Plastics manufacturers in Maharashtra have urged the government to withdraw the blanket ban on plastics and implement the limit of 50 microns thickness limit instead,
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Indians will get loans based on data, not collateral: Nandan Nilekani – The Financial Express–24.02.2018—–*****
India is moving in a direction where lenders will use data like GST based “business flows” or credit payment history, instead of collaterals, to provide
TReDS coverage must be expanded beyond top-rated corporate buyers: Crisil | Business Standard News–24.02.2018
The government has announced measures in the Union Budget for 2018-19 to strengthen the Trade Electronic Receivable Discounting System (TReDS) platform, which would enable micro,
GST blues for exporters – Business Line–24.02.2018
Refund delays, with respect to IGST and input tax, have hit small units More than eight months after the introduction of GST, exporters remain cash-strapped
Exim Bank, UNDP ink pact to extend financial support to MSMEs in N-E – Business Line–24.02.2018
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) on Friday said it has signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for financing a project
Two years on, skill training yet to take off in many states | india news | Hindustan Times–17.02.2018
Halfway through an ambitious scheme by the federal government to train 6 million young people, some State governments, which were to train 1.5 million of
Centre, RBI have given a big leg-up to MSME sector, says PHDCCI chief – Business Line–17.02.2018
The Centre and the RBI’s recent policy initiatives to boost the MSME sector will go long way in expanding the contribution of manufacturing to overall
ITSL partners with Flexiloans, others to fulfil MSMEs short-term capital needs – The Economic Times–16.02.2018—–*****
India Transact Services Ltd. (ITSL), an omni-channel merchant digital payment solutions company and a Group company of AGS Transact Technologies Ltd., is strengthening its merchant
A de-stress call for MSME financing – The Financial Express–Tata Capital–14.02.2018
Data from various credit bureaus and the reported earnings of different companies reveal a prevalence of stressed loans to small businesses. Traditionally, lending to small
Government measures to ensure MSMEs become growth engine: DFS secretary – The Economic Times–12.02.2018
A slew of recent measures, including tax concessions in the budget, for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has been taken with an aim to
Budget 2018 has provided a big boost to MSMEs – The Financial Express–12.02.2018
Budget 2018: The Union Budget 2018 clearly recognises the strain on the economy, particularly in the farm and informal sectors, in terms of job creation.
Pause for now, rate hike later this year – Business Line–12.02.2018
If the CPI inflation remains elevated, there may be a rate hike in the second half of 2018 In line with our expectations, the Monetary
Union Minister Giriraj Singh: Govt expects to finalise roadmap for MSME bad loans b March–Economic Times–08.02.2018
The government expects to finalise a road map for resolving the bad loans issue in the MSME sector by March, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said.
MSMEs: Government nod to change criteria for classifying MSMEs – The Economic Times–08.02.2018
The Union Cabinet today approved the change in criteria for classifying MSMEs from ‘Investment in Plant & Machinery’ to annual turnover. As per the
MSME: RBI announces relief measures for ‘GST-affected’ MSME sector – The Economic Times–08.02.2018
In a measure to provide relief to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector which was “badly hit” by the implementation of the Goods
CRISIL SME TRACKER: Budget 2018’s focus on MSMEs to spur job creation | Business Standard News–06.02.2018
The government has in Budget 2018-19 rightly focused on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as the preferred route for rapid job creation and self-employment.
Sidbi to offer concessional loans to small and micro enterprises – The Economic Times–01.02.2018
For Small and Medium Enterprises there is yet another reason for smile – the Small Industries Development Bank of India, SIDBI, has begun directly to
Budget 2018: Budget 2018: Why P2P should be empowered to fill the void in SME financing – The Economic Times–31.01.2018
By Rajat Gandhi The Economic Survey 2017-18 tabled in the Parliament on Monday delivered an unsurprising, but troubling figure. The amount of credit or loans
Budget should push reforms agenda – Business Line–30.01.2018–1
In order to spur growth, it should push capex spending, ramp up disinvestment, and unfetter land and labour markets YK Modi As the economy adjusts
Budget 2018: Economic Survey: Why smaller firms ditched Composition Scheme to be regular GST filer – The Economic Times–1-30.01.2018—–*****
The survey states that this set up minimizes their administrative burden, but also makes it difficult for them to sell to larger firms, which would