Mint Road to Recovery

Hosted by Mitali Mukherjee, tune in to comprehensive coverage of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2021-22 with a panel of experts, investors, industry leaders, and analysts.

Hosted by Mitali Mukherjee, tune in to comprehensive coverage of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2021-22 with a panel of experts, investors, industry leaders, and analysts.

Hosted by Mitali Mukherjee, tune in to comprehensive coverage of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2021-22 with a panel of experts, investors, industry leaders, and analysts.

Hosted by Mitali Mukherjee, tune in to comprehensive coverage of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2021-22 with a panel of experts, investors, industry leaders, and analysts.

Governments across the world are spending their way out of the present covid-19 triggered crisis. India’s central government hasn’t made a big splash with spending, given fiscal constraints. The economy got its booster shot largely through credit, rather than fiscal support. But now, with the recovery setting in, the economy requires its fiscal dose and markets are ready with their list of must-dos for the finance minister.

Joining our moderator Mitali Mukherjee are Pranjul Bhandari (chief India economist, HSBC), Neelkanth Mishra (India strategist and co-head of equity strategy, Asia Pacific, at Credit Suisse), R Sivakumar (head-fixed income at Axis Mutual Fund) and Vetri Subramaniam (head – equity at UTI Mutual Fund).

Governments across the world are spending their way out of the present covid-19 triggered crisis. India’s central government hasn’t made a big splash with spending, given fiscal constraints. The economy got its booster shot largely through credit, rather than fiscal support. But now, with the recovery setting in, the economy requires its fiscal dose and markets are ready with their list of must-dos for the finance minister.

Joining our moderator Mitali Mukherjee are Pranjul Bhandari (chief India economist, HSBC), Neelkanth Mishra (India strategist and co-head of equity strategy, Asia Pacific, at Credit Suisse), R Sivakumar (head-fixed income at Axis Mutual Fund) and Vetri Subramaniam (head – equity at UTI Mutual Fund).

Should there be a bank recap plan in the Budget? Or should the government announce privatization of major state-owned banks? What else can/should the Budget do to create a financial system that can support higher growth and job creation? How can the budget aid in better financial intermediation - banking or markets? Tune into the Mint panel discussion on the big questions in banking and the economy as we approach Budget 2021. Joining our moderator Mitali Mukherjee are Ashish Chauhan (MD and CEO, BSE), Roopa Kudva (MD, Omidyar Network India), Aymar De Liedekerke Beaufort (CEO, BNP Paribas India) and Ananth Narayan (Associate Professor, SPJIMR)

Should there be a bank recap plan in the Budget? Or should the government announce privatization of major state-owned banks? What else can/should the Budget do to create a financial system that can support higher growth and job creation? How can the budget aid in better financial intermediation - banking or markets? Tune into the Mint panel discussion on the big questions in banking and the economy as we approach Budget 2021. Joining our moderator Mitali Mukherjee are Ashish Chauhan (MD and CEO, BSE), Roopa Kudva (MD, Omidyar Network India), Aymar De Liedekerke Beaufort (CEO, BNP Paribas India) and Ananth Narayan (Associate Professor, SPJIMR)

Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Former Dy. Chairman of the erstwhile Planning Commission of India), Dr. Shankar Acharya (Former Chief Economic Advisor, GOI) and Sajjid Z. Chinoy (Chief India Economist, JP Morgan) take on the single biggest issue that confronts the country: What we must do to revive our Covid-crunched economy. There are some prickly policy matters we must urgently address, such as our fiscal response to the current economic crisis, what it implies to the government’s budgeting, and whether our legal restrictions on fiscal deficits need revision—or even outright rejection. There is no escape from tough calls at this crucial juncture of the Indian economy’s emergence story, and what stance policymakers adopt could shape our economic prospects for years to come. Tune into this episode for more.

Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Former Dy. Chairman of the erstwhile Planning Commission of India), Dr. Shankar Acharya (Former Chief Economic Advisor, GOI) and Sajjid Z. Chinoy (Chief India Economist, JP Morgan) take on the single biggest issue that confronts the country: What we must do to revive our Covid-crunched economy. There are some prickly policy matters we must urgently address, such as our fiscal response to the current economic crisis, what it implies to the government’s budgeting, and whether our legal restrictions on fiscal deficits need revision—or even outright rejection. There is no escape from tough calls at this crucial juncture of the Indian economy’s emergence story, and what stance policymakers adopt could shape our economic prospects for years to come. Tune into this episode for more.