Apart from the deceleration in government spending, higher direct tax collections and a likely sharp rise in issuances of Treasury Bills by the Centre in FY24 were factors pushing up the government’s cash balances, analysts said. The flow of government cash balances to and from the banking system is a key factor that influences liquidity conditions.
Investors not inclined to ‘sell India buy China’ but to ‘sell India buy USA’: Samir Arora
Samir Arora cautioned investors not to get overly excited by CLSA’s increased allocation to India. He believes that investors were shifting to the US, not