Since most Indian firms have kept their forex exposure unhedged, credit profile of companies in the highly sensitive sectors such as oil & gas, metal & mining, airlines could weaken substantially, says Anup Roy.
As global markets near all-time highs driven by liquidity, Marc Faber suggests most asset prices worldwide are inflated.
Telecom subscribers had it good during Rahul Khullar's watch as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman.
These bonds carry AAA/stable rating from Crisil. The tenure of this paper is expected to be 10 years. "The yields on the 10 year government bonds dipped from around 8.6 per cent at the end of September to about 5.7 per cent now. Hence, the bank will save on costs as it will be in a position to place bonds at lesser rates now," a senior SBI official said.
For easy and wide access, the government plans to market the bond through post offices and various brokers.
There's no head or tails to anything that happens in Saaho, says Sukanya Verma.
A debt mutual fund scheme invests in debt papers like government bonds, fixed deposits, approved private deposits and so on.
Arvind Subramanian will hold classes for a week on applied economics at IIT Delhi
India's large fiscal imbalances, exceeding 10% of GDP and the public debt representing almost four and a half years of revenue, are 'reasons to worry' though its credit rating is better than many emerging markets.
Is India really one of the cheapest nations to live in?
'India is not so distant from years of high and entrenched inflationary expectations that it should start trying to play games with the economy the way the West's central bankers think they are entitled to,' argues Mihir S Sharma.
A look into what to look out for before using a store credit cards and when to avoid them completely.
Ameen Khwaja shares simple ways to keep your beloved gadgets germ-free!
Serving a bitter pill dipped in sweetener may look good on paper but in Salt Mango Tree, the taste is disproportional, writes Paresh C Palicha.
While rising food inflation is a matter of grave concern for a significant chunk of the population and for policy makers as well, it marks a turnaround in the fortunes of the farmer, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.
Companies making larger profits are now paying a lower rate of effective tax because of concessions
India has a long way to go to catch up with Thailand let alone the US.
One category which stands out is fixed maturity plans due to its tax benefits, notes Prateek Mehta, CEO and company-co-founder, Upwardly.in.
The reservations of Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on the projected additional electricity generation capacity of 100,000 Mw during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17) period has failed to cut much ice with the Planning Commission.
Most believe it was in the post-1991 period, but the structural break took place in 1980-85.
'I suggest Rahul Bajaj come out in the open and give us his own white paper on the perceived sense of fear that he thinks haunts corporate India,' says Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Infrastructure and inflation targeting are expected to be top priorities for the new Reserve Bank of India governor, says A V Rajwade.
Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Rajasthan has reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against SCs and STs during 2013-15, followed by poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, a new government report said, even as the Centre on Monday flagged the issue of poor conviction rates in such cases.
Given that there are hundreds of players in the shadow banking space, it's hard to make a credible estimate of potential NPAs. That creates more scope for panic, says Devangshu Datta.
Even investors with sums as low as Rs 1,000 per month can start their investment journey.
A lack of adequate disclosures raises the financing costs of corporate firms, especially sub-investment grade ones, and keeps the capital markets small, believes RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya.
With more favourable view on Indian economy and business environment under the Narendra Modi government, the risk premium for Indian papers began to climb down.
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'They're going to need to get some cricket before coming back into the squad. It's all part of the management. We'll have to wait and see'
At a starting price of Rs 35,990, the Red Magic 3 is a compelling go-to device if you are a gamer, says Veer Arjun Singh.
Tension between the government, specially the finance ministry, and RBI is as old as the central bank itself.
A good business card should feel like a good handshake -- flexible but firm.
12 out of 21 public sector banks reported declines in their loan books in the last financial year against seven such banks in 2015-16 and none in 2013-14.
On February 22, 2013, the Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines on 'Licensing of New Banks in the Private Sector'.
They can be used as collateral for loans and can be sold or traded on stock exchanges
Calculated guesses, taking a position on what the future could hold
HUFs are not used for tax evasion but for tax avoidance/to save the tax within the four corners of the law. Experts say that there will be little or almost insignificant change in tax revenues.
Small and medium enterprises had complained of tedious compliance burden under the Goods and Services Tax
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