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Debt-recast scheme: CEOs want simpler and corporate friendly norms

CEOs say scheme should also be offered to companies that fell into crisis before Covid

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According to a Business Standard analysis, 40 per cent of corporate borrowing in the June quarter was accounted for by entities that either reported operating losses or poor interest coverage ratio

Dev Chatterjee Mumbai
Indian companies under the moratorium have sought a less rigorous debt recast programme, saying the central bank’s move will bear fruit only if lenders collaborate and agree on the package negotiated by the regulator.

This comes a day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the one-time debt restructuring scheme.

“The devil is in the detail. The other issue is on banks’ attitude, because some of them are hostile, obtuse, and inward-looking while others are forthcoming,” said an executive of a hotel company, which saw its cash flow reduce to zero in April.

On Thursday, the RBI allowed Indian