Best Kishor Kumar Podcasts (2025)

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Kopi Time E152: IMF’s Asia head Krishna Srinivasan on tariffs and the region 36:16

8d ago36:16

36:16

Dr. Krishna Srinivasan, IMF’s Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, takes us on a journey of Asia, which is facing a major challenge to its export-led growth model. With geoeconomic fragmentation intensifying, how do nations strike a balance between trade promotion and domestic demand support? From China to India, South Korea to Vietnam, wha…

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Kopi Time E151 - Private Equity with Alicia Gregory, Blue Owl 43:51

29d ago43:51

43:51

Alicia Gregory, Managing Director at Blue Owl, an alternative asset manager, joins Kopi Time to walk us through private equity, a USD12trln asset class. Drawing on her extensive experience as a PE investor, Alicia begins by going over the genesis of the industry. We then go through a number of topics, including the structure of private equity inves…

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Kopi Time E150 - Piyush Gupta on the Present and Future of Banking 52:10

1M ago52:10

52:10

Kopi Time hits 5 years and 150 episodes! We celebrate the milestone with Piyush Gupta, outgoing CEO of DBS Bank Ltd. Piyush brings his remarkable intellectual breadth in this conversation, in which we touch upon various aspects of the present and future of banking. We begin by discussing how banks in Asia and the West have evolved since the 2008/09…

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Kopi Time E149 - Longevity with Brian Kennedy 40:37

2M ago40:37

40:37

We welcome a foremost expert on the science of aging, lifespan, and healthspan, Professor Brian Kennedy, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Physiology, National University of Singapore. In this fascinating conversation, we begin by understanding senescence, the process of functional decay of organisms. Prof Kennedy explores aging at physic…

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Kopi Time E148 - Private Credit with Fitch’s Meghan Neenan 33:58

2M ago33:58

33:58

We dive into the rapidly growing world of private credit. Meghan Neenan, managing director and the North America head of Non-Bank Financial Institutions at FitchRatings, walks us through the sector’s genesis, scale, depth, structure, participants, transparency of reporting, and regulatory dimension. What are the vulnerabilities around the economic …

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Kopi Time E147 - Kishore Mahbubani on a Fragmenting World 54:08

3M ago54:08

54:08

We welcome back to Kopi Time Kishore Mahbubani, distinguished diplomat, academic, and writer on geopolitics. Our conversation, recorded in Mumbai, kicks off with India’s promise and challenges vis-à-vis the US and China, with the former turning increasingly protectionist and latter facing a myriad of domestic and external challenges. Mahbubani sees…

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Kopi Time E146 - Trade War with Deborah Elms 50:08

3M ago50:08

50:08

We welcome back Dr. Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy at Heinrich Foundation, Singapore, for a timely discussion on intensifying trade wars. We set the context by looking at the past decade of rising protectionism and the impact on the global economy. Deborah points out that despite all the frictions, global trade volume has increased. But at the …

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Kopi Time E145 - Markets and Trump 2.0 17:00

4M ago17:00

17:00

Happy new year! We kick off the year with a discussion on the likely impact of Trump policies on US markets, starting with the 1890s McKinley tariff narrative. There are major lessons for the market outlook from that episode, in our view. Returning to the present, we think through the ways tariffs and immigration measures can complicate the inflati…

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Kopi Time E144 - 2025 outlook with Dr. Komal Sri-Kumar 55:50

5M ago55:50

55:50

We bring the year to an end with astute market strategist and Fed watcher Dr. Komal Sri-Kumar. Sri begins by taking stock of the US economy and markets, how they have been fuelled by fiscal stimulus and the Fed put. Sri is a strong critic of the Fed’s track record on price and financial stability, and he worries that inflation and market risks coul…

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Kopi Time E143 - Markets and Policy Path Dependence with Mustafa Chowdhury 58:55

5M ago58:55

58:55

Are today’s policy challenges and market behaviour largely about post pandemic macro, or are they reflecting fiscal, monetary, and financial “dominance” that stem from two decades of interventions? Mustafa Chowdhury, a veteran of bond and credit market analysis, returns to Kopi Time to offer a nuanced but highly important perspective on the impact …

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Kopi Time E142 - Tech and security with Gaurav Keerthi 52:03

