Government is reportedly working on removing ambiguities in the definition of foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign institutional investment (FII) and it is expected to issue clarification on the same. Recently, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has reportedly discussed the issue with Finance Minister P Chidambaram. After the meeting, Sharma said the g
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Tighter provisioning norms may hit banks’ margins
Following the tightening of norms on provisioning for restructured loans by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks might have to set aside Rs 1,500-2,500 crore as provisions in 2013-14 for their existing recast loan book. Ratings agency Icra said this in a report. Recently, the central bank said banks have to raise provisioning for the existing stock of restructured assets to 5 per cent in a phased manner over three years from the
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Banks take steps to recover bad loans
Media reports indicate that several public sector banks (PSBs) are taking steps to recover loan amount from defaulting corporate borrowers by publishing their names and thereby denting their image. This move by state-run banks is a remarkable shift from their traditional approach of going soft with defaulting borrowers
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Govt delays disinvestment in IFCI
According to source-based information, government postponed the proposed disinvestment in development finance institution IFCI until such time its financial position is strengthened. The government took this move as it feels that in the present situation, it may not be able to fetch the correct price for its stake if it goes for
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Govt delays disinvestment in IFCI
According to source-based information, government postponed the proposed disinvestment in development finance institution IFCI until such time its financial position is strengthened. The government took this move as it feels that in the present situation, it may not be able to fetch the correct price for its stake if it goes for
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Private equity investors exit $1.03 bn investment
During Jan-Mar 2013, exit deals in the private equity (PEs) space is estimated at $1.028 billion through 24 deals compared to exit worth $1.732 billion from 21 deals in Oct-Dec 2012 quarter. The exits declined 18 per cent in value and 29 per cent in volume compared to Jan-Mar 2012. During this quarter, PEs exited $1.260 billion worth of investment from 34 deals
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PFC to acquire stake in state-run bank
Satnam Singh, Managing Director of Power Finance Corp (PFC) plans to buy a substantial stake in a public sector unit (PSU) bank that would allow it to have a representation at the board level. A month ago, PFC informed its intention to acquire stake in state-run bank to the power and the finance ministries
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RBI to take policy decision based on macroeconomy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao informed that the central bank would consider macro economic factors and "more importantly" the current account deficit before taking monetary policy stance. He attributed the depreciation of the Indian rupee to high current account deficit. The said deficit rose to a reco
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RBI to take policy decision based on macroeconomy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao informed that the central bank would consider macro economic factors and "more importantly" the current account deficit before taking monetary policy stance. He attributed the depreciation of the Indian rupee to high current account deficit. The said deficit rose to a reco
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Rupee falls to one-year low against dollar
At a recent trading session on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, the Indian rupee depreciated to a one-year low of 56.58 against the dollar. The decline in rupee against the dollar is attributed to the demand for the greenback from importers. Also, the concerns highlighted by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Gove