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Nov 20, 2024 | thehindubusinessline.com | Parthapratim PalPartha Ray |Parthapratim Pal |Partha Pratim Ray

The BRICS Summit, chaired by Russia, was held from October 22-24 in Kazan. On its website (https://brics-russia2024.

Sep 4, 2024 | thehindubusinessline.com | Parthapratim PalPartha Ray |Parthapratim Pal |Partha Pratim Ray

Recently the World Trade Organization (WTO) released two important documents — (i) World Trade Statistics 2023; and (ii) World Tariff Profile 2024. While both contain detailed and apparently boring data tables and refrain from presenting any analysis, sifting through these documents are a number of interesting trends in the current global trade scenario emerge.

Mar 27, 2024 | thehindubusinessline.com | Parthapratim PalPartha Ray |Parthapratim Pal |Partha Pratim Ray

In its March 2024 policy meeting, the US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced that the Fed would keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged. He suggested that the US Fed is committed to bringing inflation down to the target rate of 2 per cent. If the inflation is brought down to a satisfactory level, then the Fed may consider cutting the benchmark interest rate later this year.

Feb 26, 2024 | thehindubusinessline.com | Parthapratim PalPartha Ray |Parthapratim Pal |Partha Pratim Ray

In its Article IV consultations with India released in December 2023, the International Monetary Fund reclassified India’s de facto exchange rate regime from “floating” to “stabilised arrangement”, while the de jure classification remained “floating”.

Nov 6, 2023 | thehindubusinessline.com | Parthapratim Pal |Partha Pratim Ray |Parthapratim PalPartha Ray

It appears not all is well in the Chinese economy. Of late, it is suffering from multiple headwinds. First, the Chinese construction sector, which has been one of its prime drivers of demand, is showing signs of significant slowdown since 2021. The extent of the slowdown is manifested by the debt servicing problems faced by large Chinese real estate developers. Two years ago, the Chinese company Evergrande, faced difficulties servicing its external debt.