5M ago52:03

52:03

Gaurav Keerthi, Head of Advisory and Emerging Business at Ensign InfoSecurity, joins Kopi Time to provide a fascinating overview of the current state of affairs in cybersecurity. We begin with the intersection of geopolitics and cyberattacks. From state sponsored defensive and offensive teams to independent actors with a range of motives, the numbe…

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Kop Time E141 - Ashish Gupta on India's Financial Markets 51:45

6M ago51:45

51:45

All about India’s financial markets with Ashish Gupta, CIO of Axis Mutual Fund, one of the largest and fastest growing asset management companies in India. Ashish digs into his multi-decade experience on covering Indian banks and nonbank financial companies to lay out a comprehensive picture of the current state of affairs. We go over the factors u…

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Kopi Time E140 - US Elections with Angela Mancini 25:14

6M ago25:14

25:14

We dive into the implications of Donald Trump’s emphatic win at the US presidential elections. Angela Mancini, partner at Control Risks, a global specialist risk consultancy, discusses the factors underlying the outcome, its implication for US policy, especially with regards to Asia. We talk about business strategies under Trump 2.0, and the key is…

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Kopi Time E139 - Fintech Zeitgeist with Varun Mittal 44:29

6M ago44:29

44:29

What is the current state of fintech? Varun Mittal, founder of Fintech Nation, returns to Kopi Time after nearly 100 episodes to comment on the changes in the last four years. We discuss the depth and breadth of the sector, its profitability and investor returns across geographies, and the competition/collaboration relationship between banks and no…

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Kopi Time E138 - IMF Notes; Economic Resiliency and Financial Risks 11:24

6M ago11:24

11:24

This podcast is an 11-minute reflection on the recently concluded IMF annual meetings, held at Washington DC. The meetings were characterised by relief over global economic resiliency, juxtaposed by heightened concerns about a variety of risks. Global growth is expected to remain stable between 2024 and 2025. Concerns about inflation have receded, …

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Kopi Time E137 - US public debt and deficits with Shai Akabas 34:10

7M ago34:10

34:10

Shai Akabas, Executive Director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Economic Policy Program, joins Kopi Time to discuss all things US fiscal. There is no silver lining in this conversation, the outlook is gloomy, period. We begin with the US fiscal position over the past 25 years, going from balanced budget to deficits of around 7% of GDP, from net d…

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Kopi Time E136 - Drew Thompson on Taiwan from Multiple Perspectives 58:48

7M ago58:48

58:48

Drew Thompson, Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, brings his deep China and Taiwan expertise to Kopi Time. Taiwan stands at the crossroads of tech manufacturing excellence and geopolitical tension. How does its recent political developments look from the perspective of its local p…

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Kopi Time E135 - Techno-nationalism with Alexander Capri 57:28

7M ago57:28

57:28

Writer and academic Alexander Capri returns to Kopi Time after nearly 5 years, but the issues we discussed then and now remain relevant, if not even more so. In this engaging chat, Alex walks us through the expanding notion of techno-nationalism, its impact on trade patterns and flows, and corporate strategies around geopolitical fragmentation. We …

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Kopi Time E134 - Vasuki Shastry on India’s Manufacturing Future 1:05:57

8M ago1:05:57

1:05:57

Vasuki Shastry, Senior Advisor at Gatehouse Advisory Partners, returns to Kopi Time to talk about the decade-old “Make in India” initiative. From Production Linked Incentives (PLI) to splashy marketing campaigns, this has been a signature initiative by the Indian government under Prime Minister Modi. What has been the accomplishment of this effort …

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Kopi Time E133 - Dr. Jennifer Sciubba on Contextualising Demography 44:47

8M ago44:47

44:47

Jennifer Sciubba, PhD, President and CEO of Population Reference Bureau, joins Kopi Time to discuss the science and policy dimensions of demographics. She begins by explaining the various ways of looking at population projections, pointing out that for most cases in recent decades, forecasts have ended up erring on the side of higher fertility. Wit…

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Kopi Time E132 - GIC’s Prakash Kannan on Global Macro and Asset Allocation 53:33

