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India beats rivals in West Asia private capital deals since 2020: Reports

India accounted for more than half of all Asia deals with West Asia investors and 58% of the capital invested in Asia during the period, outpacing China and Southeast Asia

Pvt capital not ready to embrace energy transition opportunities: CEA

Private capital is not fully ready to embrace both the risks and opportunities associated with funding energy transition, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Thursday. Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2024, Nageswaran said there is a lot of talk about funding energy transition and climate change requirements but nothing much is happening on the ground. Citing an example, he said, yields on sovereign green bonds that India issues only have a benefit of one or two basis points. "It is very clear that private capital isn't fully ready to embrace both the risks and the opportunities associated with funding energy transition. Now, if that requires further de-risking by the multilateral agencies, or by sovereigns, then that is an explicit cost that needs to be factored in, given the not so great fiscal situation of several other countries after the pandemic and the debt crisis," he said. During India's G20 presidency, he said, "we did bring out the two volume report of th

Private capital expenditure to pick up in coming years: MPC member Varma

RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R Varma has said that capacity utilization has been slowly increasing and private capital expenditure would pick up in the coming years. Varma further noted that in the last couple of years, the government has shouldered the burden of investment, while private capital expenditure has been muted. "At the same time, capacity utilization has been slowly creeping up and it is approaching levels that prompt the private sector to undertake capital expenditure at least in some sectors," he told PTI. Moreover, Varma, a professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad said large public sector infrastructure investment of the recent years has the potential to crowd-in private sector investments. "On the whole, I am hopeful that private capital expenditure would pick-up in the coming years, and pick-up the baton from the public sector," he said. Asked whether India can escape the middle income trap, Varma said it is imperative that

MDBs need to shift to informed risk-taking, says G20 group report

Singh said that MDBs have to make their own assessment and putting additional money is not untouchability

GDP growth prospects bright, private capex takes off: CEA Nageswaran

On inflation, Nageswaran said that the food inflation is likely to subside with the arrival of fresh stock in the market and government pre-emptive measures

Larsen & Toubro sees private capex revival aiding order inflows: CFO

Companies in metals, mining, energy transition, airports and data centres have driven orders from the private sector in recent quarters, says CFO R Shankar Raman

EvolutionX Debt Capital makes maiden investment in PharmEasy parent firm

Debt financing platform's investment amount was not revealed; it will make equity infusion later

India in a sweet spot despite global fears of recession: IDFC AMC CEO

'Conditions are ripe for a private capital expenditure cycle over the next few years'

Soluble and relevant: The focus of India's G20 agenda

The government may be tempted to showcase its own achievements. But it must resist this temptation

What's stopping India Inc from turning on the investment tap?

Corporate tax has been slashed. PLI scheme is offered. Stock market is confident. Foreign investment is pouring in. But why are Indian businesses shying away from more investment? Let's find out

Pvt sector capex cycle to see revival during 2nd half of current FY: CEA

The investment from private sector has been muted for past many years despite several measures, including corporate tax cut, taken by the government to reinvigorate it

Private capex may start picking up by end of next fiscal, says India Inc

Govt's increased capex will benefit Indian companies, but with a lag

Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Limited plans $5-billion capex for 3 years

A major chunk of this capex would go into oil and gas business

Infrastructure fund yields depend on govt expenditure, say analysts

Let managers of diversified equity funds decide exposure, avoid direct investment

Two-wheeler makers plan to resume capital expenditure plans in FY22

This will come as a boost for the government, seeking private sector capex

Siemens sees signs of revival of private capital expenditure in India

India's private capital expenditure has been muted for the last three to four years time