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In December 2022 Bank of Japan announced that it is going to continue with its Yield curve control policy but expanded the range for movement of the yields.This led to the fall in the equity markets and Yen appreciated against dollar. Bank of Japan on January 20,2023 stated that it intends to continue with the ultra easy monetary policy and Yield curve control measure after widening the trading band in December 20222.

Yield curve control policy is a tool used by central banks to keep the long term yields at lower/desirable levels. This exercise is carried out by the central banks when it feels that some sort of stimulus is required for the economy and as the long term rates are contained more economic activity may take place and at the same time reduce the borrowing cost of the government.

Parv Shah and Vishal Balabhadruni discuss Yield curve control.

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In today’s episode, we talk about the primary backbone of the budget- the working of the Finance Ministry and taxes, that affects all of us.

There are several expectations from the budget with regard to taxation. Will there be any change in the income tax slabs? Will there be any tax exemptions? We also touch upon key sectors such as investment, health and education. Adding to it, will India be a $7 trillion economy in seven years as said by Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran?

Nabodita Ganguly talks to Associate Editor Shishir Sinha who helps decode these aspects.

The 16th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival is all set to begin from 19th January, and until the 23rd at Hotel Clarks Amer. The organisers will be hosting over 250 speakers from across the globe, many of whom are winners of major awards such as the Nobel, the Booker, International Booker, the Pulitzer, the Sahitya Akademi, Baillie Gifford, PEN America Literary Awards, and many more. The festival is also displaying over 20 Indian and 14 international languages.

businessline spoke to the author-historian and festival Co-director William Dalrymple to hear what the audience can expect from this year, the addition of more regional writers, his thoughts on ChatGPT and more.

India, in a short period of time, has introduced game-changing products in the financial sector, with the UPI payments ecosystem becoming a runaway success.

The Indian insurance sector is also in revival mode after the Covid-19 pandemic. The sector will become the sixth-largest insurance market in the world by 2032.

Hamsini Karthik speaks to Ravi Loonkar, partner and insolvency professional, RBSA Restructuring Advisor LLP, to gauge what's not working so well in the insolvency and bankruptcy code.

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PSU stocks are well-regarded for their attractive valuations, high dividend yields, sovereign support on account of government ownership, and good return potential. After a solid 2021, these stocks seem to have found some favour in 2022 as well. As a result, PSU thematic equity funds have given robust returns.

The ongoing debate between actively managed funds and passively managed vehicles such as ETFs and index-based products is relevant too in the case of PSU funds.

Tune in to this podcast to know how these funds differ in terms of returns, portfolio construction, and much more.

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India is an agrarian economy with about 54.6 percent of the total workforce engaged in agricultural and allied sector activities, as per the 2011 Census.

With Rs 1,32,000 crore announced as the revised estimates of the budget 2022-23 for Agriculture and farmer welfare. What are the areas that the government is likely to focus on in Agriculture this budget, and what are various stakeholders looking forward to from budget 2023?

In the second episode of BL's special podcast series ahead of Budget 2023-24, MR Subramani, head, of Commodities and Agri-Business, The Hindu businessline takes us through the agriculture sector’s wishlist ahead of budget 2023.

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On February 1, 2023, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the current Narendra Modi government's last full budget before the general elections next year. Even as the world is coming out of the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic, experts believe threats like the war in Ukraine, the surge in the dollar's price and high inflation could push the world into a recession.  This puts the Union Budget into the spotlight.  

Every budget is crucial to the economy and this year is no different. Join V Nivedita and B Baskar to know what we can expect from the upcoming Budget.

1. How a recession in the West could impact the Indian economy

2. The ways to boost domestic demand

3. The Centre's focus on building infrastructure

4. The Indian 'manufacturing conundrum' 

5. Helping MSMEs

6. Reforming the agricultural sector

Tune in daily for a new episode on the Union Budget!

The latest PwC report on ‘Start-up Perspectives’ delves into some interesting takeaways. Expectedly, Bengaluru continued to be the key start-up city. It mentions that while start-up funding did decrease in 2022, it was twice more as the funds raised in the year 2020 and 2019.

Further, some of the top sectors that attracted funding were SaaS, Fin Tech, Logi and Auto Tech and Ed Tech. Interestingly, the year saw a growth in funding activity for the media and entertainment sector. Why is that so? How was the M&A scenario last year for start-ups? Amit Nawka, Start-ups Leader and Partner, Deals, PwC India talks about the findings of the report in detail. Listen in.

From a household brand of dairy products to a multi-product food brand, in the past decade, Amul catapulted itself into the league of top 10 global dairy processors. The man at the helm of affairs during that period, Rupinder Singh Sodhi has much to claim credit for the transformation of the dairy behemoth.

Under RS Sodhi, Amul forayed into newer areas in dairy, beverages, and non-dairy segments, the latest being the organic atta, thereby giving a marketing platform for not just dairy producers but also the newly emerging breed of organic farmers.

Sodhi resigned on Monday after GCMMF Board of Directors resolved to terminate his services asking him to hand over the charge to Jayen Mehta, Chief Operating Officer. 

What surprised the dairy sector and other stakeholders were there was mention by the Board of the reason for his ouster nor a word of acknowledgment of his contribution to building the brand Amul.

Rutam Vora takes a look at the brand Amul, its growth as a global milk cooperative, and RS Sodhi's departure from the milk major.

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