Shareholder value orientation increases debt, reduces real investment and aggregate demand

This process creates more challenges than opportunities for suppliers of developing countries

Individuals take different types of loans to meet essential needs, which increases import bill

Growth of financialised GDP is good for govt, but it is not good for people as it does not reveal true employment pict

Inclusion of fee-based financial revenues since 1993 overstates size of GDP

Conventional stabilisation measures lead to low or stagnant GDP growth and high inflation

Goal of these companies is maximising shareholder value via dividend disbursement

Govt should ask for subsidised loans or such funding that can be repaid in local currency

Waning corporate profits, higher crude prices may create jitters in market

Short-term capital gains do not bode well for developing economy where millions are underemployed or unemployed