Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/it-is-time-for-smes-to-tech-up/2234017/ How technology will help revive small businesses impacted by the pandemic Let’s look at access to lending capital. By Porush Singh As the
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Tracking the economic impact of the second wave – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/tracking-the-economic-impact-of-the-second-wave/2233955/ Lockdowns have become more stringent, reducing mobility, but signals on non-mobility indicators are more mixed This suggests that the economy is currently tracking
We want to double MSME loans under SIDBI’s 59-min scheme in 2021: Online PSB Loans’ Jinand Shah – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/cafe-sme/msme-fin-interview-we-want-to-double-msme-loans-under-sidbis-59-min-scheme-in-2021-online-psb-loans-jinand-shah/2233283/ Credit and Finance for MSMEs: “Around 60-65 per cent of sanctioned loan applications belong to MSMEs in the manufacturing and services sectors while
Govt overachieves annual MSE procurement target for third straight year even as YoY growth rate falls – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-eodb-govt-overachieves-annual-mse-procurement-target-for-third-straight-year-even-as-yoy-growth-rate-falls/2233613/ Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The number of MSEs benefitting from annual procurement contracted to 1.48 lakh in FY21 from 1.57 lakh
Large sellers are the key for e-comm – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/large-sellers-are-the-key-for-e-comm/article34328665.ece They source an array of goods from MSMEs. The notion that they hinder small sellers is misplaced The National E-Commerce Policy has been
What exactly is Atmanirbhar Bharat? – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/what-exactly-is-atmanirbhar-bharat/article34328520.ece Unless Atmanirbharta is defined properly, the BJP government will fail to effectively implement its economic philosophy It is not protectionism. It is not
Taxing thoughts – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/janet-yellens-proposal-of-a-minimum-global-corporate-tax-rate-is-not-feasible/article34328496.ece Yellen’s proposal of a minimum global corporate tax rate is not feasible There are no easy solutions to the long-drawn battle between tax
Government may crack the whip on travel agents, airlines for holding back refunds – The Hindu BusinessLine
lipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/government-may-crack-the-whip-on-travel-agents-airlines-for-holding-back-refunds/article34329532.ece May declare them ‘defaulters’ The government will soon crack the whip on airline companies, travel agents and mainly online travel aggregators, for holding
India Inc bracing for lockdown 2.0 – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/india-inc-bracing-for-lockdown-20/article34329682.ece Larger companies ready with plans to face disruptions; smaller firms may bear the brunt Hundreds of companies across different sectors including manufacturing, textile,
Nasscom says laptops and chargers are ‘essential’ | COVID-19 CURFEWS: Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/covid-19-curfews-nasscom-says-laptops-and-chargers-are-essential-121041501546_1.html In its letter to the MIDC, Nasscom has stressed the need for a clarification while stating that e-commerce companies must be allowed to
Reliance Jio among the most competitive telcos, says Sunil Bharti Mittal | Business Standard News
lipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/airtel-has-emerged-stronger-from-several-near-death-experiences-mittal-121041501419_1.html We have increased our market share, brand loyalty and index, and we’re getting more customers than the competition in the last 8-9 months,
Bond markets ignore RBI’s G-Sap largesse on rising inflation; yields soar | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/bond-markets-ignore-rbi-s-g-sap-largesse-on-rising-inflation-yields-soar-121041501126_1.html Doubts cast about G-Sap effectiveness at a the time when the Covid-19 surge is threatening to halt economic revival in the country The
Softbank Group to invest $450 million in Swiggy at $5.5 billion value | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/softbank-group-to-invest-450-million-in-swiggy-at-5-5-billion-value-121041600042_1.html Second funding for food delivery startup in as many weeks The financing from Masayoshi Son’s Vision Fund 2 awaits approval from Indian antitrust
Rise of risk capital | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/rise-of-risk-capital-121041501474_1.html Private funding is bridging a crucial gap India’s unicorn club is expanding rapidly, with 10 start-ups crossing the $1-billion valuation mark in just four months
Auto-debit bounces ease in March, but stay above pre-Covid levels – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/auto-debit-bounces-ease-in-march-but-stay-above-pre-covid-levels/2233863/ The share of unsuccessful auto-debit requests in volume terms eased from 36.65% in February. Bounce rates of anything above 25% remain a cause
The growth cost of intensifying lockdowns – The Financial Express
lipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/the-growth-cost-of-intensifying-lockdowns/2234013/ The reported year-on-year GDP growth in the March quarter, and the quarter-on-quarter GDP growth in the June quarter, could dip into negative For
It is time for SMEs to tech up – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/it-is-time-for-smes-to-tech-up/2234017/ How technology will help revive small businesses impacted by the pandemic Let’s look at access to lending capital. By Porush Singh As the
Costlier crude, low base: WPI inflation shoots up to 8-year high of 7.39% – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/costlier-crude-low-base-wpi-inflation-shoots-up-to-8-year-high-of-7-39/2233907/ Rise in prices of some manufactured goods and food items like pulses and fruits also pushed the index. Retail (CPI) inflation scaled a
And the bad news keeps rolling in – COVID-19: The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/covid-19-and-the-bad-news-keeps-rolling-in/2233995/ The second wave, not yet over, will crush MSMEs further and, with it, the hopes of FY22 being the big-recovery year Corporate profits
Telecom market down to 3 private players, one operator increasingly becoming a question mark: Sunil Mittal – The Financial Express
lipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/telecom-market-down-to-3-private-players-one-operator-increasingly-becoming-a-question-mark-sunil-mittal/2233935/ Mittal also said India will be a force in the next 5-10 years as a major economy, building its success on industrial upliftment,