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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July 09, 2004 02:06 IST
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Fri, Jul 09, 2004
July 04, 2004 00:00 IST
What is a turnover fee?Turnover fee, transaction fee, turnover tax...it’s known by different names on Dalal Street. While many countrie...
Sun, Jul 04, 2004
July 02, 2004 00:00 IST
Bankers and fund managers say the Greenspan effect will touch down on Indian shores soon. The US Federal Reserve’s decision to hike int...
Fri, Jul 02, 2004
June 06, 2004 00:00 IST
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Sun, Jun 06, 2004
May 23, 2004 00:00 IST
For borrowers, the news could have been better and the savers and lenders are not celebrating yet. The rate at which money is lent becomes t...
Sun, May 23, 2004
May 16, 2004 00:00 IST
The banking sector is at a cross-road. The stability on the interest rate front and inflation, for all practical purposes, could become a th...
Sun, May 16, 2004
April 18, 2004 00:00 IST
Dalal Street is anxious but not nervous. With only days left for the first phase of the elections, analysts, fund managers and investors are...
Sun, Apr 18, 2004
April 11, 2004 00:00 IST
You may have noticed it or ignored it, but something has been happening to that currency note which you handle daily. After being emaciated ...
Sun, Apr 11, 2004
March 21, 2004 00:00 IST
In a development that could wipe out its entire third-quarter profits and more, the Bank of India has been ordered by a London judge to pay ...
Sun, Mar 21, 2004
March 14, 2004 00:00 IST
Would you ask your gardener what brand of washing machine to buy? Absurd! You say. So why do you take the advice of anybody who claims to kn...
Sun, Mar 14, 2004
March 13, 2004 00:00 IST
With the threat of non-performing assets looming large, banks seem to be taking the legal recourse aggressively to recover their loans stuck...
Sat, Mar 13, 2004
March 07, 2004 00:00 IST
The new car that you were eyeing for a long time could become costlier soon. You may be forced to shell out more for your daily morning cupp...
Sun, Mar 07, 2004
February 15, 2004 00:00 IST
When it comes to transparency and fair play, government companies and regulators are supposed to lead from the front. But it seems the rever...
Sun, Feb 15, 2004
February 01, 2004 00:00 IST
The waiting seems to be over for 35 year old Manoj Mukhi. The Mumbai-based real estate consultant has been exploring new investment opportun...
Sun, Feb 01, 2004
January 25, 2004 00:00 IST
Capital gains tax is the payout that makes you scale down your happiness from making a killing on the stock market. While it scares some, it...
Sun, Jan 25, 2004
January 11, 2004 00:00 IST
Could it be that the Indian market is taking the ‘India shining’ ad campaign too seriously? Maybe. And maybe more seriously than i...
Sun, Jan 11, 2004
December 17, 2003 00:00 IST
In a country where millions of investors lost their hard-earned money in various corporate and market scandals, the corporate sector has vir...
Wed, Dec 17, 2003
December 07, 2003 00:00 IST
"I'm getting good sleep these days," says 45 year old management consultant K A Ramakrishnan. The 78 per cent rally in the Sensex in the las...
Sun, Dec 07, 2003
November 23, 2003 00:00 IST
An Initial Public Offering (IPO) can be a good investment avenue for equity investors. While the IPO market is dry these days, a fresh crop ...
Sun, Nov 23, 2003
October 15, 2003 00:00 IST
If you think that stock markets all over the world are sizzling with a bull run, you’re wrong. Indian stock markets have gone through t...
Wed, Oct 15, 2003
September 07, 2003 00:00 IST
Investors have struck a goldmine in the last four months. Thanks to the bull run on Dalal Street, investors’ wealth — market capit...
Sun, Sep 07, 2003
August 24, 2003 00:00 IST
Alphageo had no takers on the stock exchanges till two months ago. Even as late as July 20, this stock was languishing at around Rs 10. But ...
Sun, Aug 24, 2003
August 23, 2003 00:00 IST
Bhurban near Murree, a beautiful hill station near Islamabad, was recently the venue of a path-breaking conference on local government. Paki...
Sat, Aug 23, 2003
August 17, 2003 00:00 IST
Stock markets are finally out of the woods. Dalal Street has bounced back much to the relief of lakhs of investors across the country. The e...
Sun, Aug 17, 2003
August 10, 2003 00:00 IST
The rupee finally pierced through the 46 level to 45.95 against the dollar on last Thursday. With this, the rupee has risen by a whopping 4....
Sun, Aug 10, 2003



