Country Risk in Investment Subject : Economy Section: Capital Market Concept : Investment outside India should not be considered to generate higher returns, but to reduce the adverse impact of country risk. Country Risk Country risk refers to the economic, social, and political conditions and events in a foreign country that may adversely […]
Guidelines for UIDF likely to be released by March-end Subject : Economy Section: Infrastructure Concept : The Urban Infrastructure Development Fund, created for the growth of Tier II and Tier III cities, should focus on the ongoing projects for the effective utilisation of funds; must provide for basic services; and encourage projects with […]
India close to ‘Hindu rate of growth’ states ex RBI Chief Subject : Economy Section: National income Concept : Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has said that India is “dangerously close” to the Hindu rate of growth in view of subdued private sector investment, high interest rates and slowing global growth. Rajan referred […]
Index Providers/makers under the purview of SEBI Subject : Economy Section: Financial Market Concept : Noting the growing dominance of Index Providers due to proliferation of passive funds that drive capital flows towards assets that are part of a particular market index, SEBI has proposed to bring them under its regulatory purview. The […]
Qualified Stock Brokers Subject : Economy Section: Capital market Concept : National Stock Exchange (NSE) Friday issued a list of 15 designated Qualified Stock Brokers (QSBs), including Zerodha Broking, 5paisa Capital, HDFC Securities, ICICI Securities, Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers, Angel One, IIFL Securities, Kotak Securities, and Motilal Oswal Financial Services. This […]
Gross Domestic Product Subject : Economy Section : National Income Context: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) Tuesday released economic growth data—Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Value Added (GVA)—for the third quarter (Q3 or October to December) of the current financial year (2022-23 or FY23), as well as the so-called […]