We are used to thinking that banks typically lend to larger firms, and households borrow from the informal sector. It's time to revise these misconceptions.
Companies increasingly looking to raise funds from market, while banks focus more on personal loans. Reasons for shift include NPA crisis & higher trust among households, say experts.
Over half a century since Indira Gandhi nationalised 14 public sector banks, move still evokes sharp divisions, with some criticising it as a failure and others hailing it as a landmark decision.
Lenders view loan approvals with a low CIBIL score as a risky proposition, whereas a good credit score provides some assurance that the debt will be recovered.
The Modi government should assure citizens that no part of the monetised revenue will be used to bail out NPAs or build white elephants to mollify vote banks.
According to bankers, total debt recast will be around Rs 3 lakh crore. Shapoorji Pallonji, Future groups among firms to receive nod for recast, but may ultimately not need it.
From the buffalo herders who built one of the world’s greatest medieval ports to academics translating Sanskrit works, here is one part of the history of Indians in the Arab world.
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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