Besides denting valuation of assets, lockdown seen delaying resolution The hiatus in insolvency proceedings could have an adverse impact on the valuations of already stressed
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A case against suspending IBC amidst Covid-19 crisis – The Hindu BusinessLine
A blanket ban on recourse through the IBC process will hurt genuinely affected lenders from recovering the debt owed to them. The IBC process must,
Business needs a ‘circuit breaker’ amidst Covid-19 crisis – The Hindu BusinessLine
Smaller enterprises must be given the right to claim force majeure against meeting of contractual obligations for some time, to save them from collapse due
RBI relief for banks: More time given on review period, resolution of stressed assets – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given a temporary breather to lenders on the Review Period as well as timeline for resolution of stressed
Covid-19: Lockdown period not to be counted for liquidation process related tasks timelines – The Hindu BusinessLine
An `information utility’ is an information network that stores financial data like borrowings, default and security interests among others of firms. – istock.com/designer491 An `information
Law playing catch-up with a virus – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Competition Act, 2002, has in-built safeguards to protect businesses from sanctions for certain coordinated conduct, provided such arrangements result in increasing efficiencies – Getty
The RBI should do more to boost bank lending – The Hindu BusinessLine
Additional measures such as easing of prudential standards are needed for banks to expand credit during crisis times like Covid Building upon the measures announced
Financial reporting, auditing during coronavirus days bring along its own set of challenges – The Hindu BusinessLine
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
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
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
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