George Mathew is an Associate Editor with The Indian Express, based in Mumbai. A veteran of financial journalism with nearly three decades of experience, he is one of the country’s most authoritative voices on banking, regulation, and the corporate sector.
Expertise & Focus Areas Mathew’s reporting covers the nerve center of India’s economy. His specialized beats include:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI): He has tracked the central bank's policy evolution through the tenures of multiple Governors, offering deep insights into monetary policy, repo rates, and banking regulation.
Banking & Insurance: Extensive coverage of public and private sector banks, non-performing assets (NPAs), and key legislative reforms like the Insurance Amendment Bills.
Corporate Affairs: Mathew frequently breaks major stories related to India's largest conglomerates, with a specific focus on the Tata Group, documenting boardroom shifts and strategic decisions.
Financial Markets: Reporting on the complexities of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), IPOs, and currency fluctuations.
Authoritativeness & Insight With a career dating back to the late 1990s, Mathew possesses a rare institutional memory of India’s financial liberalization and market crises. His work is not limited to daily news; he frequently contributes to the "Explained" section, where he decodes complex financial legislations and market trends for a broader audience. His rigorous reporting has also been featured in scholarly platforms like the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW).
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September 15, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, SEPT 14: The Tayals and the Bangurs are once again engaged in a pitched battle for control of Bank of Rajasthan (BoR). A crucial ...
Wed, Sep 15, 1999
September 12, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, SEPT 11: With the non-performing assets (NPAs) - or defaulted loans - of commercial banks rising and almost near the Rs 50,000-cr...
Sun, Sep 12, 1999
September 06, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, SEPT 5: The non-banking finance company (NBFC) sector, which gained notoriety for a spate of defaults, scams, non-performing asse...
Mon, Sep 06, 1999
August 30, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, AUG 29: Ruled by a powerful coterie of brokers, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has once again failed in functioning as a self-re...
Mon, Aug 30, 1999
August 23, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, AUG 22: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is facing flak for including as many as 12 software scrips -- mostly illiquid with low pu...
Mon, Aug 23, 1999
August 15, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, AUGUST 14: With the euphoria of converting close-ended schemes into open-ended ones almost over, mutual funds have started focuss...
Sun, Aug 15, 1999
August 12, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, AUG 11: Many commercial banks - which are also depository participants (DPs) of the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) - a...
Thu, Aug 12, 1999
August 12, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, AUG 11: Many commercial banks - which are also depository participants (DPs) of the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) - a...
Thu, Aug 12, 1999
August 07, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, AUG 6: While the primary new issue market continues to be in the doldrums with investors shunning share offerings, mutual funds h...
Sat, Aug 07, 1999
August 07, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, AUG 6: While the primary new issue market continues to be in the doldrums with investors shunning share offerings, mutual funds h...
Sat, Aug 07, 1999
July 26, 1999 00:00 IST
A leading foreign bank recently recently ranked India as the fastest growing economy in the world. When Deutsche Bank projected a growth ...
Mon, Jul 26, 1999
July 21, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, JULY 20: The much-delayed Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) for the Western region has finally kicked off operations in Mumbai last we...
Wed, Jul 21, 1999
July 15, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, JULY 14: If you're one of the thousands of investors flocking to jewellery shops to take advantage of the sharp fall in gold pric...
Thu, Jul 15, 1999
July 14, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, July 13: While stock markets across the country continue to sky-rocket and touch new highs, small investors across the country ma...
Wed, Jul 14, 1999
July 06, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, JULY 5: The Modern group of the Rankas, with institutional debts of over Rs 800 crore, has gone deeper into the red. The four maj...
Tue, Jul 06, 1999
July 06, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, JULY 5: The Modern group of the Rankas, with institutional debts of over Rs 800 crore, has gone deeper into the red. The four maj...
Tue, Jul 06, 1999
June 27, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, JUNE 26: The best way for Indian corporates to avoid repayment of loans to financial institutions and banks seems to be the BIFR ...
Sun, Jun 27, 1999
June 12, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, JUNE 11: After the infamous Canstar tangle, Canbank Mutual Fund (CMF) is facing the investors wrath once again for reneging on th...
Sat, Jun 12, 1999
June 12, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, JUNE 11: After the infamous Canstar tangle, Canbank Mutual Fund (CMF) is facing the investors wrath once again for reneging on th...
Sat, Jun 12, 1999
May 30, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, MAY 29: The industrial slowdown and reckless expansion by corporates in the last two years have started showing in the books of b...
Sun, May 30, 1999
May 24, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, MAY 23: With the advent of dematerialised trading, the stock markets are witnessing a new, but unfortunate, phenomenon. Small inv...
Mon, May 24, 1999
May 10, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, MAY 9: Investors across the country who suffered losses to the tune of Rs 70,000 crore in the recent political upheaval are smili...
Mon, May 10, 1999
April 30, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, APR 29: The worst fears of investors are slowly coming true. The list of shady companies which have changed their names to cash i...
Fri, Apr 30, 1999
April 26, 1999 00:00 IST
It is going to be yet another summer of discontent for investors and industry. With politicians still counting the numbers in the Parliam...
Mon, Apr 26, 1999
April 25, 1999 00:00 IST
MUMBAI, April 24: If you needed any more proof of the disaster that the country's politicians have wrought on the economy, other than the...
Sun, Apr 25, 1999




