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Household Debt

  • How Indians save and borrow – in six charts

    How Indians save and borrow – in six charts

    Vijay Jadhav, IndiaSpend.com
    · 9 hours ago
  • Tamil Nadu has stringent laws against moneylending at exorbitant rates. Why does it persist then?

    Tamil Nadu has stringent laws against moneylending at exorbitant rates. Why does it persist then?

    Vinita Govindarajan
    · Oct 29, 2017 · 06:30 am
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    Sri Lanka’s worst drought in 40 years leaves villagers hungry and struggling for work

    Amantha Perera
    · Oct 07, 2017 · 09:30 pm