Page 15 - Privatisation

Success of Railways' asset monetisation plan can offer template for others

Critical contractual changes may help the long delayed plan to redevelop New Delhi Railway Station finally get off the ground and offer a template for similar projects

Private sector's efficiency to unlock value of firms being privatised: FM

Sitharaman on Monday said efficient management and use of the latest technology by the private sector will help unlock the real value of CPSEs undergoing strategic sale

Banking services hit in Punjab, Haryana as unions protest privatisation

Employees under the aegis of the United Forum of Bank Unions went on a two-day countrywide strike

AAI to offload residual stake in Bangalore and Hyderabad airports

Sale of 13% stake in each may fetch Rs 3,000 crore

Asset monetisation target for states may be set at Rs 3 trillion

Central ministries given a target to monetise assets worth Rs 2.5 trn over 3 years

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NITI Aayog submits first list of about 12 PSUs for privatisation

Banks, insurers part of the list as process kicks off

Bank privatisation as an experiment

The government must test the efficacy of privatising two banks first before going the whole hog

Best of BS Opinion: Monetisation lessons from NHAI, recovery risks & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Monetisation lessons from NHAI

Its recent experience offers crucial insights into what makes an asset monetisation exercise successful

Reservations about quotas

They can be self-defeating in the new economic paradigm

Modified bid challenge method for railway station development soon

Lohia said the railway ministry will continue to keep a check on costs and affordable services at stations even after privatisation

Air India privatisation: Employee consortium, Pawan Ruia out of race

Tata Sons now only firm in the fray for distressed national carrier

Anti-competition law must be strengthened: 15th FC chairman N K Singh

Singh was addressing the sixth edition of the national conference on economics of competition law.

We've done heavy pruning in crop portfolio: GIC Re chairman & MD Srivastava

We will be looking to prune our portfolio to make GIC Re a healthier entity, said MD Srivastava

Govt wants to sell profitable PSUs; it must strengthen, not sell them: Cong

The Congress said the government should not only do a re-think on embarking on a 'distress privatisation drive' but should also strengthen PSUs

Top headlines: Govt to privatise profit-making PSUs, Wipro to buy Capco

Many states are open to the idea of petrol and diesel being brought under the goods and services tax (GST) regime - contrary to the perception that they are averse to it.

Govt's privatisation drive likely to kick off with profit-making PSUs

NITI Aayog likely to put out first shortlist by early next month

Dividend payout hope post Numaligarh Refinery deal drives BPCL stock

Shares of BPCL hit fresh 52-week high of Rs 482.4 apiece, up 6 per cent on the BSE, as its Board approved to offload the firm's holding in the Numaligarh Refinery unit for Rs 9,878 crore

A change in direction

After years of disappointing growth, the economy and the markets are poised for a breakout