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Housing, SME loans to be focus areas for Edelweiss Retail Finance, says top official | Business Line–24.11.2017
Edelweiss Retail Finance will focus on housing and SME loans in small towns, Anil Kothuri, President, said. Currently, the company has a footprint in 80
Cloud providing SMEs with cutting edge technology to level field with big companies: IBM – The Economic Times–22.11.2017
With GST making it almost imperative for SMBs to digitise, IBM is eager to pull them on a cloud bearing their logo. An annual growth
Trading platform for SMEs, TReDS, set to take off after three years – The Economic Times–21.11.2017
TReDS, a trading platform for small and medium enterprises, is set to take off after three years, after the government allowed state-run companies to use
Government likely to dilute proposed labour reforms | Business Standard News–21.11.2017
Under pressure from the ruling Bharatiya Janatiya Party’s trade union wing, the centre is likely to dilute many provisions of two of its main proposed
Exporters in a spot as GST refunds delayed | Business Standard News–17.11.2017
“After paying the GST four months in a row and without receiving any refunds, small and medium enterprises are at a breaking point. There is
SMEs: What do you do when your SME is not making money? – The Economic Times–16.11.2017
Most SMEs and start-ups end up losing money as there is a confusion between the stark difference in expense, income and cash flow. While there
Congress blames haphazard implementation of GST for trade deficit ballooning to 3-year high – The Financial Express–16.11.2017
The Congress has once again hit out at the Narendra Modi government over the GST, saying that its haphazard implementation led to the ballooning of
Differentiated lending by PSBs: Here is how to get all lenders to perform – The Financial Express–16.11.2017
An interesting idea that has been mooted of late is the concept of differentiated lending by public sector banks (PSBs) based on their size. This
‘CGST, SGST payable if supplier and place of supply are in same state’ | Business Standard Column–16.11.2017 [ 24.10.2017 ]
I am a registered dealer of motor parts in the state of Bihar. A dealer from Kolkata had purchased motor parts and himself taken delivery
A monumental failure The Indian Express–16.11.2017
On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his decision to deprive Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes of their “legal tender” status
SME–GST–The Economic Times 14-11.2017
“There is no such thing as SMEs (small and medium enterprises),” says Sashank Rishyasringa, cofounder at SMEfocused lender Capital Float. “The biggest problem with the
More capital to PSBs will push credit to MSME sector: Arun Jaitley | Business Standard News–13.11.2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said more capital for state-owned lenders would prompt public sector banks (PSBs) to increase credit flow to micro, small
Tax filing timelines extended: Here are your new dates to file GST returns – The Economic Times–11.11.2017
To bring simplicity and to reduce the compliance burden for the taxpayers, the GST Council in its 23rd meeting in Guwahati made sweeping changes to
Demonetization Anniversary: Decoding the Effects of Indian Currency Notes Ban – The Economic Times–11.11.2017
By Aishwarya Krishnan As the clock struck 8 pm on November 8, 2016, India came to a standstill and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced one
Vistaar Finance: Lending to SMEs: How startups are grappling with the issue of combining tech and non-tech strategies – The Economic Times–10.11.2017
Tech that leverage technology to originate loans and for credit assessments and disbursals face myriad challenges. “There is no such thing as SMEs (small and
Demonetisation downer: Market oriented policies rather than disruptions can help India formalise–10 11 2017
The first anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation announcement was marked by a sharp debate between government and opposition on its outcome. One consequence
Ease GST pain for small businesses: Let large buyers deduct GST on small supplies–09.11.2017
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council should lower the levy on many products that now attract 28% GST. Only demerit goods should attract the
GST: Demonetisation: Indian SMEs suffered a blow, still struggling to find their footing – The Economic Times–08.11.2017
The worst sufferers of this move, were the micro enterprises of the country. Demonetisation – a move which was initially seen as a “masterstroke” in
All evidence suggest unorganised sector, SMEs worst hit by demonetisation: Arun Kumar – The Economic Times–08.11.2017
Arun Kumar is a renowned authority on the black economy. The economist taught at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University
