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After MSMEs, let's focus on large stressed sectors

The Rs 3-trillion booster dose may help bring MSMEs back on the rails but to whom will they supply goods? It's time to take a look at companies with enough assets but strained cash flows

RBI steps up monitoring of retail payment modes, modifies framework

The RBI has classified the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) as FMI, thereby increasing the regulatory oversight on the entity

RBI to review guidelines on ownership, corporate structure of pvt banks

RBI said it is necessary to align regulations to meet the requirements of a dynamic banking landscape

RBI proposes upper age limit of 70 yrs for bank CEOs, whole-time directors

Recent events in a dynamic and rapidly evolving financial landscape have led to increasing scrutiny of the role of promoters, major shareholders and senior management vis-a-vis the role of a board

RBI bars People's Co-operative Bank from granting loans, accepting deposits

The central bank has also barred the co-operative bank from selling, transferring or disposing any of its properties or assets for next 6 months

Govt to convert Rs 27,000 cr of short term bonds into longer tenure

In May, RBI tried to switch Rs 30,000 crore worth of securities into longer tenure one, but could manage to do less than a third of that

India's forex reserves near $500 bn, but RBI won't let rupee rise: Experts

Analysts say the central bank is enhancing reserves to guard against a likely downgrade in India's credit rating or to ensure a bigger transfer of surplus to the revenue-starved government

The maths of moratorium

At a cost of 0.1-0.15% of GDP, the government can give confidence to both banks and MSMEs

All kinds of loans cannot be put under moratorium, Sebi tells SC

SEBI filed an affidavit in this regard in the apex court which had sought its stand on a plea

Household savings may rise in Q1, then moderate, say RBI officials

May moderate in subsequent quarters, they say

RBI staff studies on NBFCs call for more policy help to avoid systemic risk

While the RBI has done a number of liquidity enhancing measures, and the government has also come up with credit guarantee schemes, the issue in hand is clearly that of solvency

Moratorium could be a costly affair, use these strategies to reduce burden

By how much your interest cost rises depends on a few factors, the first being loan tenure

A deferred free lunch for good conduct

RBI could ask banks to reward customers who do not default by giving a discount at the end of the loan's tenure

GDP: Growth vs levels

India's GDP is unlikely to recover to its 2019-20 level until the second half of 2021-22

GDP: The devil is in the revisions

Six iterations of annual data over a three-year period raise serious questions about the reliability of national income data as a basis for sound policymaking

Which economic stimulus works?

Much of the money that households and businesses receive in the form of stimulus checks will probably sit idle in their bank accounts

Covid-19: Securitisation volumes to shrink 30-40% this fiscal, says Icra

According to ICRA, the total volumes are expected to be Rs 1.2-1.4 trillion in FY21, as against Rs 2 trillion in the last fiscal year

Clarity for FDI

Govt must follow up on its restrictions on investment from China

Getting the growth back?

It would be a major miracle if the economy does not contract this year

BS READS: Zerodha's run to top is made of more than just 'free' brokerage

The company's tight-aggressive business model has done well so far, but with other players, both traditional and new, smelling an opportunity, there could be a very fascinating game ahead