Govt shouldn’t delay announcement of a comprehensive fiscal stimulus package for different sections hit by COVID-19 lockdown Our vast population of migrant labour and numerous
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An ode to reforms in Modi era – The Hindu BusinessLine
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Have sufficient cashflow to meet repayment obligations, says Shriram Transport Finance MD – The Hindu BusinessLine
Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd (STFC) on Saturday said it has taken a host of measures, including offering moratorium to its borrowers, and cost-rationalization and
You, your neighbour, your space: A guide to navigating the New Normal – The Hindu BusinessLine
Here are some tips you can follow in both business and your personal life, post pandemic Of late there has been a flurry of articles,
Debt Mutual Funds: All you wanted to ask about your debt mutual funds after Franklin Templeton fiasco – The Economic Times
Templeton has wound up $4.1 billion of debt funds after a liquidity crisis. What happened? Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has decided to wind up six debt
coronavirus: Falling oil prices amid coronavirus pandemic: What it means for India and other players – The Economic Times
The US itself is groaning under the weight of its own oil. Shale producers, who have, for the past five years run rings around traditional
Small biz, big trouble: Covid-19 disruption might prove fatal for many of India’s MSME units – The Economic Times
The meeting, organised by the Mumbai-based IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, had businessmen seeing May-end as a plausible date for reopening. But there was
Features – Startups – Small Biz – The Economic Times
How some startups are being inventive in the face of coronavirus pandemic Suddenly, startups that were looking for growth avenues were scrambling for ways to
OYO: Pay cuts, layoffs: Startup morale under lockdown – The Economic Times
Over the past 4 weeks, at least two dozen top companies have fired employees and contract staff. A common thread at all firms is a
India needs a new covenant for growth in a post-Covid world: Raghuram Rajan – The Economic Times
The former RBI governor said that India cannot remain under a lockdown forever. On lifting the lockdown, Rajan said that India needs a staggered exit
Loan moratorium: Lenders struggling to trace low-ticket retail borrowers – The Economic Times
Summary Unless banks can get hold of them, repayments stand automatically deferred under the new rules. Credit card outstanding balances have tripled since the global financial
Post lockdown: Big units get ready, MSMEs see roadblocks to restart – The Hindu BusinessLine
Even as Tamil Nadu government contemplates partial lifting of lockdown, big industrial units are ready with a new set of operating procedures but MSMEs see
COVID-19: Finance Commission’s advisory panel suggests support to small biz, NBFCs – The Financial Express
Lockdown impact: The council felt that the COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown would slow down domestic activity and impact cash flows of financial institutions
Fixed-term employment: House panel for defining job tenures, adding safeguards – The Financial Express
FTE workers/employees are entitled for all the benefits (except retrenchment compensation as termination of service as a result of completion of the tenure of FTE
Don’t force industry to pay wages during COVID-19 lockdown – The Financial Express
Growth was already slowing before the corona outbreak; forcing industry to pay full wages imperils MSMEs’ survival Indeed, for many, the wage bill, at a
Banks avoid NBFC lending, take 50% of RBI’s refinance – The Economic Times
Summary Small non-banking finance companies continued to be shunned by banks, which availed only half of the Rs 25,000-crore refinance offered by the RBI for lending
MSME: Hit by Covid-19 lockdown, Noida MSMEs seek Centre’s help – The Economic Times
The Noida Entrepreneurs’ Association (NEA) which has approximately 3,000 MSMEs as its members in western Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar, have sought government help so
lockdown impact on indian economy: Chris Wood says lockdown disastrous for Indian economy – The Economic Times
Wood said India has not really had a negative consumer credit cycle since the inception of his portfolio in 2002 but this is probably about
Foreign Investment Promotion Board: New FDI policy: Can India manage to stem Chinese predatory trade practices? – The Economic Times
India’s FDI decision is meant to be used as a diplomatic lever in dealing with Beijing. In the new scenario, Chinese companies may be forced
View: To lock down any further will devastate the economy, almost to a point of no return – The Economic Times
How can one mitigate this disaster? The key to it lies in getting people back to work as soon as possible, with such safety as