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'We expect foreign flows to continue to gain traction in 2021'

Nishchal Maheshwari, Centrum Broking CEO, says that Budget 2021 should ensure that the recovery momentum is sustained

Best of BS Opinion: Fifty shades of media, digital dangers, and more

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

If it ain't broke, don't fix it: RBI working paper on 4% inflation target

Working papers don't necessarily reflect RBI's views, but invariably end up doing just that. This paper, by H K Behera and Michael Patra, could be one such

Digital dangers

Unauthorised lending apps must be stopped

Maintaining 4 per cent inflation appropriate for India: RBI paper

Maintaining 4 per cent inflation is appropriate for India as targeting a lower rate could impart deflationary bias to the monetary policy, said a Reserve Bank paper.

Airlines seek easier Kamath panel's parameters on loan restructuring

Have sought intervention of Ministry of Civil Aviation for fresh credit lines

CAG writes to RBI on banks' status post-recap over the past 5 years

Wants RBI to give performance details over the past five years

DHFL resolution: Oaktree Capital shoots letter to RBI, seeks fair play

Oaktree said information is being presented in an incomplete and inaccurate manner to discredit its bid

GDP contraction to job losses amid Covid-19: 2020, the year of new lows

The economy floundered, manufacturing contracted and job losses mounted across sectors and skill levels. The urban work force was hit the hardest.

Flashback 2020

Bankers have been talking about near-normalcy in collection of loan repayments and very few stressed borrowers going for loan restructuring. This gives us hope for 2021

Borrow from RBI-registered lending apps to avoid unscrupulous operators

Digital Lenders' Association of India (DLAI) has come out with a few guidelines

Manufacturing firms log 'softer contraction' in sales at 4.3% in Q2: RBI

Demand conditions in the manufacturing sector returned to the recovery mode with a softer contraction of 4.3 per cent in Q2 in terms of nominal sales

NPAs set to see a sharp jump this year amid Covid-19 pandemic: Experts

Of these accounts that would undergo restructuring, one-third, or Rs 6-9 trillion, would turn into NPAs

Fintechs show interest in becoming SFBs, but transitions involve risks

The fintech model is conceptualised as asset-light, which, in fact, played a huge role in Fino Payments Bank's early breakeven

IDBI Bank stake sale in limbo as govt faces legal hurdles in exit

The hurdle might push the government's plan to sell its entire stake in the lender to the next financial year

RBI remains net purchaser of US dollar in October, buys $15.64 bn

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) remained a net purchaser of the US currency in October as it bought $15.64 billion from the spot market

Bankers' sentiment on lending improves; loan demand to rise: RBI survey

The Covid-19 pandemic and the related lockdown led to significant contraction in loan demand across all sectors during April-June 2020

Sovereign gold bond issue price fixed at Rs 5,000 per gm of gold

The issue price for the next series of sovereign gold bonds has been fixed at Rs 5,000 per gram of gold, the Reserve Bank of India said in a statement on Thursday.

Economy well placed to capitalise on recovery in 2021, says K V Kamath

In an interview with Abhijit Lele, K V Kamath'said India needs to be mindful of the pain that exists in the self-employed category and those with unsecured loans

Don't tweak inflation target range: Economists tell FM in pre-Budget talks

The current range of 2-6 per cent is valid till this fiscal year-end