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Krishna Merchant

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ARTICLES BY KRISHNA MERCHANT

Driven by more attractive rates and relatively strong economic fundamentals among emerging markets, offshore dollar borrowing by Indian companies has already risen 32% from the start of 2017 to $8.81 billion. Photo: Mint

Moody’s upgrade boosts already growing confidence in Indian debt

2 min read . 22 Nov 2017

Banks are grappling with $145 billion in stressed loans and are leery of extending more credit to the corporate sector. Photo: Bloomberg

Indian corporates find saviour in bonds as loans dry up

2 min read . 16 Nov 2017

Greenko plans to sell Rs3,000 crore worth of onshore rupee-denominated bonds, and ReNew plans to raise Rs1,800 crore, the bankers said. Photo: Bloomberg

Greenko, ReNew Power plan to sell $750 million in domestic bonds: report

1 min read . 19 Sep 2017

Masala bonds are an attempt to make the tightly-controlled rupee more widely available in global markets, similar to the way in which China has moved to sell more yuan debt to overseas investors. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Banks add leverage to spice up ‘masala’ bonds for expatriate Indians

3 min read . 14 Sep 2016

News round-up | Infosys results today, good monsoon may spur GDP growth

3 min read . 15 Apr 2016

News round-up | Markets closed today after riding high on monsoon forecast

2 min read . 14 Apr 2016

A file photo of the BSE building in Mumbai. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Opening Bell | Tata Steel, Blackstone, ITC Group in focus

2 min read . 13 Apr 2016

Graphic: Subrata Jana/Mint

Normal monsoon, falling inflation, lower interest rates to boost economy

2 min read . 13 Apr 2016

A file photo of the BSE building in Mumbai. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Opening Bell | US markets in red ahead of earnings; Tata Steel, Essar Power in news

2 min read . 12 Apr 2016

Currency in circulation has increased 15.5% in the month of March, the highest year-on-year increase in a month since May 2011, ahead of state elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Is rise in currency in circulation because of state polls or higher growth?

2 min read . 11 Apr 2016

A file photo of the BSE building in Mumbai. Photo: Mint

Opening Bell | Tata Steel, DLF, RIL in news

2 min read . 11 Apr 2016

Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Opening Bell | Tata Steel, Axis Bank, LIC in focus

2 min read . 07 Apr 2016

Photo: Bloomberg

Services PMI | Are animal spirits back?

2 min read . 07 Apr 2016

A file photo of the BSE building in Mumbai. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Opening Bell | RIL, Tata Group, Future Group in focus

2 min read . 06 Apr 2016

Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Opening Bell | Rate sensitive stocks in focus with RBI policy due today

2 min read . 05 Apr 2016

SBI has announced seven MCLRs of varying maturity in the range of 8.95% (overnight) to 9.35% (two years), which is not much lower than the base rate of 9.3%. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Will MCLR really lead to better monetary transmission?

1 min read . 05 Apr 2016

LIC rides to the rescue of public sector banks

1 min read . 05 Apr 2016

A file photo of the BSE building in Mumbai. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

Opening Bell | Asian markets open higher; Adani, Tata Group in focus

2 min read . 04 Apr 2016

Markets clock best gain in March in 24 years, but will it sustain?

2 min read . 01 Apr 2016

Graphic: Ajay Negi/Mint

Even states are cutting capital expenditure

1 min read . 29 Mar 2016

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