Normally, March and April are busy months for businesses and auditors. But the lockdown following the cornavirus has brought along with it a set of
Author: Anil R Tikotekar
8 of 10 companies will pay full wages for lockdown period, says survey – The Hindu BusinessLine
2.4% of firms surveyed will cut jobs while 10.6% will cut salaries Although the pandemic has dealt a severe blow to businesses, eight out of
Focus on survival and stability this year, look for growth in the next: Srei Infra chief – The Hindu BusinessLine
Businesses across sectors should focus on “survival and stability” during the course of the current financial year. Once they are able to survive and stabilise
Helicopter money must be the last resort – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Centre can still consider a plethora of conventional means to make its stimulus effective and ramp up an ailing economy As the world grapples
Two SpiceJet lessors in talks to reclaim planes over missed payments – The Hindu BusinessLine
Two lessors to Indian carrier SpiceJet Ltd are in talks to terminate contracts and repossess planes via mutually agreed deals with the airline over missed
3 critical lessons small businesses must learn from Covid-19 to grow in post-pandemic world – The Financial Express
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The small business owners must build trauma management capabilities to be able to respond to a crisis with their
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws: Impact of Covid-19 outbreak and opportunities that may arise – The Financial Express
Increment in the threshold would be directly proportional to the reduction in filings before NCLT (Tribunal) and it would unburden the Tribunal substantially. The companies
Substantial recovery likely against IL&FS Rs 94k cr debt: Injeti Srinivas | Business Standard News
The NCLAT has approved the entire proposal of the government, which is in the “final stages of resolution” On the issue of whether the statutory
Cash-strapped DHFL not to make any payment to lenders, bondholders | Business Standard News
The Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) was initiated against the debt-ridden company as per the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 with effect
Bidders jittery over coronavirus impact on bankrupt firms, seek legal help | Business Standard News
Seek legal advice, want force majeure clause included in new contracts Bidders said falling economic growth, a weak rupee coupled with lower customer demand will
Flattening the bankruptcy curve: Why IBC cases may surge post-lockdown | Business Standard News
Shroff is in favour of introducing a new chapter to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) with temporary provisions Two American professors, Kenneth Ayotte and
Monetisation of govt’s fiscal deficit by RBI is tricky, say economists | Business Standard News
Sajid Chinoy, chief economist at JP Morgan, said any move to monetise the Centre’s fiscal deficit would lead to surplus liquidity to the tune of
Coronavirus spread to weigh on domestic ports and logistics sectors | Business Standard News
At present, sectors like warehousing, trucking, and last-mile delivery, are facing several challenges. Labour shortage has turned out to be the biggest one, across segments.
Calibrated monetary, fiscal stimulus on anvil: Principal Economic Advisor | Business Standard News
International passenger travel would remain shut for a long time, not for weeks but for months, he said citing examples of sectors which will continue
Kerala’s approach to containing corona | Business Standard Column
On January 30, the first case of Covid-19 in India was identified in Kerala. After weeks of being the state with the highest number of
How Covid-19 spoilt the oil bonanza | Business Standard Column
Conventional wisdom is that when crude oil prices drop, India benefits as it is dependent on imported oil to the tune of about 85 per
Why it may be a long haul | Business Standard Column
The tension between livelihood and public health will not disappear for a while. And while it remains, chief ministers will take their own call on
Focus on capital formation policy | Business Standard Column
It is vital to ensure that the clamour for suspending bankruptcy laws does not translate into reality The economic impact of the response to Covid-19
GST rates and the medical devices industry | Business Standard Column
Let us use the GST rate regime to build up a strong domestic industry in sectors like pharmaceuticals and medical devices that can play to
Read from home | Business Standard Column
One should worry, of course, about what this is doing to one small business sector in particular that was already under stress: Bookshops Those of