2018

RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya said last week that direct intervention and interference by the government in the operational mandate of the central bank negates its functional autonomy.

Worrying signals from RBI-government spat

2 min read . 31 Oct 2018

CBI special director Rakesh Asthana (left) and CBI director Alok Verma in 2017. Photo: HT

The CBI model of transparency and clean governance

3 min read . 30 Oct 2018

10% of the richest Indians have 77.4% of the wealth in India; the poorest 60% have 4.7%. Graphic: Mint

Richest 10% of Indians own over 3/4th of wealth in India

2 min read . 23 Oct 2018

Unlike nations whose industrial growth is investment-led, or export-led, India’s industrial production, according to the CSO, depends on rising indigestion. Photo: Mint

Opinion | The role of indigestion in India’s industrial growth

3 min read . 16 Oct 2018

IMF’s global financial stability report warns of serious risks to emerging market capital flows

2 min read . 12 Oct 2018

The dependence on commercial papers as a source of funds also explains the fear in the market after the IL&FS implosion. Graphic: Mint

Commercial paper borrowings spike in H1 FY19: RBI data

2 min read . 10 Oct 2018

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Photo: Bloomberg

Opinion | Is this time different for the emerging markets?

3 min read . 09 Oct 2018

Drivers of RBI’s future monetary policy stance

2 min read . 08 Oct 2018

Signs of a slowdown in the global economy, but prices are rising

1 min read . 08 Oct 2018

The risk for the government is that current reality may finally dampen future expectations, which is what seems to be happening in the markets. Photo: Reuters

The political message from RBI consumer confidence survey

2 min read . 08 Oct 2018

Opinion | UN body paints ugly picture of the economic system

3 min read . 02 Oct 2018

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Photo: AFP

The impact of US Fed policy on emerging markets

3 min read . 27 Sep 2018

Manas Chakravarty. Between 2009 and 2013, India’s HDI increased from 0.512 to 0.586. That’s a jump of 14.5%. Photo: Charlotte Anderson.

The messages from India’s HDI score

2 min read . 18 Sep 2018

Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

Learning from Lehman, we’ve reinflated the bubble

10 min read . 17 Sep 2018

India’s forex reserves, in months of imports, will be lower at the end of 2019-20 than in 2013-14, the IMF has predicted. Graphic: Ajay Negi/Mint

Govt fires first salvo to defend rupee, but don’t rule out heavy-duty firepower

4 min read . 17 Sep 2018

The chart shows that while core inflation has abated a little, it remains elevated and there’s a bit of a base effect there, too.

Good inflation print, but it is likely to be overtaken by events

1 min read . 13 Sep 2018

The depreciation of rupee against the dollar is much less than in some of the most vulnerable economies. Graphic: Mint

A whiff of danger in the financial markets

2 min read . 05 Sep 2018

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