Budget 2024: Fueling India
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Budget 2024: Fueling India's Economy

The 5th largest economy in the world has got its trade game on fire🔥: Exporting ₹46,795 crore worth of goods while bringing in ₹52,722 crore in imports. 

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The Highlights of Interim Budget 2024-2025
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The Highlights of Interim Budget 2024-2025

We're back again! It's an Insider tradition to cover and decode the budget for our readers. After covering the expectations of the taxpayers and sectors this fiscal year, I'll cover the key highlights of the Interim Budget 2024-25.

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GDP Made Easy: A Beginner
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GDP Made Easy: A Beginner's Handbook

Hey, did you hear? India's economy did really well from July to September. The country's overall economic output, known as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), went up by 7.6%. That's a sign of a strong and positive economic performance, showing growth and expansion. Good news for India! 

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Israel-Hamas Conflict and Its Impact on India
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Israel-Hamas Conflict and Its Impact on India

Early on Saturday, October 7th, something shocking happened in the Middle East. Hamas, a group in Gaza supported by Iran, launched a sudden and unexpected attack on Israel. They used rockets, paragliders, boats, and even motorcycles to sneak in Israel. Their goal is to hurt, scare, and even kill Israelis.

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G20 Summit 2023: What does India’s Presidency Mean for your Finances?
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G20 Summit 2023: What does India’s Presidency Mean for your Finances?

National and International events like sports matches and the Olympics never fail to bring out the patriotism inside us. Every Indian citizen gets ready with a powered-up spirit to support the nation with vigour. The forums formed for carrying out prominent motives like global economies also attract people’s attention.

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India and UAE
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India and UAE's trade settlement

India is UAE’s second-largest trading partner, accounting for 9% of its aggregate foreign trade & 14% of non-oil exports. India and UAE’s bilateral trade value stands at $76.16 billion.

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What is Bankruptcy? Explaining The Chapters In Bankruptcy Code
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What is Bankruptcy? Explaining The Chapters In Bankruptcy Code

The doomsday for every company when all hope is lost, "bankruptcy" is quite well known in the business sector. Bankruptcy refers to a legal process undertaken in case an individual or business is not able to repay the debt they owe. Filing for bankruptcy provides relief to an individual or a business as well as allows them to reset things in order. Lehman Brothers and SVB financial group (parent company of Silicon Valley Bank) are a few examples of infamous companies filing for bankruptcy.

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NIFTY All Time High: Who is Responsible?
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NIFTY All Time High: Who is Responsible?

The Nifty and Sensex have reached their highest levels of over 19,000 points and 66,000 points, respectively, and the market is growing very quickly.

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The Story Behind the 2008 Financial Crisis: Is it coming back?
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The Story Behind the 2008 Financial Crisis: Is it coming back?

With Repo Rate (aka Repurchasing Option) reaching the hike of 6.5%, home loan eligibility has decreased by 20% since February. This hike by the RBI will help avoid borrowers from causing default due to high-interest rates. After all, nobody wants a repeat of the 2007-08 financial crisis anytime soon.

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Market Crash: Know about all the Stock Market Crash
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Market Crash: Know about all the Stock Market Crash

The global economy teeters on the edge of a recession, with interest rates rising and the dollar going on a run to leave other currencies behind. Shareholders around the world cannot help but wonder if their funds and portfolios are safe or if a bloodbath is on the horizon.

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Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) - Meaning, Formula, Example
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Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) - Meaning, Formula, Example

The term "purchasing power parity," or PPP, refers to the relative purchasing power of different national currencies around the world.

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Recession: Definition, Causes and Impact
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Recession: Definition, Causes and Impact

According to IMF’s World Economic Outlook Report, in October 2022, global growth, which stood at 6.0% in 2021, is forecast to fall to 3.2% in 2022. The same will shrink to a measly 2.7% in 2023. As a result, one-third of the world economy is projected to contract this year or the next.

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Dollar Vs Rupee: A Blame Game
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Dollar Vs Rupee: A Blame Game

People will often tell you that the Indian rupee was equal to the dollar in the year 1947. That’s not true, however, as the rupee was never equal to the dollar.

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What is Deflation? Why are falling prices bad for your pockets?
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What is Deflation? Why are falling prices bad for your pockets?

Have you noticed you end up spending more money during the sale season? Some retail therapy never hurt anybody, especially when it comes to good deals and low prices. But what if these prices went down consistently? Your instincts and wallet may think it’s a good thing, but economists believe differently. The rising and falling prices have always been one of the most significant indicators of our economy’s performance. We all know and have experienced how rising prices can hurt an economy. But a little inflation is a good thing. Economists would any day prefer a gradual rise over the constant drop in prices. Let us understand why! 

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You Never Learnt The Actual Law of Demand and Supply.
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You Never Learnt The Actual Law of Demand and Supply.

There are three basic questions in economics; “What to produce?”, “How to produce?” and “For whom to produce?” These questions can be answered by understanding the market demand and supply trends. But have you ever wondered how the market functions smoothly day in and day out? 

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Rajapaksa Family : Rise and fall of Sri Lankan legacy
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Rajapaksa Family : Rise and fall of Sri Lankan legacy

Sri Lankan former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not the only Rajapaksa who is to be blamed for driving the country to the worst crisis, Srilanka has ever witnessed. The Rajapaksa family held an affluent position in Sri Lanka polity for the past two decades. During Gotabaya’s presidential tenure, posts of importance like Prime Minister, and Finance Minister were held by Mahinda Rajapaksa & Basil Rajapaksa respectively, brothers of this former President.

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Japan
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Japan's stock market: Nuked past & Reactive future?

Repeat after me, "Japanese stock market ka Nagasaki saki naka!"

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What happened in Sri Lanka & the situation today
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What happened in Sri Lanka & the situation today

The island country Srilanka with a population of 22 million, which was once seen as a model for a developing economy, is experiencing the worst crisis in 70 years.

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