Jeff Glekin
Jeff is a former diplomat. He spent four years in Mumbai as the Deputy Head of Mission and First Secretary Financial and Economic at the British Deputy High Commission. Before joining the FCO he spent four years with HM Treasury in London. He read PPE at Mansfield College, Oxford.
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Recent stories
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Emerging markets hit by double troubles
A loss of investor confidence amid European woes has hit emerging market stocks. The asset class was already exposed to concerns about China slowing and resource nationalism. Emerging markets may be historically cheap. But investors’ overweight stance is apt to be reassessed.
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India has chance to get a good finance minister
The current minister, Pranab Mukherjee, has been an abject failure: the rupee’s record low is just the latest example of the economy’s problems. Now Mukherjee wants to move to the ceremonial role of president. Sonia Gandhi should bite his hand off.
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India's draconian FX grab won't help weak rupee
Forcing exporters to convert half their foreign currency will net less than $3 billion - not enough to make much difference to the weak rupee. Heavy-handed intervention may also scare away the foreign investors India needs to fund its ballooning trade deficit.
- India offers only half-hearted tax retreat
- India and U.S. try for uneasy alliance over Iran
- India's bullish consumers need investors to match
- The rupee looks vulnerable
- Fund managers are losing patience with India
- Three reasons to be optimistic about India
- India's rate cut is more challenge than help

