Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh remarked that it is not possible to alleviate poverty through microfinance institutions (MFIs). In his valedictory address at the recently held Micro finance summit, the minister said one should be somehow more modest in the expectation of micro-finance and micro-finance institutions. To think that we are g
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REC to raise $500 mn via ECBs
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is in the process of raising $500 million through external commercial borrowings or ECBs. The company is said to have invited bids for ECBs and whosoever offers the cheapest rates would be selected, Rajeev Sharma, Chairman and MD of REC said. So far in the current fiscal, the company has raised and disbu
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Lloyds steel to get more funding from Uttam Galva
The loss making Lloyds Steel, in which Uttam Galva group acquired 58.35 percent stake recently, is set to get a further capital infusion of Rs 380 crore from the group. Agency reports suggest that the Rs 380 crore additional investment would be used to turnaround Lloyds Steel, which posted net losses of Rs 290 crore in last three financial years. Lloyds Steel has a total loan portfolio (both, secured and u
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Road projects in limbo
Slow progress in project execution coupled with subdued interest in bidding for new projects under current policy frame may give alternative option to call for revaluation or fresh bids for already allocated road projects. In order to avert this situation, a Performance Review Unit (PRU) proposed by the Planning Commission needs to be endowed with power to gather information from nodal agencies on clearances and incentivise or to regulate, writes Sumantra Das.
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Prudency has returned as aggression has cooled down
Large players will continue to opt for BOT model as it provides reasonable return over long gestation period, says Sudhir R Hoshing, CEO (Roads), Reliance Infrastructure, in an interview with Sumantra Das. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has come a long way in the manner in which its roads are managed. From bringing transparency in bidding process through on-line bidding to taking steps to expedite approval and clearance process,
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Govt should review taxtion issues for better road infra
Sustaining interest of private players in India’s road sector is of paramount importance. For doing so if the government needs to make some small sacrifices in the immediate future, it is indeed worth as this will reap rich dividends in the future through overall development of the economy—and tax reforms will go a long way in this direction, proposes Hemant Kanoria.
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Cabinet clears models for rail link projects in ports
Union cabinet has cleared the five models proposed by Indian Railways for setting up rail infrastructure in ports set up through private investment in the country. The five models include non-Government Railway, joint venture with equity participation by Railways, capacity augmentation through funding by customers, BOT and BOT (a
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CPSEs have Rs 2.84 trillion cash
Minister of heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel informed Lok Sabha that Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have Rs 284,153.22 crore cash and bank balances at present. Further, it is learnt that 17 state-run firms, including, ONGC, OIL and NTPC, committed to invest over Rs 1.63 lakh crore during 2012-13
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Bangladesh gets investment proposal from UAE
Bangladesh received proposal from the United Arab Emirates to invest in four multi-billion-dollar projects in the shipping sector in the country. Bangladesh government is said to be positively considering the proposal. The projects also include development of a deep-sea port at Sonadia for which China and India have expr
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Japan to announce more loan for corridor project
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda informed that the country would announce the second round of loans under Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) for the second phase of the Dedicated Freight Corridor and a third infrastructural project in South India, reports suggest. Noda has reportedly informed this to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when the two leaders met on the sideli