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A report by the parliamentary standing committee on finance this April said the MSME sector faced a credit gap of ₹20-25 trillion (against ₹22.3 trillion outstanding, as of August 2022) (Photo: Bloomberg)

Credit to MSMEs gathers pace, but needs a tech push

3 min read . 12:39 AM IST

Apple began assembling iPhone 14 phones in India last week. The move is part of the company’s plans to diversify production (Photo: AP)

Why China will continue to rule iPhone production

4 min read . 03 Oct 2022

After an audacious launch, the hype around 10-minute delivery has fizzled out as companies have faced many challenges on this count. Photo: Mint

Why delivery apps are addicted to rapid innovation

3 min read . 03 Oct 2022

The Reserve Bank of India is expected to hike the policy repo rate for the fourth consecutive time as its meeting concludes today (Photo: Mint)

The big stories of the week gone by – in charts

3 min read . 30 Sep 2022

The dominance of small players makes it hard to streamline supply chains and use digital tools for optimization. Photo: Mint

How to push India’s logistics on the right track

4 min read . 29 Sep 2022

This was a slight improvement since July, when nine indicators were in red. Waning base effect in some indicators such as credit growth and air traffic (Photo: Reuters)

High-frequency indicators showed minor improvement in Aug: Mint macro tracker

1 min read . 28 Sep 2022

Tax revenues are up 26% year-on-year, though it could be on a lower base. Photo: Shutterstock

A five-chart report card on govt finances in FY23 so far

4 min read . 28 Sep 2022

Revenue-sharing programmes are key to attracting and retaining creators. Photo: Reuters

Why YouTube is luring content creators to Shorts

4 min read . 27 Sep 2022

India topped the EM table buoyed by robust GDP growth and manufacturing activity (Photo: Mint)

India tops the Mint’s Emerging Markets Tracker in August

1 min read . 26 Sep 2022

India's philanthropy charts are led by Azim Premji. Photo: AFP

India's philanthropic funding fails to meet demand

1 min read . 26 Sep 2022

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The big stories of the week gone by – in charts

3 min read . 23 Sep 2022

The domestic and external values of the rupee are interlinked and feed into each other. Photo: HT

High prices won’t be the RBI's only reason for a rate hike

4 min read . 22 Sep 2022

Forbidden relationships, especially in adolescence, can throw you into long battles against your family.

What’s love got to do with kidnapping cases?

4 min read . 21 Sep 2022

The cloud computing industry had a great run after the pandemic broke out, as more businesses as well as individuals went digital. Photo: iStock

Dark clouds over the cloud computing market

3 min read . 20 Sep 2022

Markets are positive on auto sector. August saw the highest FPI inflows in the sector this fiscal. Photo: Mint

6 charts explain India's motown revival

1 min read . 19 Sep 2022

Retail inflation surged to 7% in August from 6.71% in July, data released by the government showed (Photo: HT)

The stories of the week gone by – in charts

3 min read . 16 Sep 2022

As on 9 September, aggregate sowing was nearly 5% less than the same time last year. Photo: Mint

The math behind the rice export ban

3 min read . 15 Sep 2022

Other than the pandemic-induced drop in 2020-21, Udan numbers have been progressively increasing. Photo: HT

The highs and lows of the Udan scheme

4 min read . 14 Sep 2022

Debt instruments carry a fixed interest rate, but that gets diluted in a mutual fund portfolio, where they have to be marked to market continuously. Photo: Shutterstock

Debt funds roiled, but fund houses are okay

4 min read . 13 Sep 2022

The move to ban exports of broken rice and impose duty on various grades of rice on Friday has come at a time when sowing of rice is down 5.7% so far this year and retail prices are up 5.7% (Photo: Mint)

Will export curbs on rice keep prices in check?

1 min read . 12 Sep 2022

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