E-commerce plan is badly conceived, best to scrap it Given how Flipkart has been around for more than 10 years now and Amazon for at least five, the government’s
Month: August 2018
SC orders attachment of bank accounts, movable properties of Amrapali Group – The Financial Express
The apex court had on May 10 spotted diversion of funds to the tune of over Rs 2,700 crore by the Amrapali Group and sought
E-commerce policy deliberations: Compounding the confusion – The Financial Express
E-commerce policy deliberations: Compounding the confusion The deliberations of the task force constituted by the Union government of India to come up with a suitable
Loan transactions: Will you hang the doctor if the patient dies? – The Financial Express
The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) got its act together when it condemned the arrest of bankers. The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) got its act together
Crop loan disbursal: Maharashtra threatens to withdraw deposits from PSBs – The Financial Express
Crop loan disbursal: Maharashtra threatens to withdraw deposits from PSBs Despite several directives, warnings and reminders by the government of Maharashtra to grant crop loans
In RBI speak: External risks are real, just make sure they are not worsened by domestic policy developments
Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee on Wednesday voted to increase the central bank’s policy rate by 0.25%, the second straight increase. The tone
To simplify process, 1 in 4 items has seen GST rate cut but revenue worries mount | The Indian Express
One in every four items has seen a cut in tax rates over the thirteen months since the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax
A tighter policy | The Indian Express
With national and crucial state polls a few months down the line, the counter to any fiscally expansionist policy invariably has to be monetary policy.
Prudent increase: on RBI’s rate hike – The Hindu
The decision by the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee to raise benchmark interest rates again by 25 basis points is a prudent one. This is
With Sahaj and Sugam forms, GST is getting easier | Deccan Herald
The introduction of GST has slightly dampened the ‘brand value’ of other taxes such as Income Tax. This can be attributed to the fact that
Why Maharashtra government regulate multiplex food prices | हसावे की रडावे की.. | Loksatta
बडय़ा ‘स्वदेशी’ दुकानांच्या रक्षणासाठी ऑनलाइन खरेदी-उत्सवांना चाप? अर्थविचारांचा इतका भयानक गोंधळ तर समाजवादीदेखील घालत नाहीत! बहुपडद्यांच्या सिनेमागृहात जाऊन पॉपकॉर्न नावाचे मक्याच्या लाह्यांचे भुस्कट खाणे जीवनावश्यक असते
Banks expect Rs 50,000 crore haircut under AMC/AIF model – The Economic Times
Banks expect a haircut of about Rs 50,000 crore under the proposed asset management company (AMC)/Alternate Investment Fund (AIF) model for resolution of stressed loans.
ET View: Caution on poll-year inflation behind policy rate hike – The Economic Times
A remarkable feature of the statement issued by the committee is the total silence on the subject of the exchange rate and the possible effect
What RBI policy means for banks, markets, deposit holders: Key takeaways | Business Standard News
The RBI policy decision does come as a surprise given that the overall inflation projections have not really changed significantly for the year being put at 4.6%
Ahead of the curve | Business Standard Editorials
The six-member monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India had a difficult job on hand in an uncertain environment. While headline retail inflation
RBI strikes another blow in inflation fight – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday decided to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per
Higher interest rates are here to stay – The Hindu BusinessLine
With the credit policy of the RBI being announced six times a year, the expectations are that the action to be taken would be based
MPC overreacts – The Hindu BusinessLine
Citing “uncertainty over domestic inflation”, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has opted for back-to-back repo rate hikes, as a result of which the borrowing rate
To boost priority sector lending, RBI allows banks to co-originate loans with NBFCs – The Hindu BusinessLine
In a bid to give a leg-up to priority sector lending, the Reserve Bank of India, on Wednesday, said all scheduled commercial banks will be
IBC ordinance was not to favour any corporate house: Goyal – The Economic Times
The minister also said that certain exceptions in the code have been made to help speedier resolution of stressed assets in the MSME sector. The