Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/high-government-cash-balance-likely-to-limit-additional-borrowing/articleshow/83119486.cmsSynopsis The fears of additional borrowing due to GST shortfall may not be as substantial as bond dealers anticipated initially. Any large additional borrowing
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All you wanted to know about Stagflation – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/slate/all-you-wanted-to-know-about/article34691993.ece?homepage=true In India we have hardly had any periods without inflation, while developed markets besides inflation, also experience deflation occasionally. But it’s been decades
How RBI managed to boost its surpluses – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/how-rbi-managed-to-boost-its-surpluses/article34691702.ece?homepage=true Revenue from foreign and domestic investments apart, there was a spike in RBI’s holdings of GSecs for which it earns interest The transfer
GDP growth springs a positive surprise: Four implications for FY22 | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/gdp-growth-springs-a-positive-surprise-four-implications-for-fy22-121053101265_1.html The positives apart, it is clear consumption can’t rebound meaningfully without large-scale vaccination; the good news is the rate is likely to improve
GDP growth number: A pleasant surprise, but will it help in FY22? | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/gdp-growth-number-a-pleasant-surprise-but-will-it-help-in-fy22-121053101050_1.html With the second wave leading to a close down of services, in particular, progress will remain retarded Madan Sabnavis The GDP growth number
Can the rich help? | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/can-the-rich-help-121053101220_1.html The recovery cannot be investments-led because most enterprises are nursing excess capacities Thanks to the second wave of Covid-19, India’s economic recovery process is stalled.
What is Modi govt’s pet PLI scheme, who is eligible, which sectors have it? – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/production-linked-incentive-what-is-modi-govts-pet-pli-scheme-who-is-eligible-which-sectors-have-it/2262391/ PLI scheme offers incentives on incremental sales for products manufactured in India. The first three PLI schemes were approved in March last year
Fiscal support to MSMEs needed to pay employees’ salaries; refunds of unadjusted taxes a must: FICCI survey – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/fiscal-support-to-msmes-needed-to-pay-employees-salaries-refunds-of-unadjusted-taxes-a-must-ficci-survey/2262471/ Even as businesses acknowledged the policy support extended by the Reserve Bank of India on May 5, 2021, including financial support to MSMEs,
How supply chain financing can resolve capital issues for MSMEs – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/how-supply-chain-financing-can-resolve-capital-issues-for-msmes/articleshow/83106050.cmsSynopsis Lenders’ reluctance to extend financing to most MSMEs can be traced back to their inability to adequately assess creditworthiness of small borrowers and
Now we know where exactly RBI wants the bond yields to stay – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/bonds/now-we-know-where-exactly-rbi-wants-the-bond-yields-to-stay/articleshow/83105248.cmsSynopsis The number of people below the poverty line has increased from 6 crore to 13.4 crore due to Covid (Pew Research ). The
Government approves four firms under PLI scheme for bulk drugs – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/government-approves-four-firms-under-pli-scheme-for-bulk-drugs/articleshow/83118978.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis All the 215 applications received for the 36 products spread across the four target segments were considered and appraised and selected participants duly
What do the latest GDP numbers tell us? Sadly, nothing encouraging – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/view-what-do-the-latest-gdp-numbers-tell-us-sadly-nothing-encouraging/articleshow/83124097.cmsSynopsis Barring agriculture, which continued its stellar performance, growing at 3.6% in FY2021, and electricity that grew at 1.9%, every other sector contracted during
Overall impact of second COVID-19 wave on economy not likely to be large, says CEA Subramanian – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/overall-impact-of-second-covid-19-wave-on-economy-not-likely-to-be-large-says-cea-subramanian/articleshow/83117733.cmsSynopsis He further said that given the circumstances due to the pandemic, it is difficult to forecast if the country would achieve a double
India’s 2020-21 fiscal deficit at 9.3% of GDP – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indias-2020-21-fiscal-deficit-at-9-3-of-gdp/articleshow/83113133.cmsSynopsis For this financial year, the government had initially pegged the fiscal deficit at Rs 7.96 lakh crore or 3.5 per cent of the
india gdp growth: GDP contracts 7.3% in FY21 as Q4 sees 1.6% growth; focus shifts to second wave’s impact on Q1 – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/gdp-contracts-7-3-in-fy21-as-q4-sees-1-6-growth-focus-shifts-to-second-waves-impact-on-q1/articleshow/83114362.cmsSynopsis Gross Value Added (GVA), which is a more accurate way of assessing the actual growth in the economy, contracted by 6.2% for the
Second wave rendered 1 cr Indians jobless; 97 pc households’ incomes declined in pandemic: CMIE – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/second-wave-rendered-1-cr-indians-jobless-97-pc-households-incomes-declined-in-pandemic-cmie/articleshow/83123171.cmsSynopsis The unemployment rate measured by the think-tank is expected to come at 12 per cent at the end of May as against 8
The rocket rupee | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-rocket-rupee-121053000932_1.html It does feel like we are close to the end of the rupee’s rally, says Jamal Mecklai Technically, it is beginning to appear
Decision deferred in deference to public – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/decision-deferred-in-deference-to-public/articleshow/83094003.cmsSynopsis The marginal benefit to individual Covid patients from scrapping tax is likely to be smaller than the loss to the collective from the
US budget plan: Money is cheap, let’s spend it: White House $6 trillion budget message – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/money-is-cheap-lets-spend-it-white-house-6-trillion-budget-message/articleshow/83057035.cmsSynopsis The first comprehensive budget offered by Democratic President Joe Biden faces strong opposition from Republican lawmakers, who want to tamp down US government
Govt expands credit lifeline for MSMEs amid second wave of Covid-19 | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-eases-emergency-credit-guarantee-scheme-to-help-businesses-in-pandemic-121053000305_1.html Scheme removes the ceiling of outstanding loans of Rs 500 crore, keeps government’s guarantee cover of Rs 3 trillion. Loans given under ECLGS