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V Vaidyanathan is Executive Chairman at Capital First. He is an alumnus of Birla Institute of Technology and Harvard Business School and is a regular contributor on financial and banking matters in India and international forums
The RBI demonstrated leadership by launching a CBDC and taking a decisive stance on cryptocurrencies, which influenced other central banks’ approaches
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Read MoreV. Vaidyanathan, MD & CEO, IDFC First Bank on Budget 23-24 and how it is a natural progression of the previous Budgets in terms of direction, consistency and the overarching growth objective
Read MoreNeed a modern infrastructure for India by the time India turns 100. To develop Roads, rails, ports, waterways.
Read MoreThe attempt to increase farm incomes ... will enable farmers to service loans
Read MoreThe one that caught the attention was the 10% tax on long term capital gains on equities, but this too will be digested and forgotten over time. As compared to all other asset classes, only equities enjoyed a zero LTCG
Read MoreDisruption brought about by fintech will create a new class of entrepreneurs
Read MoreThe implementation of the GST has greatly inspired us, convincing us that it is possible to achieve anything in this country if the government takes the role of a lead entrepreneur and pushes reforms
Read MoreThe implementation of the GST has greatly inspired us that anything is possible to achieve in this country if the government takes the role of a lead entrepreneur and pushes reform, no matter how hard representations come at you
Read MoreDemonetisation may be remembered for a few years, but GST will be remembered forever
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