Pensions are a function of income - rising incomes lead to bigger pension funds. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we find out that the growth of India's pension system might be a better indicator of economic development than all the hype about GDP.

History buffs, do check out the book

The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/

Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

It is usually banks which make the headlines, but in some financial markets insurance companies are bigger investors. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we find out how letting Indian insurance companies invest in foreign markets could serve both economic and strategic interests.

History buffs, do check out the book

The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/

Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

Non-Bank Financial Companies or NBFCs have sometimes been called "shadow banks". In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we learn that NBFCs are definitely not in the shadows in India, they are in our faces, 24/7. But the non-bank business model might just be under threat, from India's old school banks.

History buffs, do check out the book

The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/

Email: director@soharfilms.com

After a spate of loan defaults just before the pandemic, Indian banks were "recapitalised", which is another word for a "bailout". In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we ask - have Indian banks learnt from their past, or are they making the same mistake, just in a different way?

History buffs, do check out the book

The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/

Email: director@soharfilms.com

Senior government officials have raised concerns that Indians are not depositing in their bank accounts like they used to. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we find out how the problem is not with a lack of deposits, but with a lack of jobs, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.

History buffs, do check out the book

The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj

⁠https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/⁠

Email: director@soharfilms.com

The Reserve Bank of India has launched a pilot project for a digital rupee. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we find out how the digital rupee could revolutionise the banking system and make life a whole lot harder for the corrupt.

History Buffs, do check out the book

The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/

Email: director@soharfilms.com

The UPI, United Payments Interface has been a fantastic innovation, making digital payments free for millions of users. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we find out who actually pays the bills for all these trillions of "free" transactions.

History Buffs, do check out the book

The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/

Email: director@soharfilms.com

Because it never had any to start with! In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at the money supply and the Reserve Bank's attempt to control it. We learn that the Independence of the Reserve Bank of India has always been a bit of a myth, and why this is not such a bad thing.

History buffs, do check out the book

The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/

Email: director@soharfilms.com