Nirmala Sitharaman
Economy
India recovery not yet at point for pulling back liquidity: Finance minister
Indian economy has not reached the level where the central bank can begin pulling back liquidity as Asia's third-largest economy ......
Economy
Economists doubt India's new loan guarantees will boost growth
India will extend federal guarantees on bank loans to small businesses and the health and tourism sectors to help them ......
Infrastructure
India to set up development finance institution to fund infra projects
India's cabinet approved on Tuesday the establishment of a development financial institution (DFI) to boost investment in infrastructure projects, the ......
TMT
Budget 2021: No agritech focus, startups pin hopes on agri-infra, credit allocations
In the absence of specific initiatives for agritech businesses in the latest budget, startups in the sector hope to leverage ......
Economy
Wider fiscal deficits could pressure India's ratings, says Fitch
Wider fiscal deficits and a more gradual pace of consolidation will lift the Indian government's debt and pressure its sovereign ......
Opinion
Budget 2021: What's in store for PEs, VCs and others after a period of resilience?
Private equity and venture capital flows have become the largest component of FDI investment into India. Various independent studies have ......
Opinion
Is the budget vaccine shot a boon or bane for corporate M&As?
The initial verdict of the stock market and market participants seems to indicate that Finance Bill 2021 is indeed the ......
Infrastructure
Budget 2021: Capex in spotlight; foreign loan bucks for InvITs and REITs
In the budget, the government sought to boost infrastructure as well as proposed debt financing of infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) ......
Finance
Budget 2021: Virus-boosted insurers get foreign tailwind; capital injection for PSBs
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced steps in the budget aimed at boosting the capital base of public sector banks and ......
TMT
Budget 2021: Added OPC, tax holiday, MSME benefits for startups
In a significant boost to startups, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government proposes to incentivize the incorporation ......
