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https://www.business-standard.com/industry/banking/banks-should-adapt-to-changing-customer-needs-to-remain-competitive-cea-124091500150_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/banking/banks-should-adapt-to-changing-customer-needs-to-remain-competitive-cea-124091500150_1.html Chief Economic Advisor to the Centre, V Anantha Nageswaran has said banks should adapt to changing customer preferences and market dynamics in

https://www.business-standard.com/industry/banking/cracking-the-whip-banks-may-face-bigger-fines-for-non-compliance-124091500493_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/banking/cracking-the-whip-banks-may-face-bigger-fines-for-non-compliance-124091500493_1.html Current penalties may not act as effective deterrent: Experts Illustration: Ajay Mohanty The government will consider allowing higher fines on banks for

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indias-import-duties-are-too-high-must-come-down-says-cea-nageswaran/article68642783.ece?cx_testId=28&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0&cx_experienceId=EX5KXF1FQK61&cx_experienceActionId=showRecommendationsJAFQ231JWQLJ9#cxrecs_s Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran says India will be able to become a major exporting nation only after tariffs come down India’s import

https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/union-bank-of-india-becomes-1st-major-bank-to-become-signatory-of-pcaf-124090900962_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/union-bank-of-india-becomes-1st-major-bank-to-become-signatory-of-pcaf-124090900962_1.html PCAF is a global partnership of financial institutions working to develop and implement a harmonised approach to assess and disclose greenhouse gas

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/tracking-the-pace-of-credit-growth/article68606397.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/tracking-the-pace-of-credit-growth/article68606397.ece Credit growth was excessive during 2002-03 to 2013-14, cooled thereafter, only to pick up in the 2 years ending 2023-24 Bank credit, along

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/rising-incomes-driving-inflows-into-financial-assets/article68606297.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/rising-incomes-driving-inflows-into-financial-assets/article68606297.ece This is unlikely the case. Rather, it’s excess money in the system, thanks to the RBI, that’s finding its way into financial

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/real-estate/ajoy-mehta-leaves-behind-a-more-compliant-real-estate-sector-in-maharashtra/article68596022.ece lipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/real-estate/ajoy-mehta-leaves-behind-a-more-compliant-real-estate-sector-in-maharashtra/article68596022.ece The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority’s outgoing chairman did not shy away from wielding the regulatory whip, ensuring that builders realised that

https://www.business-standard.com/politics/aap-labels-gst-on-research-grants-as-tax-terrorism-seeks-withdrawal-124090700544_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/politics/aap-labels-gst-on-research-grants-as-tax-terrorism-seeks-withdrawal-124090700544_1.html The Modi government has issued a notice to all institutes, proposing to impose GST on research grants received since 2017, he said,

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/gig-workers-e-shram-enrolment-must-be-stepped-up/article68609941.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/gig-workers-e-shram-enrolment-must-be-stepped-up/article68609941.ece Their dual identity as entrepreneurs and workers gives rise to the apprehension that they may miss out on social security benefits The

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/multimedia/audio/will-high-gst-refunds-and-sluggish-state-economies-derail-indias-growth/article68613195.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/multimedia/audio/will-high-gst-refunds-and-sluggish-state-economies-derail-indias-growth/article68613195.ece The challenge of meeting the capital expenditure target of ₹11 lakh crore is significant, especially given the compressed timeline, says Aditi Nayar,

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/road-to-the-white-house-is-still-wide-open/article68614604.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/road-to-the-white-house-is-still-wide-open/article68614604.ece Despite Kamala Harris making up impressive ground, her race with Donald Trump is still a tight one Less than two months to

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/caveat-investor/article68613487.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/caveat-investor/article68613487.ece Retail investors should be allowed to learn from experience Indian households have taken to equities like ducks to water since Covid, but

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/the-moral-hazard-in-banking/article68614584.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/the-moral-hazard-in-banking/article68614584.ece There is an implicit protection to private banks. They get bailed out by the State, with the taxpayer picking up the tab

https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/editorial/inflation-debate-must-consider-downsides-of-alternative-frameworks-124090501463_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/editorial/inflation-debate-must-consider-downsides-of-alternative-frameworks-124090501463_1.html To be fair, the RBI or the MPC on its own cannot change the target or stop taking into account one part

https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/editorial/rediscovering-integration-world-bank-argument-on-trade-is-worth-hearing-124090401306_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/editorial/rediscovering-integration-world-bank-argument-on-trade-is-worth-hearing-124090401306_1.html Besides the argument that India must re-evaluate its approach to trade pacts, including the RCEP, other in-progress deals like those with the

https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/what-a-donald-trump-election-victory-would-mean-for-the-us-economy-124090601371_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/what-a-donald-trump-election-victory-would-mean-for-the-us-economy-124090601371_1.html Mr Trump’s long track record of refusing to pay vendors and contractors speaks to his character: He is a bully who will