8M ago53:33

53:33

Prakash Kannan, Chief Economist and Director of the Economics & Investment Strategy department at GIC, returns to Kopi Time to talk about evolving macro developments and implications for asset allocation. We cover it all in this discussion, from Fed outlook to EM resiliency, global liquidity to China policy, yen carry trade to gold, and how a portf…

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Kopi Time E131 - SE Asia 2024-34 with Charles Ormiston 1:09:08

9M ago1:09:08

1:09:08

This conversation is about a flagship report on Southeast Asia’s outlook. Earlier this year, researchers from DBS, Angsana Council (backed by Monk’s Hill Ventures), and Bain & Company came together to query the drivers of regional economic performance in recent decades and the outlook for the coming decade. The work was done taking into account ong…

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Kopi Time E130 - Shekhar Aiyar on the Case for Globalisation 45:33

9M ago45:33

45:33

Shekhar Aiyar, a Non-resident Fellow at Bruegel, on leave from the International Monetary Fund, joins Kopi Time to mount a substantive case for globalisation, a much-maligned word in some circles these days. Sharing his cutting edge research, Shekhar refers to considerable empirical evidence to establish the gains from trade for various parts of th…

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Kopi Time E129 - James Crabtree on the Geopolitics of Elections 45:27

10M ago45:27

45:27

James Crabtree, distinguished visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and a senior fellow at the Asia Society, returns to Kopi Time to shed light on this year of momentous elections. We delve right into the US, first by taking stock of the ongoing drama around Trump, Biden, and Harris. We then consider the scenario of a Trump r…

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Kopi Time E128 - Payments trends with Mastercard's David Mann 55:53

11M ago55:53

55:53

We discuss global payment trends with David Mann, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Mastercard. From experiential travel to business events, there has been a dramatic change in consumer preferences since the pandemic, with the rise in cost of living playing a key factor. We talk about the patterns picked up from Mastercard’s extensive data on tra…

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Kopi Time E127 - My commencement speech for Yale-NUS graduating class of 2024 8:11

11M ago8:11

8:11

Mdm Kay Kuok, Chair of the Yale-NUS Governing Board Members of the Yale-NUS Governing Board Professor Aaron Thean, Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost of NUS Professor Joanne Roberts, President of Yale-NUS College Families, Yale-NUS community, and Friends And dear graduates, Most of you were the class of 2020 in high school, your gradua…

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Kopi Time E126 : Gen AI with Microsoft's Zia Zaman 47:00

11M ago47:00

47:00

We hear about the subject of the moment from Microsoft’s Asia head of business development, Zia Zaman. We begin with the question if the world has been transformed in a comparable manner in the past year and a half as the smartphone and Appstore revolution achieved during 2007/08. Zia argues the transformation has been similar in influencing corpor…

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Kopi Time E125 : China from a US business perspective with Mitchell Presnick 57:38

11M ago57:38

57:38

Mitchell Presnick, a visiting fellow of practice at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, joins Kopi Time to bring much needed pragmatism to the China-US discourse. Mitch, researching the future of US- China commercial relations in the post-engagement era, is no China apologist. But his decades of doing business in China ha…

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Kopi Time E124 : Indonesia outlook with Reformasi's Kevin O'Rourke 43:41

12M ago43:41

43:41

Recorded in Jakarta, Kopi Time delves into Indonesia’s elections, domestic and foreign policy, investment environment, and economy with Kevin O'Rourke, Principle, PT Reformasi Information Services. Kevin’s team has provided independent political risk consultancy for many years, and he demonstrates his deep insights in this far-reaching conversation…

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Kopi Time E123 - Control Risks’ Nicolas Reys on Cybersecurity 44:13

12M ago44:13

44:13

Today’s episode subject is in response to popular demand. Whether at work or at home, concerns on cybersecurity are elevated to say the least. Nicolas Reys, Partner leading Control Risks’ Digital Risks Americas and Global Threat Intelligence practices, begins by going the three kinds of cyberthreats out there—state sponsored, ransomware, and “hacti…

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Kopi Time E122 - Development Multilateralism with Atlantic Council’s Martin Mühleisen 1:03:43

