June 7, 2016 - Yes, I have applied for the chief coach's post: Ravi Shastri

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Invite Friends Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk So India's black money economy is bigger than the whole economy of Thailand or Argentina. The government's "crackdown" on black money has had some intended and some unintended consequences. The black money economy has been shrinking since the 90s. However, more regulation and closer scrutiny has led to black money moving from property and gold (traditional havens) to hard cash, and not into formal banking channels (where deposits have gone down). With the reduction in bank lending to sub-investment grade projects (due to the NPA cleanup), this demand has shifted to the informal economy, where lending rates have gone up from 24% to 34%. Comment Sports Yes, I have applied for the chief coach’s post: Ravi Shastri Ravi Shastri is the biggest name that has so far applied for the coveted post apart from current chairman of selectors Sandeep Patil. 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