Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/dfi-goes-back-to-the-future-will-changes-boost-infra-funding-in-india-121032501407_1.html The Bill suggests that the government has learned from past mistake The DFI will get government guarantees for its repayment, and support through
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Petro products under GST – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/petro-products-under-gst/article34163219.ece Will Opposition-ruled States take the bait? There is no Constitutional or any other legal bar on bringing petroleum products under the Goods and
Is Ease of Doing Business ranking over-rated? – The Hindu BusinessLine
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,
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
