Aparna Iyer

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Deputy Editor at Moneycontrol

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Can India leverage fintech to paint its economy green?

1 month ago | medium.com | Aparna Iyer

Climate change is fundamentally reshaping global finance. Companies report on ESG and want to reduce the amount of carbon they have financed through loans or investments. The decarbonising of portfolios and rise of green lending creates an opportunity for emerging markets such as India to tap into sustainable financing to support its economy. Green LendingExternal rating agencies place an indirect pressure on companies to incorporate sustainability.
Liquidity takes the lead in RBI strategy

2 months ago | cfo-india.in | Aparna Iyer

In February 2019, when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) began to cut the policy repo rate, the impact on market interest rates was limited until the central bank unscrewed the tap of liquidity in June that year. Of course, the pandemic forced the RBI to open the floodgates of liquidity, perhaps the best antidote to fear in the money markets. That playbook has made a comeback now with a high certainty of success.
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Kerfuffle of Trump and Panicans

2 months ago | moneycontrol.com | Aparna Iyer

Donald Trump's strategy of shocking markets is backfiring a bit. Dear Reader,Remember kerfuffle? US President Donald Trump’s popularised the word in his first term, which had many amused and some looking up the dictionary. In his second term, he has thrown another Trumpism but this time the word “Panican” is an original and not in any dictionary.
Quick Take: RBI bats for growth as Trump’s tariffs loom

2 months ago | moneycontrol.com | Aparna Iyer

PRO Panorama In today’s edition of Pro Panorama: A stock with a lasting imprint, leaders of market rally, NBFC warning signs, priority sector... Read Now
A currency war encore? China may already be on it

2 months ago | moneycontrol.com | Aparna Iyer

Trump’s tariffs have made Asian central banks’ jobs complicated amid a brewing currency war. April 09, 2025 / 08:12 IST Has a currency war already begun?
Can RBI stop the bleeding in the markets? It can try

2 months ago | moneycontrol.com | Aparna Iyer

The cost of capital is central to the RBI’s policy in its efforts to keep inflation-growth dynamics conducive April 08, 2025 / 08:08 IST RBI's policy committee is expected to announce a rate cut on April 9
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | How to face your tariff dragon

Mar 28, 2025 | moneycontrol.com | Aparna Iyer

Dear Reader,US President Donald Trump is making good on his promise of hitting trading partners with reciprocal tariffs with the first one to the automobile industry. Trump has said that America will impose 25 percent tariffs on imports of automobiles and ancillaries from April 2. We wrote about its impact and what investors have in store in our yesterday’s Panorama. We also explored the impact on Indian companies here and why a critical metal, copper, is facing heat here.
What is the sharp slowdown in fintech loans warning us of?

Mar 27, 2025 | moneycontrol.com | Aparna Iyer

Fintechs are seeing personal loans slow down, but this corner of their book is keeping overall risk elevated March 28, 2025 / 08:12 IST Fintech NBFCs are the risk takers of the financial system
Are NBFCs back to being reckless in unsecured retail lending?

Mar 25, 2025 | moneycontrol.com | Aparna Iyer

Non-banks are beginning to take big bites out of unsecured lending again March 26, 2025 / 09:00 IST NBFCs are back to growing their unsecured book fast
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama |

Mar 21, 2025 | moneycontrol.com | Aparna Iyer

There will always be someone willing to buy gold even though it is of no practical use to that person at that moment. Dear Reader,The Panorama newsletter is sent to Moneycontrol Pro subscribers on market days. It offers easy access to stories published on Moneycontrol Pro and gives a little extra by setting out a context or an event or trend that investors should keep track of. Story continues below AdvertisementWhat makes financial investments look good? High returns.