Sunny Verma is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express and writes on economy and finance.

December 29, 2017 04:55 IST
The reduction of 20 basis points on small savings returns may not have much impact on the overall interest rates in the economy as inflation is inching up, according to experts.
Fri, Dec 29, 2017
December 26, 2017 02:47 IST
CIRP were filed in the various benches of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), according to data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Tue, Dec 26, 2017
December 26, 2017 02:41 IST
After peaking in 2009 and remaining well above 40 per cent in the earlier years, banks’ NPA recovery rate has declined over the years to just 20.8% at the end of March.
Tue, Dec 26, 2017
December 18, 2017 00:48 IST
The acquisition — if it gets past antitrust regulators — will make Disney a major player in the Indian market through Star India, a company owned by 21st Century Fox, and its streaming platform Hotstar
Mon, Dec 18, 2017
December 05, 2017 01:09 IST
Centre to gauge revenue receipt trends, look at ways to increase compliance.
Tue, Dec 05, 2017
November 30, 2017 01:35 IST
These bonds are likely to be issued by the RBI and some public sector banks and will have a limited validity during which these can be deposited into designated accounts of the political parties.
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
November 29, 2017 00:45 IST
Banks’ profits strained by rising NPAs and increased provisioning.
Wed, Nov 29, 2017
November 28, 2017 01:31 IST
Soini, who participated in the Global Conference on Cyberspace in New Delhi, said cyber security is of utmost importance in today’s digital age.
Tue, Nov 28, 2017
November 24, 2017 05:28 IST
Moody’s upgraded India’s sovereign ratings to Baa2 from its lowest investment grade Baa3 citing the NDA government’s “wide-ranging program of economic and institutional reforms” among the reasons for the move.
Fri, Nov 24, 2017
November 24, 2017 05:18 IST
No ban but bar raised high; also on blacklist those banned from trading
Fri, Nov 24, 2017
November 23, 2017 05:12 IST
Insolvency and Bankruptcy code: The ordinance also proposes to disallow sale of property to a person who is disqualified to be a resolution applicant.
Thu, Nov 23, 2017
November 22, 2017 21:00 IST
Government sources said the amendments to the IBC “explicitly prohibit persons declared as wilful defaulters” or those convicted of fraud, from submitting a resolution plan for companies that are going through the corporate insolvency resolution process.
Wed, Nov 22, 2017
November 09, 2017 04:13 IST
The discussions, an official said, are at a “nascent stage” and depending on the response of the RBI, the Finance Ministry will work on creating a mechanism for capital infusion that is in consonance with fiscal responsibility regulations.
Thu, Nov 09, 2017
November 08, 2017 05:33 IST
Demonetisation anniversary: According to CMIE data, the estimated total employment during January-April 2017 was 405 million compared to 406.5 million during the preceding four months, September-December 2016.
Wed, Nov 08, 2017
November 08, 2017 00:54 IST
A lower ratio could be due to a combination of factors — lower currency supply, shrinkage in cash-dependent enterprises due to the note ban, and shortage of cash in pockets of the economy.
Wed, Nov 08, 2017
November 07, 2017 04:46 IST
Demonetisation, along with GST, continue to squeeze small, medium firms in the informal space.
Tue, Nov 07, 2017
October 31, 2017 05:20 IST
Well capitalised banks can better absorb weak ones and can also speed up NPA resolution as they will have resources to write down potential losses.
Tue, Oct 31, 2017
October 26, 2017 04:31 IST
Of the total of 22 PSU banks, as many as eight currently have gross non-performing assets (GNPA) above 15 per cent while 14 banks have GNPA of more than 12 per cent.
Thu, Oct 26, 2017
October 24, 2017 00:51 IST
As per IMF data, while the US & Japan are expected to grow 50 bps higher in 2017 than the growth seen last year and China likely to grow at 6.8% against 6.7% a year ago, India may witness a slower growth rate of 6.7% in FY18 over the previous year’s 7.1%
Tue, Oct 24, 2017
October 23, 2017 01:11 IST
Move to help in preventing multiple loans to firms against the same collateral.
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
October 22, 2017 02:37 IST
‘..to stop the inflation from going too high, they have to sell some of their bonds with the deliberate aim of increasing long term interest rates. Then they should shrink balance sheets. If that is not needed, they shouldn’t shrink it’ Adair Turner, chairman, Institute for New Economic Thinking.
Sun, Oct 22, 2017
October 17, 2017 04:30 IST
The initial size of the Fund, set up two years ago, is being expected to close at $2.1 billion, with the government keeping a green shoe option to raise it up to $2.8 billion.
Tue, Oct 17, 2017
October 14, 2017 03:17 IST
Tiilikainen also expressed optimism that the India-EU free trade agreement would move forward in near future
Sat, Oct 14, 2017
October 13, 2017 02:05 IST
The building of infrastructure, high levels of infrastructure spending can be a major drive, which I think is less vulnerable to short-term automation than manufacturing, said Turner.
Fri, Oct 13, 2017
October 07, 2017 04:43 IST
At its 22nd meeting which went on for nearly nine hours, the Council, allowed the small firms to their returns quarterly and also made it easier for exporters to claim tax refund. It also reduced the tax rate on over two dozen goods and services categories
Sat, Oct 07, 2017



