Modi holds meet to strengthen MSME sector; discusses financial sector, structural and welfare measures to spur growth Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need
Category: Economy
NPAs of BoB, Indian Bank surge multi-fold in 6 years: RTI data – The Economic Times
Summary The NPA of Bank of Baroda (BoB) rose from Rs 11,876 crore at March-end 2014 to Rs 73,140 crore at December-end 2019, the RTI
India’s lockdown is running up an unsustainable economic cost – The Hindu BusinessLine
A strategy that focusses on intensifying testing and possibly curbs on the vulnerable population, while allowing the rest to resume economic activity with the necessary
Why rural resurgence matters | Business Standard Column
With rural demand driving growth in many Indian industries, interventions aimed at jump-starting agrarian activities will play a key role in the country’s economic revival
How to reduce India’s infrastructure deficit | Business Standard Column
India aims to spend huge amounts on infrastructure in the coming years. It will be equally important to promote the efficiency of these investments through
RBI guv Das chastises banks not doing enough on lending, NBFC liquidity | Business Standard News
Relaxation likely on branch audit as Guv meets bankers Shaktikanta Das was also upset about the failure of the Targeted Long Term Repo Operations 2.0
Shutdowns kill people and biz, ease them fast–Times of India
The most startling lesson from global experience is that shutdowns may be killing almost as many people as the Covid virus. The supposed cure is
Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting: Five questions Warren Buffett should answer – The Economic Times
Many will be tuning in for are the Oracle of Omaha’s views on the world at a time like this. Buffett has a tormented history
Artisans and weavers around the country face economic catastrophe – The Economic Times
Lakhs of artisans across the country are having to deal with massive order cancellation and also a pile up of raw material. Sajad Dar, skilled
The non-bailout: How the Fed saved Boeing without paying a dime – The Economic Times
The Trump administration has ended up helping the plane maker more than any government handout could. Less than two months ago Boeing Co. went to Washington, hat
How the lockdown is making the Internet stronger than ever – ET Prime
Far from breaking it, the surge in usage the internet is seeing right now is driving a major upgrade. Just like that, our internet connection
The curious phenomenon of revenge shopping in China after lockdown – The Economic Times
Long queues, fuelled by revenge spending sprees, have been seen outside outlets of brands in Chinese cities. Could we witness such behaviour in India? There
Buffett stays on sidelines with cash rising to $137 billion – The Economic Times
More money has gone into Buffett’s cash pile than stock markets recently. Berkshire reduced its stock buybacks even as its shares saw their biggest quarterly
Warren Buffett: Buffett’s Berkshire takes $69b hit on stock portfolio in Q1, shifts money to treasuries – The Economic Times
The company sold $6.1 billion worth of shares in April, the earnings report showed. Berkshire said 69 per cent of the aggregate fair value of
Never bet against America; nothing can stop this nation: Warren Buffett – The Economic Times
The Oracle of Omaha said the best thing many investors can do is to own the S&P500. Buffett recalled that Dow Jones stood at 381.17
MSME: In the fight against Covid-19, MSMEs and startups can help each other – The Economic Times
Cash is king but the significance of mergers, collaborations and sector specific reforms needs to be duly recognised too if one wants to find a
India market recovery: India will have a ‘Nike Swoosh’ recovery, not a V- or U-shaped one: Abheek Barua – The Economic Times
HDFC Bank’s Abheek Barua sees the economy back on a strong footing in fiscal 2022. “My bet is that by autumn, we will not have
PM Modi meets FM Sitharaman for second economic stimulus package – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a series of meetings with key ministers, including home minister Amit Shah and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and officials
Fighting COVID-19 with facts not fear: How India can get back to work after coronavirus lockdown–Business Today
Under complete lockdown less than a quarter of India’s $2.8 trillion economy is functional. We are expected to lose over Rs 32,000 crore ($4.5 billion)
Coronavirus outbreak: Credit flow to MSMEs needs to grow 20% from 2% to address growing unemployment–Business Today
A cluster-based approach to lending is likely to be the best strategy for optimal results in the shortest possible time to accelerate credit flow to