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Showing posts with label Investment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Investment. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Effect of countercyclical investment on employment

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An interesting paper by Buchheim and Watzinger (2023) published in AEJ: Economic Policy [15(1)] shows that investments in public buildings...
Friday, April 16, 2021

COVID-19 related economic scarring

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The IMF’s WEO April 2021 includes a chapter on the possible persistent effects of the pandemic on economic activities (scarring). It notes...
Sunday, March 7, 2021

CBS projects Nepal's GDP to contract by 1.9% in FY2020 (using new base, FY2011=100)

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On 4 March 2021, Nepal’s Central  Bureau of Statistics released national accounts statistics that were rebased to 2010/11 (FY2011) from ear...
Sunday, February 28, 2021

COVID-19 and economic divergence

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In its February 2020 G-20 Surveillance Note , the IMF notes that a global recovery hinges on making rapid progress against the pandemic and ...
Saturday, February 27, 2021

Indian economy to grow by 0.4% in Q3 FY2021 but contract by 8% in FY2021

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According to the latest estimates released by NSO , the Indian economy grew y-o-y by 0.4% in the third quarter of FY2021 (October to Decembe...
Friday, October 30, 2020

Fiscal policies to address COVID-19 pandemic

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In its latest Fiscal Monitor (October 2020) , the IMF argues for flexible fiscal measures to respond to lockdowns and tentative reopenings, ...
Sunday, August 23, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on Africa

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Paul Collier explains how four shocks (drop in commodity prices, remittances, tourism, and international capital) due to the overarching CO...

Impact of COVID-19 on the external sector

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The IMF’s latest external sector report highlights the state current account balance amidst the global trade and supplies disruptions cause...
Monday, August 17, 2020

INR 1 trillion Agriculture Infrastructure Fund in India

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On August 9, PM Modi launched the Rs 1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to be used over the next four years.  This article i...
Saturday, May 23, 2020

Actual fiscal stimulus in India

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On 12 May 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a special economic package worth INR 20 lakh crore (INR 20 trillion or about USD 267...