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The Shadow Banking Phenomenon
Abstract Through this article, an overview on Shadow Banking has been presented, wherein I review the mechanisms and features of shadow banking and explain the functioning of shadow banking institutions and activities. The role of Shadow Banking in the 2008 financial...
Speed Meets Convenience: The Quick Commerce Phenomenon in India
“India’s growth is precarious, both the optimist and Pessimist are disappointed” ~ Ruchir Sharma, Author for the financial times Introduction In the era of ‘hustlers’, it has become easier to deviate one’s attention to anything that delivers ‘instant gratification’....
Is Special Call Auction Solution for Fair Price Discovery?
Introduction On 20 June 2024, SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) introduced a special call auction mechanism for price discovery of scrips of listed Investment Companies (ICs) and listed Investment Holding Companies (IHCs). ICs and IHCs mainly oversee...
The Gender Tax: Assessing the Economic Toll on Women
GENDER TAX - HISTORICAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT Gender-based price discrimination, belonging to the category of economic discrimination, refers to a scenario where a distinction is drawn between two sexes in the context of selling nearly identical products or services...
Assessing and Mitigating the Geopolitical Risks for Businesses
Introduction Multinational corporations are currently walking a tightrope because of the escalating geopolitical risks. These Geopolitical risks refer to the potential negative impact of political, social, and economic factors on interactions between two countries....
Period of Change: Femtech’s Role in Bridging the Gender Healthcare Gap
“Women’s bodies and experiences are treated as abnormalities, niche use cases, or, at best, afterthoughts” - Criado Perez, author of ‘Invisible Women’ Imagine a pair of gloves. The gloves are misfitting - loose and long from the fingers. But you keep wearing them for...