Selected Tag: PPP
Selected Tag: PPP

The Comforting Illusion of Purchasing Power

Purchasing power can adjust prices. It cannot adjust reality.

R. Gurumurthy

August 12, 2026 at 4:05 AM IST

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The Big Mac Index at 40 Is More Metaphor Than Measure

The Big Mac Index made purchasing power parity accessible, but local costs and persistent currency gaps make it an imperfect guide to fair value.

V Thiagarajan

August 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM IST

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RBI’s Tightrope Narrows as Oil, Rupee and Inflation Risks Rise

Oil volatility, rupee pressure and uncertain inflation leave the RBI little room as it balances price stability, liquidity and growth.

Madhavankutty G

July 31, 2026 at 12:41 PM IST

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Briefing

Big Mac at 40 Explains What Currencies Really Buy

The burger made PPP tangible. Forty years on, it still shows why a cheap currency need not be mispriced or poised for a rebound.

Kalyan Ram

July 31, 2026 at 11:45 AM IST

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Infrastructure

AI and Circular Capital are Redesigning the Future of PPPs

AI can turn PPPs into real-time, transparent systems that enable circular finance, recycle scarce public capital and draw long-term institutional investment.

Arvind Mayaram

December 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM IST

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Beyond Grants: Rethinking How India Funds Infrastructure

India’s infrastructure push can no longer rely on one-time grants and optimism; it must shift from funding gaps to creating value — treating infrastructure not as a cost centre, but as an ecosystem that pays for itself.

Arvind Mayaram

October 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM IST

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Banks Are No Longer The Backbone Of Infrastructure Credit

The RBI’s new project finance guidelines are not about inviting banks back into the sector. They quietly endorse a specialised model already taking shape.

Sujit Kumar*

June 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM IST

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The Bureau

India’s GDP Data Puzzle: Pronab Sen on Deflators, Revisions and Trust
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