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1. Deregulation: What Are The Pros and Cons? Pros: 1. Increased competition: Deregulation allows for more companies to enter the market and compete, which can lead to lower prices, better products, and improved customer service. 2. Innovation: By removing certain regulations, companies are free to explore new technologies and services that they may not have been able to before. 3. Improved efficiency: By reducing certain regulations, companies are able to streamline their operations and reduce costs. Cons: 1. Consumer protection: Without certain regulations in place, companies are free to engage in predatory practices which can be harmful to consumers. 2. Monopoly power: When certain regulations are removed, a few companies can dominate the market and put smaller competitors at a disadvantage. 3. Environmental protection: Certain regulations are in place to protect the environment from pollution and other forms of damage. Without these regulations, companies may not be held accountable for their actions.
Fusion Micro Finance Ltd.’s Q1 FY24 profit after tax grew 60% YoY to ~Rs 1.2 billion, aided by net interest margin expansion and higher other income. Net interest income increased Fusion has transmitted higher borrowing costs to customers and also benefitted from the spread deregulation that was announced in March 2022. Net interest margin expanded by ~30 bp QoQ in Q1 FY24 and we expect this margin expansion to sustain over the next two years, with NIM of 13.8%/14% in FY24/FY25. Maintain 'Buy' rating with a target price of Rs 740
Geetika Nagpal and Sahil Gandhi study zoning deregulation in Mumbai, India. As I pointed out in my video, Skyscrapers and Slums: What’s Driving Mumbai’s Housing Crisis?, Mumbai has very restrictive floor area ratio regulations (also called Floor Space Index, FSI, regulations, see the video for an explanation) which means taller buildings require more unused land. […]
Anne Beck and Sebastian Doerr in this paper show how finance has led to widening regional inequality in US: Already in the late 18th century, Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson worried about financial deregulation concentrating credit and economic powers in larger cities – at the expense of rural America. We provide novel evidence on the importance of…
1. The Milei deregulation announcements (in Spanish). Here is the recorded message, with subtitles. 2. “Nearly 4% of Cuba’s population reached the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal years ‘22-23.” Link here, have you noticed that Latin America is central to the news again? 3. AI discovers a new structural class of antibiotics. And “The authors got […]
USA News Group – Freshly off of a startling win, newly elected Argentinian president Javier Milei is already gearing up to launch his country towards being a Top 3 lithium producer by 2027. Beginning with an ambitious deregulation push, Milei is ...
Post-election - no guarantee – fuel price deregulation comes into effect. OMCs are likely to post bumper profits and dividends in FY24E. These record profits in FY24E (+two times versus FY23 / FY22 earnings) are expected to lead to jumbo dividend payouts implying yields at 10% range versus long period average of ~5%. However, the same dividends are unlikely in FY25E. Hence, we downgrade the OMCs to Reduce.