S2 E24 Venture capital is quite a niche form of business finance - but it does make for some great reality tv shows! In this closing episode of season 2 of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we find out just how much money venture capital firms burn in the search for the Next Big Thing - and whether it is all worth it in the end.

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

S2 E23 NRIs, Indians working abroad, have sent home a record $120 billion in remittances, much more than the amount foreigners invest in India through FDI, Foreign Direct Investment. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we try to figure out whether this surge in remittances is a good or bad sign for the Indian economy.

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

S2 E22 Pensions are a function of income - rising incomes lead to bigger pensions. 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

S2 E21 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

S2 E20 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.

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

S2 E19 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: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

S2 E18 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 that 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: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

S2 E17 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: amarvkfilms@gmail.com