This is a column by Charlie Harper, an Atlanta-based public policy expert and longtime contributor to the Savannah Morning News. In the long run, we are all dead. This is perhaps the most famous quote – and caveat – from the late economist John Maynard Keynes. While Keynes is todayRead More →
From 2024, companies will be allowed to buy international carbon credits to offset up to 5% of their taxable emissions, he added. “It will moderate the impact for businesses,” Wong said. “It will also help create local demand for high-quality carbon credits and catalyze the development of well-functioning and regulatedRead More →
Continued from yesterday In the oil and gas industry, for example, all major legal work (valued well over $1 billion) by major IOCs is done by retained foreign law firms. These overseas law firms are engaged in extensive legal support for IOCs – from advising on contract drafting, consultation, arbitration,Read More →
Continuation from yesterday In the oil and gas industry, for example, all major legal work (worth well over $1 billion) done by major IOCs is done by retained foreign law firms. These overseas law firms are engaged in extensive legal support for IOCs – from advising on contract drafting, consultation,Read More →
In the lives of techies and startup founders, “hacking” is a respected term, meaning punching above your weight. Growth hacking is a basic operating principle for early-stage startups. This has now given way to the “fundraising hack” in which you raise venture capital funds well beyond the current stage ofRead More →
The India Economic Survey acts as a bulletin of the economy presented by the government which also features a prescriptive policy plan with a short to medium term horizon. Published on the eve of the EU budget, it also provides an overview of the macroeconomic framework that underpinsRead More →
Have you found yourself in need of more cash lately? If so, you’re not alone. Over the last decade, the number of people with a personal loan has nearly doubled from around 11 million in 2010 to around 21 million in 2020, and personal loan debt has nearly tripled fromRead More →
It is now mid-December and some people have already retired for the holidays while others are gearing up for the most deserved summer vacation. Now is the time for family and friends to spend quality time together and the braais are at the heart of these commitments. Unfortunately, braai budgetsRead More →
On the surface, it appears the country has made a lot of progress in its post-COVID-19 recovery. Although things are not “as usual” everywhere, there is a growing sense of optimism and a growing sense of normalcy. Just below the surface, however, there are still significant disruptions, many of whichRead More →
There is an ongoing debate about a possible exemption from interest payments for the six-month moratorium period granted by the RBI. While a waiver can provide immediate short-term relief to borrowers, if history teaches us anything, waivers come with far-reaching, long-term concerns. First, who should be entitled to receive theRead More →
Apr 25, 2020 Editor’s Note: The Economist makes some of its most significant coverage of the covid-19 pandemic available to readers of The economist today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, subscribe here. For our coronavirus tracker and more coverage, check out our hub VSOVID-19 CONFRONTS humanity with a hostRead More →
ohn March 3, we published an updated research report on Huntington Bancshares Incorporated HBAN. The company continues to benefit from organic and inorganic growth strategies, increasing loan and deposit balances, while squeezing margins due to a low interest rate environment and lack of diversification of the loan portfolio remains aRead More →
A bipartisan congressional bill introduced last month that would benefit struggling CMBS borrowers through a new loan facility backed by the Treasury went to the House Financial Services Committee for consideration. But the transition could be an uphill battle, based on a negative reaction to the measure. Even an influentialRead More →
“No economic interest, under any circumstances, can be above respect for life.” – Manfred Max-Neef, Chilean economist, 1932 -2019 A national conversation has begun that is alarming, but also familiar. He talks about costs and trade-offs, losses and accounts. It is a conversation about human lives framed in the languageRead More →