1y ago1:03:43

1:03:43

Martin Mühleisen, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, returns to Kopi Time to talk about the state of multilateralism. He sees the recent IMF meetings marked by modest progress in securing greater funding for development and climate change, but much more remains to be done to give developing nations their requisite voice in global bo…

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Kopi Time 121 - IMF meetings takeaways with PwC's Dr. Alexis Crow 41:39

1y ago41:39

41:39

We catch up in Washington DC with Dr. Alexis Crow, lead, Global Geopolitical Investing Practice, pwc. Recorded on the last day of the IMF-World Bank 2024 spring meetings, we go over the key takeaways from our interactions with policy makers and analysts. From a mild upgrade in global growth forecasts to taking stock of the scarring of the pandemic,…

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Kopi Time E120 - Henny Sender on China, Hong Kong, and India 57:37

1y ago57:37

57:37

Henny Sender, after several decades of writing on international finance for the Finance Times and Wall Street Journal, presently runs Apsara Advisory, a New York-based consultancy. She joins Kopi Time to talk about her sense of the challenges facing the Chinese economy, especially the weakness in consumer sentiment. While recognising the wisdom beh…

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Kopi Time E119 - Angela Mancini on Geopolitics and Business Risks 1:00:30

1y ago1:00:30

1:00:30

Angela Mancini, Partner and Head of the Geopolitical Risk Analysis practice for Asia Pacific at Control Risks, returns to Kopi Time after four years. The issues haven’t changed that much in the interim—we talk about Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore’s elections and economic prospects, state of China-US friction in the context of business risks, an…

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S3E20 l Kishore Da on the set of Mahal 7:11

1y ago7:11

7:11

In this installment of Crazy for Kishore, Sudesh Bhosle, our host, transports us to the set of the 1949 film “Mahal.” Recognized as India’s inaugural proper Horror film, it achieved significant success. However, the focus of this episode is on the escapades of Kishore da during its night shoots. Tune in now and find out how Kishore Da scared the so…

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S3E19 | Kishore Da and Manna Dey's Friendship: Part 2 5:53

1y ago5:53

5:53

In this episode of Crazy for Kishore, Our beloved Sudesh Bhosle, In the last episode you heard about the bond shared by Kishore Da and Manna Dey, Sudesh now reveals that their connection was not without its share of arguments and conflicts. Tune in to hear Sudesh narrate an incident that made Kishore Da furious. Additionally, don't miss another exc…

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S3E18 | Kishore Da and Manna Dey's Friendship: Part 1 6:16

1y ago6:16

6:16

Episode summary: In this episode of Crazy for Kishore, host Sudesh Bhosale talks about hte friendship of Kishore Da and Manna Dey Aka Manna Da, their friendship started of from Bombay talkies where the two of them used to work, diving more about their connections and the fun loving side of Kishore Da. In today's "Yu hota to kya Hota," Sudesh skillf…

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S3E17 | Kishore Unveiled: A Peek into His Hobbies 6:23

1y ago6:23

6:23

In this episode of Crazy for Kishore, Our host Sudesh Bhosale, talks about the hobbies of Kishore Da, taking us deeper into the world of Kishore Kumar, From his profound admiration for Hollywood music... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Radio Nasha - HT smartcast

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S3E16 | The Golden Age of Bollywood: Exploring the 70's 7:05

1y ago7:05

7:05

In this installment of "Crazy for Kishore," Sudesh Bhosle, the host, talks about the 70s, where the film industry experienced its full glory. The episode explores the rise of formula films, Manmohan Desai masala entertainers, the magical collaboration between RD Burman and Kishore Da, and not to be overlooked the musical extravaganza of Kishore Kum…

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S3E15 | Rhythms of Kinship: Kishore Da and his Sons 7:34

1y ago7:34

7:34

Welcome back to a fresh episode of "Crazy for Kishore" featuring a new vibe and your new host, RJ Sudhesh Bhosle. Sudesh talks about the relations ship between Kishore Kumar and his two sons Amit Kumar and Sumit Kumar, listen in to the bond they shared behind the scenes of their craft. Join us as we unravel the behind-the-scenes bond they shared in…

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S3E14 | Kishore Da and Chaim Topol 6:02

