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Lending to MSMEs makes a strong business case for banks: Raghuram Rajan

Lending to MSMEs makes a strong business…

Mumbai, Sept 23 (KNN) Lending to micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) entrepreneurs, especially in e-commerce space, makes a strong business case for…
SKS Microfinance Ltd slashes interest rate by 1.25%

SKS Microfinance Ltd slashes interest rate by…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) SKS Microfinance Limited today announced a 1.25 per cent reduction in the interest rate charged to borrowers from 22 per cent to 20.75…
Govt will not extend black money compliance window beyond Sept 30

Govt will not extend black money compliance…

New Delhi, Sept 22 (KNN) Government will not extend the window for declaration of black money assets held abroad beyond September 30, said Joint Secretary,…
BSE SME touches 110 but only 5 firms' trades actively in the morning

BSE SME touches 110 but only 5…

Mumbai, Sept 22 (KNN) In a major milestone for the small and medium enterprises, the number of companies listed on the BSE-SME trading platform has touched…
BSE SME gets its 110th company; PB Films Ltd gets listed with the exchange

BSE SME gets its 110th company; PB…

Mumbai, Sept 21 (KNN) Equity shares of P. B. Films Limited got listed with the BSE SME exchange, taking the total number of listed firms to 110.
 
Govt first wants to strengthen the PSBs by bringing down their NPAs: Jaitley

Govt first wants to strengthen the PSBs…

Hong Kong, Sept 21 (KNN) Government first wants to strengthen the public sector banks by bringing down their level of NPAs, after which steps like issuance…
BSE SME opens flat on Monday; more losers than gainers in trading today

BSE SME opens flat on Monday; more…

Mumbai, Sept 21 (KNN) The SME exchange of BSE was trading flat on Monday morning with market capitalization at Rs 7,847.13 crore.

Out of 109 companies…
SKS Microfinance fails to get small bank licence

SKS Microfinance fails to get small bank…

Mumbai, Sept 18 (KNN) Share of SKS Microfinance Ltd fell by as much as 20 per cent on Friday as the company didn’t qualify for the small finance bank…
We have to create biz environment but then biz has to run on its own footing: Raghuram Rajan

We have to create biz environment but…

Mumbai, Sept 18 (KNN) India must resist special interest pleas for targeted stimulus, additional tax breaks and protections, subventions and subsidies - all…
Import duty on edible oil hiked by 5 per cent

Import duty on edible oil hiked by…

New Delhi, Sept 18 (KNN) With the view to safeguard the domestic industry, government today hiked import duty on edible oil in all categories by 5 per cent.