Peterson Institute For International Economics

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday gave a befitting reply to the negative Western 'perception' of India at the Peterson Institute for International Economics where she was discussing the resilience and growth of the Indian economy.

Hours after Union Minister Arun Jaitley confirmed Arvind Subramanian's exit, the outgoing Chief Economic Adviser briefed media about his four year stint in the post. "I had a dream job and my seniors shared the same vision as I did," Mr Subramanian, 59, said. Arvind Subramanian today said he has not yet decided on the exact date of leaving the fina...

A huge study released Monday reveals yet more unsettling statistics about the low numbers of women in leadership jobs. In the report, the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the consulting firm EY found that nearly 60 percent of the almost 22,000 companies around the globe examined in its giant sample had no women on the board of dir...

The US economy pumped out 211,000 new jobs in November, the Labor Department said today, a solid figure that supports the Federal Reserve beginning to raise interest rates this month.

Noting that a high-standard bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with US would lock-in long-term economic reforms in India, a top Indian-origin American diplomat has said it will also provide much needed confidence to investors to do business in the country.

India could increase its exports by $500 billion per year by joining the next stage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement after implementing economic reforms proposed by the Narendra Modi government, according to a new study.

In vibrant democracies like India, with multiple veto centres, it is "unreasonable" to expect "big bang reforms", Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said.

Mr Subramanian, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, was informally recommended to the post by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley more than a month ago.

Bankers in Europe face a cap on bonuses as early as next year, following agreement in Brussels on Thursday to introduce what would be the world's strictest pay curbs, in a move politicians hope will address public anger at financial-sector greed.

Pranab was responding to a question at the Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics, a Washington-based think tank, which had organised the event in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday gave a befitting reply to the negative Western 'perception' of India at the Peterson Institute for International Economics where she was discussing the resilience and growth of the Indian economy.

Hours after Union Minister Arun Jaitley confirmed Arvind Subramanian's exit, the outgoing Chief Economic Adviser briefed media about his four year stint in the post. "I had a dream job and my seniors shared the same vision as I did," Mr Subramanian, 59, said. Arvind Subramanian today said he has not yet decided on the exact date of leaving the fina...

A huge study released Monday reveals yet more unsettling statistics about the low numbers of women in leadership jobs. In the report, the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the consulting firm EY found that nearly 60 percent of the almost 22,000 companies around the globe examined in its giant sample had no women on the board of dir...

The US economy pumped out 211,000 new jobs in November, the Labor Department said today, a solid figure that supports the Federal Reserve beginning to raise interest rates this month.

Noting that a high-standard bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with US would lock-in long-term economic reforms in India, a top Indian-origin American diplomat has said it will also provide much needed confidence to investors to do business in the country.

India could increase its exports by $500 billion per year by joining the next stage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement after implementing economic reforms proposed by the Narendra Modi government, according to a new study.

In vibrant democracies like India, with multiple veto centres, it is "unreasonable" to expect "big bang reforms", Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said.

Mr Subramanian, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, was informally recommended to the post by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley more than a month ago.

Bankers in Europe face a cap on bonuses as early as next year, following agreement in Brussels on Thursday to introduce what would be the world's strictest pay curbs, in a move politicians hope will address public anger at financial-sector greed.

Pranab was responding to a question at the Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics, a Washington-based think tank, which had organised the event in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).