1y ago6:02

6:02

In this episode of Crazy for Kishore, Amit Kumar and Sumit Kumar talks about the connection Kishore Da felt from Chaim Topol, Kishore Da held immense admiration for Topol and his work, particularly his film "Fiddler on the Roof," which he watched 15 times. Tune in now to hear the stories from the Kumar family's London trip, where Kishore Da interac…

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S3E13 | Tales of Trio: Kishore Da, Asha Ji , and RD Burman's Musical Mischief 8:10

1y ago8:10

8:10

In Today's episode of "Crazy For Kishore" Amit Kumar and Sumit Kumar discuss Kishore da's unique approach to crafting his songs, along with the dynamic trio of Kishore da, Asha ji, and RD Burman, highlighting the hilarious incidents that always unfolded during their recording sessions. Amit Kumar shares a particularly funny tale about a recording s…

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S3E12 | Kishore Da's : Lights, Camera and Laughter 5:30

1y ago5:30

5:30

In this episode of "Crazy for Kishore" Amit Kumar and Sumit Kumar take us on yet another tale of Kishore Da and his funny antics on the sets of his films, we all know how Kishore Kumar was admired and respeced forhis singing, While Kishore Kumar is widely celebrated for his remarkable singing talent, his offbeat and humorous persona during film sho…

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S3E11 | Kishore Da & Tales from the Set: "Thodisi Bewafaii" 6:06

1y ago6:06

6:06

In this episode of "Crazy for Kishore," Amit Kumar and Sumit Kumar discuss how Kishore Kumar, without any formal training, emerged as one of the greatest singers to ever grace our world. Also talking about hilarious tales of Kishore da from the sets of the film "Thodisi Bewafaii" Have you ever wondered which song earned Kishore Kumar his Filmfare A…

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Kopi Time E118: Bert Hofman on China’s NPC, deflation, trade/tech war, industrial policy 51:51

1y ago51:51

51:51

Bert Hofman, adjunct Professor at the East Asian Institute at National University of Singapore, returns to Kopi Time to comment on the National People’s Congress of China and the direction of policy in the coming years. We also talk about the property sector crisis, ways to revive business and consumer confidence, deflation risks, green transition,…

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Kopi Time E117 - Munib Madni on the Gigaton Coalition to Decarbonize 42:53

1y ago42:53

42:53

We welcome back Munib Madni, CEO of Singapore-based Panarchy Partners, a fund management company with responsible investing at its core. In this chat, Munib talks about latest developments and trends in the world of climate impact investing, while pointing out a gap in the current scene. Munib sees many listed equity companies setting laudable goal…

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Kopi Time E116 - Caesar Sengupta on the present and future of e-payments and investment 49:03

1+ y ago49:03

49:03

We explore the present state of digital payments, their impact and potential, and tech-enabled investment platforms with Caeser Sengupta, CEO and co-founder of Arta Finance. Previously, Caeser spent a number of years at Google as VP & GM of Payments & the Next Billion Users initiative. In this podcast, we begin by discussing the economic and social…

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Kopi Time E115 - Vandana Hari on Energy Market Outlook and Risks 50:00

1+ y ago50:00

50:00

Vandana Hari, founder of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based provider of intelligence on energy markets, returns to Kopi Time. She was with us in the early days of the podcast, when WTI futures was in negative territory, and then returned around the time of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Today, again, energy markets have no shortage of drama. Vandana …

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Kopi Time E114 - US markets with Dr. Komal Sri-Kumar 55:31

1+ y ago55:31

55:31

We do a US market wrap-up for 2023 and outlook for 2024 with our favourite strategist, Dr. Komal Sri-Kumar. No stranger to Kopi Time, Sri is blunt and prescient in his views across asset classes, fiscal and monetary policies, politics, economic growth, and inflation. We discuss the various prevalent and potential sources of market volatility, direc…

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Kopi Time E113 - World Bank’s S Asia Chief Economist Franziska Ohnsorge on the Region’s Outlook 43:51

1+ y ago43:51

43:51

South Asia has pockets of strong growth (Bangladesh and India), pockets of balance of payments difficulties (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka), and an across the board underwhelming foreign investment picture. Dr. Franziska Ohnsorge, South Asia Chief Economist of the World Bank, ties these multiple threads from her vantage point. We discuss risks an…

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