Latin America Update, May 2014
In 'Latin America Update' Gateway House lists some of the important events in Latin America over the past month
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Inadequate economic manifestos
What do the manifestos of the three main parties say about India’s economic challenges – managing inflation, reviving investment growth, and handling the fiscal and current account deficits? To address the country’s serious economic slowdown, these must be the three priorities for the party that comes to power
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Latin America Update, January 2014
In 'Latin America Update' Gateway House lists some of the important events in Latin America over the past month
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Latin America: 3% projected GDP growth in 2013
According to the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Latin American region is expected to grow at 3% in 2013. Although the growth appears modest, it is not bad given the GDP contraction in the Eurozone in the past two years and the lower growth rates in the rest of the world
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Protests in democracies – patterns and problems
Elections are meant to be a suitable recourse in democracies if citizens feel that the government does not represent them. However, the recent protests in Brazil, Turkey and India show that people feel political classes are too far removed from their every day realities to address their grievances
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U.S. economy: The have-nots said so
Following the 2008 mortgage crash, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board implemented a quantitative easing policy – to stabilise the banks, and rejuvenate the economic environment. Although this strategy has brought some respite, it has done so without creating many new jobs for Americans.
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The health of India’s financial sector
Is India's growing external debt a cause for concern? Are India's public sector banks too big to fail? Gateway House interviews former Whole Time Member of SEBI, Prashant Saran, to discuss the health of India's financial sector.
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The Health of India’s Financial Sector
Business Insider republished Gateway House's Samir Kapadia's interview with Prashant Saran, the former Whole Time Member of SEBI. The latter shares his insight on the health of India's financial sector.
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7% growth possible even without reforms: IMF
The 2012 Economic Outlook release, hosted by Gateway House and the International Monetary Fund on May 7th, has been reported in Live Mint, a business newspaper. The report outlines analysis and projections of economic developments in Asia-Pacific region for the year 2012
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China’s Revealing Five-Year Priorities
The Chinese National People's Congress has formulated a new five year plan that directs Chinese companies to assert themselves globally, proposes government involvement in "certain aspects of the economy related to social stability, such as inflation, public opinion, and the food supply."