
Nirmala Sitharaman to meet PSB chiefs tomorrow to discuss loan disbursement; to review interest rate transmission to borrowers
The deployment of excessive funds by banks under the reverse repo route may also come up for discussion on Friday, sources said.

Govt's stimulus package 'heavy hitter' to propel MSME sector; delivery of credit will be key, say tech firms
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the creation of a fund of funds for MSMEs, which will infuse Rs 50,000 crore equity in units that have growth potential.

UP, MP ease labour laws: India needs to ride this wave focussing on employee health, safety and correct 'miserable' record in this matter
Labour regulations such as 8 hours work days were brought in after years of protests against exploitation.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman postpones meet with PSB chiefs to later this week
Public sector banks have sanctioned loans worth Rs 42,000 crore to the MSME sector and corporates since the start of the lockdown.

Odisha govt talks to Japanese, Korean and US firms to attract more investments; to come out with model policy for industries
The Odisha government has also decided to formulate a model policy to resolve the problems faced by the industries, he said, adding that it has been decided to start discussions regarding the problems faced by the industries due to the pandemic.

Coronavirus Outbreak: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das meets NBFCs, MFs sector; reviews liquidity situation
Operations of NBFCs have commenced from Monday as the government eased restrictions for the lockdown.

Govt offers relief to MSME sector, stakeholders say take care of salary payments, provide 6 months interest waiver on loans
The government is considering providing payroll support and overheads for the MSME sector for 110 mn workers and staff which could cost up to around Rs 1-1.5 lakh crore.

Apparel exporters seek Narendra Modi's intervention for stimulus package; say overseas buyers cancelling orders
He said that about 70 percent of the apparel units are in the MSME sector and it is imperative to note that the member-exporters strictly comply with national and international norms.

BEL achieves record turnover in excess of Rs 12,500 cr in FY20; secures orders worth Rs 13,000 cr
BEL achieved export sales of $48.59 million during 2019-20.

Cholamandalam Investment raises Rs 400 cr from UK-based CDC Group through masala bonds
In the half year ended September 2019, Cholamandalam Investment's assets under management (AUM) grew 23 percent to Rs 64,409 crore compared to Rs 52,486 crore in the year-ago period.

World Bank Group arm IFC to invest $75 mn in Mahindra Financial Services MSME fund
The IFC has invested $75 million from its own account and is mobilising another $125 million as parallel loans, a statement said

Fundamentals of economy 'very very strong' says CEA Subramanian; urges industry to start making investments
Chief Economic Advisor KV Subramanian on Wednesday called upon the industry to start making investments, stressing that the fundamentals of the economy are "very very strong"

Public sector banks disburse over Rs 81,700 cr during nine-day loan mela: Finance Ministry
The Finance Ministry on Monday said loans worth Rs 81,781 crore were disbursed during the nine-day outreach programme or loan mela organised by banks that began on 1 October

Instamojo partners with Y-combinator backed startup ClearTax to offer course on taxation for MSMEs
Several taxation reforms specific to the MSME sector has led to challenges in integrating these formative processes into business operations

Retail sector cannot grow with protectionism, says BS Nagesh; asks offline retailers to use Internet to widen reach
There is access to 120 million consumers and reach across the country, which offline retailers must use, BS Nagesh said

As NPA resolution crawls, banks stare at spike in credit cost in range of 1.9% to 4.6% in second half of current fiscal
In its earlier assessment, India Rating had estimated the system-wide credit cost floor at 1.9% and capped it at 4.4% for the second half of FY19 and whole of FY20

RBI may cut interest rates by 40 basis points before this fiscal-end; monetary easing insufficient to boost economic growth: Fitch
RBI has cut interest rates four times this year but the transmission of the same by banks to borrowers has lagged.

Industry Leaders Reaction on Budget 2019: Adi Godrej says Budget is not growth-oriented; stock market comes down considerably
The first Union Budget by the Modi 2.0 government has introduced several benefits for the MSME sector

CGTMSE approves 4.35 lakh guarantees for Rs 30K-cr loans in FY19, registers highest-ever growth of 58%
CGTMSE is a trust set up by the government and Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi).

RBI sets up eight-member panel under former SEBI chairman UK Sinha to study current framework for MSME sector
The Reserve Bank on India (RBI) on Tuesday set up an eight-member expert committee under the leadership of the former chairman of SEBI UK Sinha to review the current framework for the MSME sector