Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/is-ease-of-doing-business-ranking-over-rated/article34162842.ece A top rank without infrastructure, connectivity, skilled manpower and lower cost of production is of no use to the investor In recent years,
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The revival of a worthy report – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/the-revival-of-a-worthy-report/2218136/ For real interest rate to be positive, inflation rate should be 3-4% per annum One wishes that this reality is well recognised in
Political economy of relative inflation – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/political-economy-of-relative-inflation/article34133939.ece When non-core inflation falls but core inflation rises, it hurts farmers and exposes the structural faultlines in agriculture Since 2016, the Reserve Bank
DGFT to go fully digital, contactless, faceless, paperless: Commerce Secretary – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/dgft-to-go-fully-digital-contactless-faceless-paperless-commerce-secretary/article34134949.ece Department to help States prepare annual export ranking index for districts The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) will soon be completely digitised
Between Supreme Court & govt, banks lose freedom – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/between-supreme-court-govt-banks-lose-freedom/2219575/ SC did well to allow banks to declare loans as NPAs, but not allowing them to charge penal interest was a bad idea
Big Achievement: Highway construction in India to hit record pace! To touch 40 km/day in FY21 – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/big-achievement-highway-construction-in-india-to-hit-record-pace-to-touch-40-km-day-in-fy21/2219525/ Nascent recovery seen in pure PPP (BOT) segment The remarkably brisk pace of highway building this year has been despite the pandemic that
Steel off the peaks – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/steel-off-the-peaks/article34152998.ece Massive infra investments are set to boost demand After enjoying a prolonged period of highs over the past six months on the back
Wanted: A secondary market for bank loans – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/wanted-a-secondary-market-for-bank-loans/article34153018.ece This is of vital importance for price discovery of loans and to restore the health of Indian banks With the Finance Minister’s announcement
The right balance – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/the-right-balance/article34152917.ece Apex Court has spelt out a pragmatic solution to the interest waiver issue On March 23, the Supreme Court brought a satisfactory closure
MSME funding: How FinTechs can help address credit gap for small businesses–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/msme-funding-how-fintechs-can-help-address-credit-gap-for-small-businesses/story/432894.html A symbiotic relationship between banks and digital NBFCs can lead the way towards a win-win situation for all The introduction of the Co-Lending
How bad bank model of ARC, AMC would work to manage NPAs–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/how-bad-bank-model-of-arc-amc-would-work-to-manage-npas/story/433303.html The proposed two-tier ARC, AMC framework, ostensibly created with public structure and private sector in mind for the respective entities, may create more
Supreme Court chooses right–the economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/supreme-court-chooses-right/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. The Supreme Court’s refusal either to extend RBI’s
Property taxation: Both untapped and unrealised – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/property-taxation-both-untapped-and-unrealised/2218867/ Property tax collection as a proportion of GDP is 1.1% in the OECD, but only 0.2% in India At the same time, state
Digital lenders on fund raising spree – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/digital-lenders-on-fund-raising-spree/article34139555.ece Analysts believe sector set to grow further Concerns about the sector notwithstanding, the digital lending segment is seeing a boom with increased demand
Will the new DFI boost infra funding? – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/will-the-new-dfi-boost-infra-funding/article34142830.ece Its success will hinge on, among others, the cost of raising funds, returns for investors and efficient project appraisal The creation of a
The Finance Minister has delivered, but the road ahead is long: on Union Budget 2021 – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-finance-minister-has-delivered-but-the-road-ahead-is-long/article33721241.ece This Budget scores very high marks on credibility and on its potential to create domestic output and jobs, but much more remains to
Centre readies draft plan for district-wise export promotion – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/business/centre-readies-draft-plan-for-district-wise-export-promotion/article34135100.ece Government eyes double-digit export growth in 500 districts in 3-5 years The government has readied a draft district-wise export promotion plan for 451
Following record accretion, RBI stops adding to its forex kitty since February – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/data-stories/data-focus/following-record-accretion-rbi-stops-adding-to-its-forex-kitty-since-february/article34093285.ece India’s foreign exchange reserves are amongst the highest globally, standing at $580 billion as on March 5, 2021. But the reserves have been
Economy needs careful nurturing to sustain growth revival: Subhrakant Panda, MD, IMFA – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/interview-economy-needs-careful-nurturing-to-sustain-growth-revival-subhrakant-panda-md-imfa/2214778/ Indian industry, in general, has reacted quite well to the challenges posed by the pandemic and, with the support from the government, has
DFI to get direct access to Reserve Bank of India’s funding facilities | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/dfi-to-get-direct-access-to-reserve-bank-of-india-s-funding-facilities-121032300043_1.html Govt may guarantee bonds, debentures and loans issued by the new institution Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure