Viveat Susan Pinto And Abhijit Lele

Stories by Viveat Susan Pinto And Abhijit Lele

Jet's woes may fly away in a week

Jet's woes may fly away in a week

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2019

Jet and Etihad have already agreed upon a Rs 4,000-crore interim financing plan according to which Etihad will put in Rs 750 crore either on its own or from an offshore or onshore lender, and a matching amount will be provided by the Jet lenders.

Businesses hope for consumption uptick in poll run-up

Businesses hope for consumption uptick in poll run-up

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2019

Typically, about four to six weeks ahead of the polls, activity in the property market picks up as politicians begin to pull out their money parked in real estate. But this time, it's all quiet till now in real estate so far.

Sachin is a Man in Blue once again

Sachin is a Man in Blue once again

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2019

True Blue, a menswear label that Arvind has created with cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, is being extended into an exclusive traditional apparel brand for men called True Blue Handcrafted.

RBI removes 3 more banks from PCA framework

RBI removes 3 more banks from PCA framework

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2019

After removing three PSBs - BoI, Mahabank and OBC from the framework, RBI, on Tuesday, took out three commercial banks - Allahabad, Corporation and Dhanlaxmi from the said list.

Why banks are hesitant to lend more to real estate sector

Why banks are hesitant to lend more to real estate sector

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2019

Owing to the risk perception attached with the segment by banks, the residential realty segment has been increasingly relying on non-banking financial companies and housing finance companies to raise debt financing, reports Abhijit Lele.

Bankers say post-recapitalisation, PSBs 4-5 quarters from profitability

Bankers say post-recapitalisation, PSBs 4-5 quarters from profitability

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2019

A key hindrance to a faster turnaround of these banks is the slow progress in the resolution of legacy bad loans and the need to build up provisions against those assets.

How Reliance Retail plans to take on ecommerce biggies

How Reliance Retail plans to take on ecommerce biggies

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2019

Reliance has announced that it will roll out its e-commerce platform to as many as 1.2 million retailers and store owners in Gujarat. This is part of a nationwide roll-out that will come later this yea, reports Viveat Susan Pinto.

RBI rate cut: Banks won't pass full benefits to YOU

RBI rate cut: Banks won't pass full benefits to YOU

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2019

'The effect will be seen two-three quarters down the line.'

Why liquidity will remain constrained till March-end

Why liquidity will remain constrained till March-end

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2019

Although the RBI's open market operations have ensured sufficient system-level liquidity, some sectors are finding liquidity to be a challenge owing to their credit profile.

Achhe din is here for India's advertising sector

Achhe din is here for India's advertising sector

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2019

India is expected to be among the top contributors in terms of incremental ad spends in the world, only behind the US and China.

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2019

The PNB fiasco falls into a family line that involves non-fund limits - read contingent liabilities which are off-books. Harshad Mehta did it with bankers' receipts in 1992. Ketan Parekh exploited the ignorance of bankers who did not know the difference between a cheque and a pay-order. And the RBI blinked when it failed to insist the SWIFT platform be linked to the core banking solution. Raghu Mohan & Abhijit Lele trace the banking mess that was just waiting to happen.

Secret behind the success of India's top retail chains

Secret behind the success of India's top retail chains

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2019

While festive season spends by consumers did contribute to the uptick seen in Q3, experts said greater aggression displayed by retailers to corner a larger share of the shopper's wallet also worked.

Kishore Biyani readies Rs 2,750-crore war chest for Future Retail

Kishore Biyani readies Rs 2,750-crore war chest for Future Retail

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2019

The equity infusion will happen at Rs 505 a unit, which is a premium of nearly 14 per cent over February 4's close of Rs 444.60.

Subhash Chandra gets breather to repay Essel loans

Subhash Chandra gets breather to repay Essel loans

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2019

The company has kicked off sale of infrastructure assets as well as sale of a part of the promoter holding in Zee to repay loans.

Exit Vodafone pug, enter network engineer

Exit Vodafone pug, enter network engineer

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2019

The latest ad, done by O&M again, Vodafone's ad agency, shows two engineers tinkering away in a dimly-lit highway tunnel.

Why PSBs put Rs 1-trn bad loans on sale

Why PSBs put Rs 1-trn bad loans on sale

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2019

Bankruptcy proceedings are going at a slower pace than what the bankers had envisaged and many cases have gone beyond the 270-day timeline set under the IBC mainly because of litigation.

French firm's Indian arm buys Prabhat's dairy business

French firm's Indian arm buys Prabhat's dairy business

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2019

Besides the dairy business, the transaction also involves sale of 100 per cent shareholding in Sunfresh Agro Industries, a step-downsubsidiary of Prabhat, via a share purchase agreement, the company said.

How the 2019 poll ad campaigns will be different

How the 2019 poll ad campaigns will be different

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2019

'Last time, there was an incumbent and a challenger. This year, the roles have been reversed.' 'The challenger is the incumbent and the ones ruling then are now the challengers.' 'So, the realities have changed and so have the electorate's expectations.'

Deposit rates not to rise soon

Deposit rates not to rise soon

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2019

During the fourth quarter (January-March), banks step up the activity to meet annual targets. This leads to a race to raise funds from markets often by jacking up deposit rates. This time around, the market has not seen such trend yet.

Post restructuring, SBI-led consortium may hold around 40% stake in Jet

Post restructuring, SBI-led consortium may hold around 40% stake in Jet

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2019

The airline has struggled to pay salaries and vendors on time and its Rs 10,963 crore fund and non fund based facilities have now been assigned 'D' rating by ICRA - the seventh rating downgrade since March 2017.