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Greece has been struggling hard to meet the requirements needed to be a member in the Eurozone. Moreover, following the 2008 financial crisis in the US, Greece’s economy got smaller by 25% since 2009. Germany, France, Italy and Spain are the most important economies accounting for most of the Union’s GDP.
India has one of the largest and fastest growing economes. It is one of the members of BRICS and forms a part of G-20. With a huge population, India now faces a high Inflation rate of 9.39% (CPI) as in April 2013 and a high CAD (Current Account Deficit). Eurozone crisis and in-house politics worsen matters further. Is all well in India? A brief & closer look at what is happening.
From 1980 to 2012, India’s economy has come a long way. The regulatory structure of the economy and many sectors have seen a vast change. Along with a prominent services sector, the financial markets have developed too.They are more cushioned than before to face triggers in the economy.Foreign exchange reserves are larger and exchange rates…
Last year in November,2011, Indian Banking industry had been downgraded by Standard & Poor’s (S & P) from stable to negative. The US credit crunch and Euro Zone crisis have had a major role to play in the downfall of some of the other major economies in the world.When asked last year on the reaction…