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Cong slams Modi govt over rise in per capita debt of individual borrowers

The Congress on Wednesday slammed the Centre over the rise in the per capita debt of individual borrowers and said the government is constantly trying to hide the real shortcomings by taking the help of statistics and experts, but the debt burden on the country is at its peak in "Modi Raj". Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared screenshots of media reports to attack the government. One media report stated that the average debt of every person in the country has increased by Rs 90,000 in the last two years and the per capita debt of individual borrowers increased to Rs 4.8 lakh in March 2025 from Rs 3.9 lakh in March 2023. The other report shared by Ramesh said 25.7 per cent of the common man's disposable income is going towards paying EMIs of loans which are non-productive for him in the future. "Debt of 'Achhe Din'! The Modi government has ruined the country's economy in the last eleven years. No effort was made to improve the lives of the people

Union Bank of India to garner ₹6,000 crore through equity, debt mix

The decision in this regard was taken in the board meeting held on Wednesday, Union Bank of India said in a regulatory filing

Dalio's debt playbook: What Japan got wrong, and India may be getting right

In 'How Countries Go Broke', the billionaire investor offers a sweeping view of macro cycles and fiscal choices - arguing for 'beautiful deleveraging' as the best path through rising global risk

Pakistan's debt increases to PKR 76,000 billion by end-March 2025

Pakistan's debt has increased to PRs 76,000 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, according to the economic survey, which indicated that the cash-strapped country's economy is likely to grow by 2.7 per cent this year. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, who released the Economic Survey 2024-25 Monday, said Pakistan's economy has been on the path to recovery for the last two years, and the process was further stabilised and strengthened in the current fiscal year. The survey is a key pre-budget document highlighting the economic performance of the government in the fiscal year 2024-25. Pakistan's financial year begins on July 1. In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the government's debt increased to PRs 76,000 billion, including PRs 51,500 billion from local banks and PRs 24,500 billion in loans from external sources, according to the document, which comes a day before the presentation of the budget. Addressing a press conference after launchi

SAIL reduces debt by around ₹750 cr, plans to bring it down further in FY26

Country's largest steel player SAIL, which has a debt of nearly Rs 27,000 crore, has managed to bring down its debt by around Rs 750 crore last year and is planning to reduce it further, a senior company official said. "Today, the debt is around Rs 26,800 crore... and we're planning to reduce it further in this financial year. Last year also we reduced by around Rs 750 crores. "And now we are planning to reduce month-on-month," SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd) Director Finance Ashok Kumar Panda said during Q4 & FY '25 Conference Call. And going forward, when the capex will increase, the company will have two-pronged approach, he said. "Number one, we'll try to increase our profitability. So from internal accruals, we'll be able to compensate a part of the requirement. "And the rest part we will line up other instruments available for getting the fund... Our debt-to-equity ratio is good enough to take care of these two aspects going forward," he explained. SAIL has a capex ...

Panchkula horror: How a family of 7 died in suspected mass suicide

Seven members of a family were found dead in a parked car in Panchkula, Haryana, in a suspected case of mass suicide. The family was reportedly under heavy debt, and a suicide note has been recovered

Explained: Why the IMF is warning the US debt is near breaking point | Trump tariffs

Did you know? The US' debt levels could soon surpass its post-World War II peak back in 1945, yes, even higher than during the Great Depression.

America loses last AAA credit rating: What happened and what it means

Moody's has downgraded the US credit rating to AA1 due to rising debt and interest payments, aligning with earlier moves by Fitch and S&P over fiscal and political concerns

RBI removes short-term investment limits for FPIs in corporate debt

The RBI has removed short-term and concentration limits on FPI investments in corporate debt to ease access and deepen market participation

Mindspace Reit to raise Rs 1,800 crore through debt securities, CPs

Board committee approves Rs 1,800 crore fundraise plan via non-convertible debt and commercial papers amid rising NOI and strong leasing growth in FY25

Axis Bank plans to raise Rs 20,000 cr through stake sale, debt issuance

The Mumbai-based bank plans to raise 350 billion rupees ($4.1 billion) through local rupee bonds or foreign currency bonds, Additional Tier-1 bonds, infrastructure bonds and other debt, the bank said

6 PSUs seek govt nod to issue deep-discount bonds, long-tenor debt

These companies are Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) , Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) , Power Grid Corp of India (PGC), REC, SIDBI and NABARD

Equity or debt-oriented? Let risk profile and time horizon decide for MAAFs

Amid market turbulence, investors seeking stability with reasonable returns may multi-asset allocation funds

Decline in yields triggers $4.5 billion debt issue from Indian companies

The sales include planned issues worth more than $2 billion on Tuesday, the end of the five-day run that will have included at least 15 companies tapping the bond market

Aggressive pricing for Exim Bank's $1 bn debt hints at another robust year

Exim sold 10-year dollar-denominated bonds at 5.50 per cent, a spread of 100 basis points above the US Treasury yield and 30 bps below its initial guidance

Sasan Power makes $150 million bullet payment on debt with IIFCL

"This repayment will bolster Sasan Power's debt coverage metrics, improve liquidity, and enhance its credit rating," the company stated in its press release

Reducing debt burden priority for next decade, says FM Sitharaman

Sitharaman said that intergenerational debt is mounting on countries, and it is important for the government and industry to work together to manage debt at the national and sub-national levels

Lingering debt danger: External debt levels dangerously high globally

The IDR focuses specifically on external debt and classifies countries by income level

NSO to kickstart next edition of 'Debt and Investment Survey' in 2026

In rural India, 17.8 per cent households were indebted to institutional credit agencies against 14.5 per cent households in urban India

Crisil upgrades rating on Vedanta's long-term debt instruments to 'AA'

Vedanta Ltd on Tuesday said that Crisil Ratings Ltd has upgraded its rating on the company's long-term bank facilities and debt instruments. Improved capital structure, better financial flexibility and strong volume growth are the key reasons for the upgrade. Crisil has upgraded its rating on Vedanta's long-term bank facilities and debt instruments to AA from 'AA-', the rating agency said. "The rating upgrade factors the expected material improvement in the consolidated operating profitability (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation or Ebitda) of Vedanta along with improved capital structure with reduction in debt and leverage to below rating thresholds," Crisil said in its rating rationale. This is the second upgrade for Vedanta by a major credit agency in the last three months. In September, ICRA had upgraded Vedanta Ltd's long-term credit rating to AA from AA-, citing company's strengthened credit profile. UK-based Vedanta Resources, the parent of India's