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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicShadow banks

Topic: Shadow banks

Shunned at home, NBFCs are paying more for foreign funds

NBFCs have raised more than $2 billion of overseas bonds & loans in 2019, a record compared with the same period in previous years.

NBFCs are running out of options and selling bonds to the public

NBFCs are selling public bonds with the purpose of building a retail base. But individual investors may not be aware of the high risks.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.