In fact, the companies have already raised $8.9 billion even before this year-end as against $9 billion raised last year, says Dealogic.
Firms generated free cash flows in 2013-14, for the first time since the 2008 Lehman crisis
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
Hailing the announcement of Raghuram G Rajan as the new RBI Governor, India Inc on Tuesday said the appointment of the former IMF Chief Economist will help bring the economy back on growth path.
The business confidence of India Inc for April-June quarter witnessed the steepest fall in the last three years as the Union Budget did not have any major steps towards reforms, says research firm Dun and Bradstreet.
India Inc seems to be in top gear when it comes to raising funds from the domestic and overseas markets with plans to accumulate over 10 billion dollars in the month of June alone.
Narendra Modi has earned a ranking of eight out of 10 in an India Inc survey.
Introduction of GST would make Indian products competitive in the domestic and international markets.
India Inc on Friday said the hike in railway passenger and freight fares will help in resource mobilisation, hoping that the higher fares will lead to better quality and safety of services offered by the Indian Railways, while asking the government to allow FDI in Railways.
The government on Tuesday extended till March 15 the deadline for corporate to file Income Tax returns for the fiscal ended March 2021. The deadline to file tax audit report and transfer pricing audit report for 2020-21 fiscal too has been extended till February 15. This is the third extension given to corporate for filing the income tax return for 2020-21 fiscal.
The biggest irony is that nearly two-thirds of these funds are estimated to have come from investors in overseas markets, which themselves were in shambles and where companies were in dire need of capital, forcing them to beg their respective governments for money.
'More than investors, fund houses, and advisors have raised caution and limited flows on small-and mid-caps.'
With crude and commodity prices ebbing and the twin deficits under check, the Reserve Bank should have cut the key policy rate to push investments and boost economic growth, India Inc said.
It bounced back from the historic low of 41 recorded in the April-June quarter, during the initial days of the pandemic and lockdown.
India Inc created a new record by mobilising Rs 24,993 crore (Rs 249.93 billion) in FY06-07, which is higher by as much as 5 per cent compared with the previous year's Rs 23,676 crore (Rs 236.76 billion).
India Inc raised $2.78 billion from overseas markets in October this year, up 44 per cent from a year ago, according to the Reserve Bank data released on Friday.
India Inc did not perform well during December quarter.
India Inc on Thursday rallied behind the Army's move to conduct surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control and said it was the time to act tough while ruling out any negative impact on the country's economy and trade.
The country's largest bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) has put the NSE Prime initiative in cold storage following lukewarm response from India Inc, said people aware of the development. Inspired by Brazil's Novo Mercado, NSE had announced a separate platform which any listed company could be part of by voluntarily adopting a stricter corporate governance code. Launched in December 2021, NSE Prime was to formally take off within a year after empanelling companies.
The rupee has depreciated by 0.95 per cent in two days.
Fraud is a big concern among many board members.
It is the six per cent target RBI is more concerned about.
'A cutback in hiring and compensation growth by IT companies will have a significant impact on consumer demand, especially in the urban sector of the economy.'
Ahead of the Budget, India Inc has asked Centre to up divestment target to at least Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion).
Pressure has been mounting on the Reserve Bank of India to cut interest rates in the wake of declining retail inflation and the need to fuel growth momentum. However, the RBI will have to do a tightrope walk as globally interest rates are inching upwards.
Stressed MSME borrowers would be eligible for restructuring of debt, if their accounts were classified standard.
India and China are the only two countries who have reported a slight dip in pay hike.
India Inc's net profit has slowed down to 15 per cent in the September quarter so far compared to a 16.8 per cent rise in the same period last fiscal due to the ongoing economic slowdown, industry body Assocham said.
Aam Aadmi Party swept the Delhi polls with 67 seats.
'Business families like the Godrej group are increasingly realising that an amicable settlement is better.' 'Else, the wealth of all shareholders gets destroyed.'
India Inc on Saturday cheered the road map for lowering corporate taxation.
Funds raised by India Inc. through offshore loan syndication hit a 15-year high in 2023 with companies and banks raising $21.4 billion, the highest since 2007. The momentum is expected to continue in 2024 as well with over $4 billion fund raising expected in the first three months of this year. Companies raise funds, both onshore and offshore, depending on interest rates and activities. Funds raised offshore can be deployed in overseas activities.
Bankers said the outlook of M&As in India in 2024, especially in the second half after the Lok Sabha election, seems relatively better.
MakeMyTrip, RBL Bank, Inox wind and IRCTC are among the firms that have made it to the Fortune Next 500 list of Indian companies.
Of the total investment announcements, tracked by an Assocham Eco Pulse study during August and September this year, the petroleum sector attracted Rs 53,300 crore (Rs 533 billion) with Indian Oil Corporation and the Reliance Group planning to pump in Rs 43,500 crore (Rs 435 billion) and Rs 8,000 crore (Rs 80 billion) respectively.
Experts said a future rate cut would depend on the inflation.
As many as 58 companies raised money from automatic route and 8 firms raised via approval route.
The capital raised by Indian companies in the 2010 calendar year was over one-third more than the Rs 1,50,000-crore (Rs 1,500-billion) mop-up in the previous year and was a beacon of hope in a global economy that has been witnessing turbulence on account of the poor health of Western economies.
