Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/resolution-of-covid-stress-of-individuals-and-small-biz-rbi-asks-lenders-to-frame-policies-within-a-month/article34495622.ece Individuals who have availed of loans and advances for business purposes; and small businesses, other than those classified as micro, small and medium
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AA framework offers UPI-style revolution in MSME financing – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/aa-framework-offers-upi-style-revolution-in-msme-financing/articleshow/82423717.cmsSynopsis Four private banks set to go live by July on account aggregator framework Private sector lenders IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and
RBI’s latest moves should help buffer small businesses against impact of second Covid wave, but much rests on banks – The Financial Express
lipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/rbis-latest-moves-should-help-buffer-small-businesses-against-impact-of-second-covid-wave-but-much-rests-on-banks/2246650/ Bankers must be relieved the Governor hasn’t asked them to offer borrowers a moratorium on the repayment of interest and principal. To try
Atmanirbhar Bharat & the informal sector – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/atmanirbhar-bharat-the-informal-sector/2246639/ Reconciling the hand-to-mouth existence of units in the informal sector with their stipulated globally competitive role in the Atmanirbhar Bharat is a Herculean
Need cash support, more rural jobs to tackle Covid impact: Azim Premji University – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/need-cash-support-more-rural-jobs-to-tackle-covid-impact-azim-premji-university/2246774/ Azim Premji University has proposed the government to undertake additional spending to support extension of free rations beyond June till the end of
Markets may be ignoring banks’ NPA risk from second coronavirus wave | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/markets-may-be-ignoring-the-npa-risk-of-new-covid-and-sfb-loans-121050501219_1.html New measures allow banks to defer full recognition of NPAs, encourage lending to areas having high probability of defaults The RBI’s new measures
RBI’s relief: Hit by second Covid wave, MSMEs call for more support | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/rbi-s-relief-hit-by-second-covid-wave-msmes-call-for-more-support-121050501527_1.html According to them, measures such as revisiting classification of bad loans and clearing pending dues from government agencies are also required RBI governor
Bad debt! Banks, NBFCs sell LAP loans to asset reconstruction companies–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/banks/bad-debt-banks-nbfcs-sell-lap-loans-to-asset-reconstruction-companies/story/438240.html The estimated LAP portfolio of banks and NBFCs is over Rs 6 lakh crore. Bankers suggest the gross NPAs in the LAP portfolio
Lockdown unviable, COVID-19 vaccine the only solution; here’s why–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/lockdown-unviable-covid-19-vaccine-the-only-solution-heres-why/story/437900.html It is time policymakers and the national disaster management team sit together and find out how to ramp up existing domestic production of
Lend a hand | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/rbi-rs-50000-crore-support-healthcare-coronavirus-7303491/ RBI measures to ease flows to health sector, small businesses are welcome. Greater government support is needed. The central bank has provided an
RBI unleashes another round of quantitative easing to limit economic damage of the second wave–times of india
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/rbi-unleashes-another-round-of-quantitative-easing-to-limit-economic-damage-of-the-second-wave/Quick Edit TOI Quick Edits are written by a team of seasoned journalists from the Times of India’s Edit Page and TOI-Online who respond
RBI’s rescue act | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/rbi-s-rescue-act-121050501378_1.html The move to avoid the moratorium route is a wise one The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did most of the heavy lifting
Necessary, RBI, but not sufficient – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/necessary-rbi-but-not-sufficient/articleshow/82414410.cmsSynopsis What industry needs more than additional pools of liquidity is discretion with bank branch managers to decide what kinds of leniency their clients
RBI tells MFIs to improve governance, loan appraisal system; assesses pandemic-led stress – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/rbi-tells-mfis-to-improve-governance-loan-appraisal-system-assesses-pandemic-led-stress/articleshow/82390392.cmsSynopsis The central bank governor Shaktikanta Das called on these lenders Monday to assess the ground level situation—going beyond the accounting numbers of micro
Start-ups connect India with novel features in times of coronavirus | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/startups-connect-india-with-talk-to-type-audio-only-in-covid-times-121050400822_1.html Companies such as Chingari and Koo roll out audio-only and talk-to-type features to keep people connected amid the pandemic At a time when
Performance-linked incentives fail to excite solar manufacturing firms | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/performance-linked-incentives-fail-to-excite-solar-manufacturing-firms-121050401398_1.html Domestic manufacturers could end up getting barely 3-5 per cent of the sale value of their solar cells and modules as incentives through
PLI scheme guidelines for food processing don’t have measures to benefit MSMEs, says industry body AIFPA – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/pli-scheme-guidelines-for-food-processing-dont-have-measures-to-benefit-msmes-says-industry-body-aifpa/2245750/ Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The Ministry of Food Processing Industries on Monday had issued the PLI guidelines for the food processing
Banks, NBFCs ask RBI to relax bad loan rules – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/banks-nbfcs-ask-rbi-to-relax-bad-loan-rules/articleshow/82396212.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis Want central bank to classify second Covid wave as national natural calamity A second Covid wave many times worse the first has prompted
Pessimism on the rise: Consumer sentiment weakens in April amid Covid surge | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/pessimism-on-the-rise-121050300935_1.html Consumer sentiments have been battered particularly badly during the last three weeks The raging second wave of Covid-19 has had an adverse impact
Silence over labour reforms during state elections signals a deeper shift – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/view-silence-over-labour-reforms-during-state-elections-signals-a-deeper-shift/articleshow/82375994.cms Synopsis–In a scenario where access to oxygen cylinders, medicines, hospital beds is near impossible, none of the usual issues — GDP guesstimates, spiralling
