BENGALURU: Congress leader RV Deshpande on Wednesday urged finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to help out the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) as they have been badly hit by
Category: Economy
For small firms, delivering goods is still a struggle – The Economic Times
By Aditi Shrivastava According to ShipRocket, only one-tenth of the 1% of sellers dealing in essential goods have been able to comply with requirements such
coronavirus india: To help small firms, India seen unveiling second coronavirus stimulus worth $13 billion – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: A second stimulus package India is poised to announce in coming days will be worth around Rs 1 lakh crore ($13 billion) and focus on
banking stocks: Banking will have to go through acid test in the coming months: Vinit Sambre – The Economic Times
First and foremost, the focus is on companies that will survive. We are trying to hold them in the portfolio. Do you feel we have
World economy faces a $5 trillion hit, which is like losing Japan – The Economic Times
By David Goodman The coronavirus pandemic is set to rob the global economy of more than $5 trillion of growth over the next two years, greater than the annual
income tax refund: Govt to give income tax refunds up to Rs 5 lakh immediately due to coronavirus impact – The Economic Times
The Income Tax Department, on its official Twitter handle, announced that it will issue all pending income tax refunds up to Rs 5 lakh immediately to individuals and business
COVID-19, New Normal and India–Economic Times
By Prabir De The world is facing humanity’s biggest crisis since World War II. Almost every country has been affected by the devastating Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Plan, Plan, Plan for Lockdown and Exit–Economic Times
Should the countrywide lockdown continue after April 14? It depends on how fast the virus spreads over the remaining week of the lockdown, and, on
How modifications in the Finance Bill 2020 will impact NRIs, POIs – The Financial Express
While the amendments to the Finance Bill, 2020 have brought some clarity over the applicability of various tax amendments, however, it still does not address
Global firms in India may run out of cash as FDI investors shy away; these sectors may hit worst – The Financial Express
Global firms operating in India may face another blow to their funding plans, with investors staying away. During the first 9 months of the last
COVID-19 pandemic to hit MSME exporters more: Trade experts – The Financial Express
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) exporters will be impacted more by the current lockdown on account of COVID-19 pandemic as the sector accounts for
Unemployment crisis: Lives and livelihoods are mutually reinforcing. State of job market must be factored in–Times of India
Business information company CMIE’s monthly jobs data showed that unemployment rate was already a worrying 8.7% in March, the highest on record since it began
Coronavirus: Imagine yourself as the leader of a liberal democracy, how would you decide to restart the economy? | Deccan Herald
By Mohamed A. El-Erian The tentative optimism in parts of Europe and the U.S. about a turning point in the rate of coronavirus infection is
All stimulus, no lockdown yet, Abe? | Deccan Herald
After weeks of inaction, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has finally announced measures to stem the spread of coronavirus and help the Japanese economy weather
Good, on paper | Business Standard Editorials
The series of initiatives taken by the government to mitigate farmers’ marketing-related woes in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic looks good on paper. The
Focusing multilateral money | Business Standard Editorials
The World Bank group, which includes the bank, the private sector-focused International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the loan guarantee-focused Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), has now moved
Establish fiscal council to scale up spending | Business Standard Column
There is now a body of expert analysis on economic recovery after the lockdown. In this column, I distill the key common messages and briefly expand on
End lockdown or not? | Business Standard Column
The current three-week nationwide lockdown because of Covid-19 is slated to end at midnight of April 14. Sometime before then, the government will have to announce its
Fiscal space: Not if but how | Business Standard News
Extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary responses. The Covid-19 crisis is nothing if not extraordinary. Responses are imperative to deal with the health crisis, cushion the
Coronavirus lockdown: Rs 1-trn stimulus package for MSMEs on cards | Business Standard News
A second stimulus package the Centre is poised to announce in coming days will be worth around Rs 1 trillion and focus on help for
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