Tag: Kerala Economy

Tariff war will worsen economy more than COVID-19 pandemic: Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal

August 5, 2025 admin

Economist M.A. Oommen speaking at the seminar ‘Post-COVID Development Challenges and Response: Kerala through the lens of State budgets’ organised by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal is also seen | Photo Credit: special arrangement Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal has warned that Kerala needs to prepare well…

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Kerala needs a comprehensive creative economy policy to unlock growth potential

July 30, 2025 admin

As Kerala positions itself toward a knowledge-based economy, it is imperative that we recognise and harness the untapped potential of the creative and cultural sector — a sector that has long flourished informally but now deserves structured policy attention and investment. Kerala’s demographic and economic realities make a strong case for embracing the creative economy….

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Kerala Financially Distressed Due To Poor Governance By UDF, LDF: Nirmala Sitharaman

March 28, 2024 admin

No money has been spent on development of the state, claimed Nirmala Sitharaman (File) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that, according to the Reserve Bank of India, Kerala is one of the top five financially-stressed states in India, and alleged that this was due to the poor governance of successive…

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