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Thursday, August 7, 2025
TopicDebt

Topic: Debt

NBFCs are feeling the sting as mutual funds cut debt exposure

Ronojoy Mazumdar -
Mutual fund investments in commercial paper & bonds that mature within 90 days dropped to Rs 3.24 trillion at end of March, the lowest in 6 quarters.

Housing finance regulator NHB comes in for tougher oversight to prevent liquidity crisis

Remya Nair -
With visible signs of stress among housing finance companies, the NHB’s inclusion in FSDC will aid better information sharing among regulators.

India’s crony capitalism claims another victim — the RBI

Andy Mukherjee -
There has been a gradual weakening of the RBI, which is a great shame since in the brief time it got to play bad cop, the central bank did some good police work.

No relief for investors after RBI is seen curtailing its support for the bond market

Kartik Goyal -
RBI may buy Rs 1.7 trillion of debt in the year starting April 1, compared with an estimated record Rs 3 trillion spent on such purchases this fiscal period.

Modi govt plans to borrow Rs 6.4 trillion for next financial year

Kartik Goyal -
Investors have turned skittish about the health of India’s finances amid signs that the government is ready to sacrifice fiscal discipline.

India’s Lehman has put genie of mistrust out of the bottle again

Andy Mukherjee -
The collapse of IL&FS has put a question mark on India’s model of infrastructure financing.

Overseas investors sell India’s govt bonds, but still have faith in corporate debt

Subhadip Sircar -
Investors sold Rs 33.5 billion of government debt this year.

Heavy debts alone are not driving farmers to suicide

Shamika Ravi -
Instead of loan waivers, policy makers need to peel through the layers to figure out what farmers really need.

Forget a synchronised pickup in global economic growth

Mohamed A. El-Erian -
Trade tensions, geopolitical concerns, policy uncertainty, high debt levels, financial vulnerabilities & limited policy space are hurting outlook.

IL&FS effect slams brakes on runaway growth of non-bank finance companies

Ronojoy Mazumdar -
RBI is looking at strengthening guidelines for non-bank lenders to avoid rollover risks after the IL&FS defaults.
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