China’s digital yuan could be the future of money

But what does it mean for global trade?

Daniel Broby, The Conversation

· Yesterday · 11:30 pm

India’s cab aggregators were just seeing some recovery – and then the second Covid-19 wave struck

By March, ride-hailing companies’ business had recovered to around 70% of the January 2020 levels.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· May 13, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Retail inflation eases to 4.29% in April, industrial output for March grows by 22.4%

The retail inflation in April was within the Reserve Bank of India’s range of 2% to 6%, for the fifth straight month.

Scroll Staff

· May 12, 2021 · 08:03 pm

Petrol, diesel prices rise by 25 paise per litre in Delhi to hit fresh all-time highs

Petrol prices have now breached the Rs 92 per litre-mark in Delhi, following the seventh rise in price this month.

Scroll Staff

· May 12, 2021 · 12:20 pm

Fuel prices hit record highs, petrol crosses Rs 100-mark in Maharashtra

Petrol price was increased by 26 paise a litre and diesel by 33 paise per litre, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers.

Scroll Staff

· May 10, 2021 · 03:45 pm

Why Pakistan’s economy has stagnated, while Bangladesh and India have made rapid progress

Bad policies may be to blame more than corruption and dynastic politics.

Niaz Murtaza, Dawn.com

· May 09, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Coronavirus second wave will have mutated economic impact, says finance ministry

It said that experience from other countries suggested that economic impacts from subsequent waves are smaller as economies learn to ‘operate with COVID’.

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· May 07, 2021 · 03:35 pm

Watch: British bakery chairman hangs up on George Clooney in this amusing advertisement

A new advertisement for British family-owned baker Warburtons.

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· May 06, 2021 · 07:11 pm

Covid-19: RBI announces Rs 50,000 crore lending programme to boost health infrastructure

Under the provision, banks will maintain a ‘Covid loan book’ and extend support to hospitals, vaccine manufacturers and coronavirus patients.

Scroll Staff

· May 05, 2021 · 11:52 am

In charts: Comparing productivity in Bangladesh with the rest of South Asia

The country’s service sector remains woefully unproductive.

Jyoti Rahman, Dhaka Tribune

· May 04, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Have India’s ultra-rich done enough to help in the country’s fight against Covid-19?

The few who have contributed to the cause have done so through their companies’ corporate social responsibility initiatives, and not their own pockets.

Niharika Sharma, qz.com

· May 04, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Four reasons why India’s Covid-19 crisis may derail the global economy

The scale of the crisis in India means that international restrictions may remain in place for longer than hoped.

Uma S Kambhampati, The Conversation

· May 02, 2021 · 01:30 pm