Category: Finance News

Jun 2

The inflation conundrum: Protection provided by govt through tax cuts might be partial, and these can be done only to a limit

How effective are governments and central banks in controlling the economy? This question has become relevant in the face of high inflation throughout the world. Central banks everywhere have started increasing their policy rates or are contemplating the same. Governments, too, are trying to control inflation, a recent example from India being the Centre’s decision […]
Jun 2

Unique identity crisis: Govt’s flip-flop over Aadhaar card usage is unfortunate; Indians need data protection

Apart from creating unnecessary confusion, the Centre’s recent flip-flop over the safety of sharing Aadhaar card photocopies also exposes the deep-rooted problems in the ecosystem. A regional office of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had cautioned against sharing photocopies with “unlicensed private entities”, in an advisory last week. It also warned against downloading […]
Jun 2

‘Bloomberg Equality’ Special: Pride Month (Full Show)

In this special Pride edition of “Bloomberg Equality,” Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Romaine Bostick dig into the importance of LGBTQ visibility, the leadership paving the way to inclusion, and the economic realities for this community. Guests include: GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, and Andrei Najjar, CEO of The Pride Co-op. ——– Follow Bloomberg for business […]
Jun 2

Women in the workforce: The gig picture

By Rameesh Kailasam & Madhabi Sarkar There are close to 440 million working-age women in India as per various estimates. Women make up 48% of the Indian population and need to benefit equally from the country’s economic growth. Women are the largest reservoir of untapped potential in India that can usher the country to its […]
Jun 2

Australia Minister Linda Burney on First Nations Voice

New Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney discusses the plan to hold a referendum to enshrine a First Nations voice in its constitution within three years. Australia’s first Aboriginal woman to hold the role says that narrowing the gap between Indigenous people and the rest of the country’s population faces an uphill battle. She speaks […]