Every nudge by the Reserve Bank of India to make lenders take credit risk has fallen flat. Small Indian companies getting decimated by the world’s
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Graded opening of economy needed to protect livelihood, says Amitabh Kant – The Economic Times
“Possible Road Ahead: Hyper-localisation in Red areas with ruthless containment; 2.Physical distancing & Masks =New Fashion; 3.Virus can bounce back; 4. Look after 60+with Co-morbidity;
gold loan: Rush for gold loans seen as Indians seek refuge from slowdown – The Economic Times
Indians may borrow more against their stash of gold as the world’s biggest lockdown raises financial stress in an economy that’s set for its first contraction in
Banks lend whopping Rs 1.15 lakh crore to NBFCs in March – The Economic Times
Summary Banks lend whopping Rs 1.15 lakh crore to NBFCs in March, the highest on month since 2008. Banks were initially reluctant to lend to NBFCs
Dear Prime Minister, for God’s sake, please don’t let this crisis go to waste – The Economic Times
At the end of the day, this is not where the world wanted to be in 2020. Away from the public health issue, from an
‘Make bold decisions’: P Chidambaram urges Centre to announce wage protection package – The Hindu BusinessLine
If businesses do not see hope, they will decide to close Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said that in the absence
RBI’s liquidity lifeline won’t solve debt MFs’ structural problems – The Hindu BusinessLine
Both SEBI and MFs need to thrash out a durable solution to the mismatch in corporate bond funds that doesn’t involve borrowing The Reserve Bank
Rights issue renunciation: FinMin raises the pricing bar for non-residents – The Hindu BusinessLine
Non residents can’t take the benefit of free pricing by companies The pricing regime for non-residents acquiring shares out of Rights Issue renunciation by resident
Not many opting for loan moratorium, say banks – The Hindu BusinessLine
328 companies have opted for facility, says ICRA; SME segment keen to avail benefits Though the Reserve Bank of India has allowed companies to opt
Buy bonds that banks shun, RBI–Economic Times
The difficulty some of India’s best regarded non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have had in raising debt shows that much more needs to be done than
MSMEs: ‘Hand-to-mouth’ crisis for MSMEs fuels calls for more fiscal aid in India – The Economic Times
As the cash-flow for MSMEs dries up, and in the absence of any fiscal support, many will be forced to cut jobs to curb costs.
We need legislative and institutional reforms to avoid a repeat of panic in debt mutual funds – The Economic Times
In addition, these recent crises need to be used as a trigger for basic regulatory and banking reforms. FT’s decision led to a mild panic
Announce the stimulus, now – analysis – Hindustan Times
It must be geared towards all businesses, not just one segment. There are indications that the government is working on a stimulus. Besides the fact
Amend the FRBM Act, and spend more now – analysis – Hindustan Times
Greater public expenditure is required for relief, medical response, demand stimulus, health infrastructure Pulapre Balakrishnan Only the government can counteract slowing private investment. Its non-interventionist
All stakeholders must share blame for MCX crude futures crisis – The Hindu BusinessLine
SEBI, the intermediaries, trades and brokers should have been alert and made provisions for the negative oil prices The crisis in the settlement of April
Franklin Templeton fiasco: How good ideas went bust, and to prevent a repeat–Economic Times of India
Franklin Templeton India shuttering six of its debt funds has triggered the automated debate whether debt funds are good for poor investors and how reckless
Covid crisis also an opportunity: Small isn’t beautiful for Indian workers. Grow the ‘Medium’ sector of MSMEs–Times of India
The good news in our fight against Covid-19 is that we are in a position to restore near normalcy to three-fourths of the districts. These
An act of prudence, not loan forgiveness–Economic Times
A needless controversy has erupted over RBI revealing that banks have written off bad loans worth Rs 68,607 crore in its response to Right-to-Information (RTI)
MSME sector: We’ll work out a formula to prop up MSME sector: Shivaram Hebbar, state labour minister – The Economic Times
The government is aware the MSME sector is in difficulty, and if the central and state governments don’t lend a helping hand, it is going
MSMEs: Trade unions fear job losses, sound out state government to save small firms – The Economic Times
There are about 600,000 garment workers in the city. Job losses or wage cuts will impact the economy as the working class is already anxious
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