Economic condition of India going downhill, with the Government sitting by and letting it happen ..
Major economies such as countries in Europe and the United States are going through a major upheaval, with a strange combination of low rates of economic growth, low interest rates, as well as high deficits. These high deficits have prompted pushes for austerity measures and other means of reducing the debts; which is contrary to the conventional wisdom whereby Governments pump in huge sums of money for schemes so that they can try to force employment, and thus try to kick-start growth. However, with huge debts, Governments are not able to do such measures, and consequently, global economic growth is slow, with few exceptions – China and India are the notable exceptions, with China having the larger growth rate, but India also having a decent 8%+ growth rate. Well, make that 7%+ now.
And this is the main problem. The current Government has, over the past couple of decades, inherited an economy that just needs more decontrol and it will keep on growing. However, for all those who say that India is fast ahead on the path to a high degree of liberalization, a review of the past 2 years shows the extent of the impact that Government policies have on the market.
Inflation is a terrifying word, having a huge impact on politicians as well as the citizenry of the country. For normal citizens, or the ‘aam admi’ in Congress speak, a high rate of inflation means that items they have taken for granted suddenly become more difficult to get. This could mean that driving a car gets difficult for those who have to travel long distances because of higher fuel prices, or families have to suddenly start thinking whether they can afford to take the holiday (either domestic or international), or families have to start wondering whether they can still afford to enjoy fruit or meat to the same extent that they used to, and so on. Inflation, when you consider the high levels of inflation that have been ongoing for the past several years, wreak a tremendous impact on families, sending those on the edge right into the poverty line.
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Categories: Accountable, Agriculture, Babudom, Congress, Controversy, Corruption, Development, Economy, Finance, Governance, Growth, India, Investing, Policy Tags: Economic condition, Economy, Farmers, FDI, Finance, Growth, High interest, India, Inflation, RBI, Slow growth
Government preparing to force builders to provide more information
The Government is proposing to make a law that will give a lot more information to buyers of property, and force the builders / property developers to be more open, have more processes in place, and hopefully not be able to hoodwink uninformed property buyers (link to article):
The aam aadmi looking to own a piece of real estate might be able to breathe easier. The possibility of being hoodwinked by a smooth-talking builder or salesman might be reduced sharply as developers will soon be required to post project details, including civic clearances, on the website of the real estate regulator. This should also reduce the chances of honest property buyers being duped by developers hiding behind terms like “super area” and fine print about various “charges” to conceal actual floor area and the final costs.
Categories: Information, Investing Tags: Builder, Civic Agreement, Contract, Developer, India, Information, Law, Property, Realty, Sales Deed
Personal finance: Indian stock market recommendations as of 13 September 2009
If you look at what analysts are recommending (that is, if you believe what analysts have to say after the events of the past few months), then the recommendations are never simple. The overall market situation remains complex:
- The rainfall over the past few weeks has reduced the overall rainfall deficit for the year drastically, as a result, the Government is now feeling a lower negative impact on overall growth
- The market has gained over the past few months, to the extent that there is a feeling that the market is now over-heated and a correction is now impending. If you read economic and equity stories, you will hear about how stock are now seen as expensive, and that fund managers are feeling pressure to invest else they will feel left behind, even though they feel stocks are now expensive
- The overall world economy seems to have stabilised and seems to be on the road to recovery, and this has been stated by many top economists and others (even if some of them are trying to make optimistic projections, there is a touch of reality)
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