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21.05.2020 / 17:07

Raghuram Rajan says migrant workers need money for vegetables, cooking oil, shelter; foodgrains not enough

NEW DELHI : Calling India's ₹20.9 lakh crore stimulus inadequate in providing for recovery of an economy pummelled by covid-19, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said the package gives free foodgrains but migrant workers, rendered jobless by lockdown, need money to buy milk, vegetables and cooking oil and pay rent.

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Raghuram Rajan says monetisation neither a game changer nor catastrophe

NEW DELHI: Raghuram Rajan, former Reserve Bank of India governor, waded into the debate over monetisation of government's debt, given the covid-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown has ravaged the economy which would require massive stimulus to get back on track.

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₹65,000 crore for poor hurt by covid-19

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Raghuram Rajan on Thursday told Congress’ former president Rahul Gandhi that the government needed to provide ₹65,000 crore to alleviate the impact of covid-19 pandemic on the poor. Rajan and Gandhi were in a close to 30-minute conversation with Gandhi that was posted on micro blogging website twitter.

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Rahul Gandhi to discuss economy with former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan today

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on Thursday initiate his series of dialogues with experts on economy and health, with the first one being with former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan.

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Rahul Gandhi and Raghuram Rajan to discuss state of Indian economy amid Covid-19

The hour-long conversation done via vieo conference can be seen at 9 am on Thursday

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Raghuram Rajan cautions against giving communal colour to covid

NEW DELHI : Cautioning people against giving communal colour to the coronavirus pandemic, former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has said such behaviour could explode and make it much harder for different communities to get along.

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IMF MD ropes in Raghuram Rajan, 11 others to key external advisory group

WASHINGTON : IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva on Friday named former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and 11 others to her external advisory group to provide perspectives from around the globe on key developments and policy issues, including responses to the exceptional challenges the world now faces due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Raghuram Rajan urges PM Narendra Modi to prioritise spending on poor; cautions about rise in bad loans

NEW DELHI : Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has urged the Narendra Modi administration to prioritise spending on the poor and cautioned about a potential rise in bad loans due to the Coronavirus pandemic, calling it the greatest challenge the nation is facing in recent times.

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