Economic leaders face a new era of industrial policy
Business Standard|October 28, 2024
Policymakers brace for more protectionism and demise of 'neoliberalism' if Trump is re-elected in the US
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At the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank this week, Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the IMF, expressed a mix of relief and trepidation about the state of the world economy.

Policymakers had tamed rapid inflation without causing a global recession. Yet another big economic problem loomed. Rising protectionism and thousands of new industrial policy measures enacted by countries over the last year are threatening future growth prospects.

"Trade, for the first time, is not the engine of growth," Georgieva said at a Bretton Woods Committee event.

Eighty years after the IMF and the World Bank were created to stabilize the global economy in the wake of World War II, the role of those organizations and the guiding principles has fallen out of fashion. But today, those who espouse such 'neoliberal' notions of open markets are increasingly lonely voices.

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Begin early, use equity MFs, NPS and PPF to build corpus
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Begin early, use equity MFs, NPS and PPF to build corpus

Extending work life may not be easy: Health issues, changing workplace needs may upend plans

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Sunny skies for REITs, with a high chance of growth
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Sunny skies for REITs, with a high chance of growth

Home stretch for real estate investment trusts as strength of the office leasing market and Q2 results show endurance

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The steady drumbeat of value creation
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The steady drumbeat of value creation

HSBC Value Fund, launched in January 2010, has consistently ranked in the top 30 percentile of the focused funds category in the CRISIL Mutual Fund Ranking (CMFR) for three consecutive quarters up to June 2024.

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Moderate rally in Samvat 2081; DIIs key drivers'
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Moderate rally in Samvat 2081; DIIs key drivers'

The markets are set to enter Samvat 2081 after a year where midcap and smallcap indices outperformed their larger peers. JIGNESH DESAI, chief executive officer of institutional equities at Centrum Broking, in conversation with Puneet Wadhwa in Mumbai, discusses how specific stocks in the largecap universe will continue to attract interest. He also shares his outlook on the midcap and smallcap rally, which he expects to persist over the next two to three years, albeit with intermittent corrections that could present buying opportunities. Edited excerpts:

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Stop, think, then take action: PM's mantra to counter 'digital arrests'
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Stop, think, then take action: PM's mantra to counter 'digital arrests'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged the issue of fraudsters targeting people with the cyber crime of \"digital arrests\" and urged people to adopt the mantra of stop, think and take action when faced with such a scam, asserting that these steps will provide digital security to them.

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In a first, standard treatment norms for vets unveiled

They discourage excessive use of antibiotics in poultry and livestock

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Luxe hotels curate Diwali hampers beyond the box
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Luxe hotels curate Diwali hampers beyond the box

Season highlights: Locally sourced goodies, sustainable packaging

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When deposits become 'assets' of banks
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When deposits become 'assets' of banks

Offering a higher interest rate is an easy but costly solution. It's time for banks to innovate

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SCENT OF A MAN
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SCENT OF A MAN

Why domestic telcos smell trouble if Elon Musk's Starlink gets satellite spectrum at administrative prices

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