investment

The Consumption Conundrum

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Neelkanth Mishra | March 28, 2024, 11:45pm This was published in the Economic Times on 29 March 2024 (link). ‘If the economy is growing so fast, why is our volume growth so weak?’ is a question asked by management teams of several large consumer companies. These concerns have intensified after the recent strong GDP release, … Read more

Too much of a good thing

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Written by Neelkanth Mishra | October 14, 2021 3:01:28 am This appeared in the Indian Express on 14 October 2021 (link). To imitate and to conform — do what others around us are doing — are common and very powerful human tendencies. Scientists ascribe the evolutionary success of these traits to benefits accruing to individuals … Read more

Weaker growth, better mix

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Even as headline GDP growth slows, the pickup in investments is making it more balancedNeelkanth Mishra | Last Updated at December 4, 2018 23:30 IST (This was published in the Business Standard: link) The economy seems to have ‘slowed’ earlier than most forecasters expected, and even before the funding freeze for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) … Read more