Topic: Investments
November 17, 2023
Climate investments require ‘equity’
The Financial Express Social and financial sectors approach equity in climate investments very differently: a shared understanding can unlock human and financial capital Sometimes the...
September 28, 2023
G20: Making Climate Finance of Multilateral Development Banks Impactful
The Financial Express Innovatively augmenting the resources of MDBs, alignment with national goals, and effective delivery of climate technology, finance, and resilience can create...
July 14, 2023
Lower volatility in exchange rate lowers cost of capital
Financial Express Indian Rupee is now witnessing lower depreciation vis-à-vis the US Dollar and its volatility is at decadal lows An important component of the cost of capital for...
June 17, 2023
Mobilising Climate Finance Through Long-Term Currency Swaps
Akhilesh Tilotia and Jayant Sinha The Economic Times The global South requires trillions of dollars of private sector investments every year in climate mitigation, adaptation, and...
June 08, 2023
Green finance: Calibrating capital and regulations for different stages
Financial Express Climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience require trillions of dollars of financing Green finance has hence caught the attention of companies, investors, regulators,...
March 10, 2023
Green Finance: Mind your Ps and Qs
The Financial Express “Green finance” is not naturally low-cost finance; with their fiduciary duty, investors expect appropriate returns Focus should be on enhancing sources of finance...
February 15, 2022
India’s Union Budget FY2023 – Impetus for investments and capex
Financial Express Indian government presented an investment-oriented budget with a focus on getting future ready Increasing public investments and capital expenditure are expected to take...
August 13, 2021
Financing the Green Transition
Financial Express New sources of capital and new instruments are required to power the green transition Green Transition is a reality: it is here and now The recent spate of...
July 12, 2021
Urban development and green finance: Blending two mega trends
Financial Express Writing on LinkedIn recently, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said, “The 15th Finance Commission and several academics have emphasised the crucial importance...
June 17, 2021
Attracting Large Pools of Capital for a Green Transition
Financial Express India is a signatory and strong advocate for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the only large country on track for emissions reduction...
May 23, 2021
Financial planning for a family after a sudden shock
The sudden shock Over the last month many of us have had horrible, heart-wrenching stories of losses to share In my immediate circle, I have had a relative, a batchmate, and a close business...
May 14, 2021
Infra investment plans: India and the USA
Financial Express Two of the largest democracies have embarked on a massive capital investment planover the next few years US President Biden recently announced a two-part plan to...
April 22, 2021
Capital and Innovation: This Time is Different
Roles of technological innovation and capital are changing: the 2020s will be very different landscape compared to the 2010s Financial Express The decade of 2010s has been bookended...
April 01, 2021
Net-zero will require a serious effort – now!
Book review of Bill Gates': "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster" Financial Express This book should be a required reading for anyone interested in:• the “big picture” of greenhouse...
February 12, 2021
Financing urban infrastructure
Empowering Urban Local Bodies to leverage the markets India’s rapid urbanization is a well-documented story Depending on how one counts urbanization, India has between a-third and a-half...
December 21, 2020
Hedging INR for the long-term
Foreign investors with long-term commitments to Indian infrastructure need the ability to hedge their currency exposure in India The exposure can typically last for multiple decades, especially in...
October 08, 2020
Finding investors for State debt
As States issue more debt, finding the investors who will subscribe to the issue will require expanding the current pool of investors and making the investment more lucrative While there...
October 03, 2019
Guiding markets from crisis to calm
This requires confidence, coordination and capital; resolution can't be imposed using policy actions When commemorating anniversaries, we tend to reserve our special attention for...
