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Markets

Pipe shares gain popularity as consolidation gathers pace

The ongoing price increase of key input raw material PVC resin is adding to the pressure for small manufacturers

1 min read3 Dec 2020
Industry

No reason to doubt govt on fiscal path, banking system sound: Shaktikanta Das

'The RBI is supervising the NBFCs, whose liquidity issues have had a rippling effect on the auto and realty sectors''The central bank would continue to maintain accommodative stance until growth is revived'

1 min read4 Oct 2019
Companies

Distressed asset acquisitions, consolidation behind large M&A transactions

Value of large deals doubled between 2015 and 2016 to $23 billion and then doubled again over 2017 to 2018 to $56 billionAverage deal size grew from $0.7 billion in 2015 to more than $2.6 billion in 2017 and 2018

2 min read26 Sep 2019
News

Govt committed to fiscal consolidation without compromising on expenditure: Sitharaman

Sitharaman said the government has set the fiscal deficit target at 3.3% of GDP for 2019-20The Finance Minister said the government will move GST Council to reduce the GST rate on e-vehicles from 12% to 5%

1 min read10 Jul 2019
Budget 2019

Consolidation of PSUs to continue, says Sitharaman in budget speech

Disinvestment target raised to ₹1.05 trillion for the current fiscal year, against ₹80,000 crore for 2018-19The government has set an ambitious task of becoming a $5-trillion economy by 2024-25

1 min read5 Jul 2019
Opinion

Opinion | A virtuous cycle to achieve a higher growth trajectory

Fiscal consolidation is a must to lower state borrowing and make better use of domestic savings

4 min read1 Jul 2019
Insurance

Govt looks to consolidate state-run general insurers

The govt is exploring various consolidation options including merger of state-owned general insurance companies with New India AssuranceThe govt is also looking at other options including stake sale in 3 PSU insurance firms like NIC, Oriental Insurance and UIIC

1 min read23 Jun 2019
Politics

Commitment to fiscal consolidation extremely strong, says Subhash Chandra Garg

For the current year, there’s actually a reduction in market borrowing by ₹1.06 trillionThe net market borrowing is very much under control and there is a small increase

3 min read4 Feb 2019
Politics

PM’s Economic Advisory Council against deviation from fiscal path

According to the Council, reforms in the agricultural sector and the MSME sector, among others, need to be addressedMoody's on Friday forecast India's 2018-19 fiscal deficit at 3.4% of GDP from the budgeted 3.3%

2 min read25 Jan 2019
Market

Are forced bank mergers an emerging risk for investors?

Even as the government is forcing able PSU banks like Bank of Baroda to rescue weaklings like Dena Bank, private sector lenders are looking for marriages that would help them meet regulatory norms

3 min read14 Jan 2019
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