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SMEs Access to Capital Markets in India

SMEs Access to Capital Markets in India

Apr 25, 2017

It took almost a decade since the SME Exchange has been formalised to see 60 floats in a month. Still the total number of listings on the SME bourses is not something that the growing Indian…


MSME Credit Supply Shrinks

MSE Credit Supply Shrinks

Jan 27, 2017

Commercial Banks proved sweet nothings in their offerings to the MSEs while a myriad of their loan products focused on medium enterprises or the mid-corporate sector.

Manufacturing MSEs going by RBI November 2016 data reveals that…


Impact of Enhanced Standards for Credit Rating Agencies on SMEs

Impact of Enhanced Standards for Credit Rating Agencies on SMEs

Jan 13, 2017

The year 2015 saw a sharp downgrade in the credit rating of Amtek Auto leading to redemption crisis in J P Morgan Asset Management Company. The rating agencies came in for a lot of criticism. Year…


Fake in India

Fake in India

Dec 22, 2016

The “Make in India “ lion continues to be shackled.

The three shackles of cost, complexity and corruption hold a vice like grip. All he can do, is roar.

The cost of finance (the bloodline of…


Modi and Trump

Modi and Trump

Nov 26, 2016

This government is indeed very business friendly, While Mr Trump is said to be planning to go back on globalisation in the interest of creating more jobs, Mr Modi is thinking of raising bars against imports…


It is time to Demonitise

It is time to Demonitise

Nov 09, 2016

“Not all the perfumes of Arabia will sweeten this little hand” (Shakespeare from ‘Meckbeth’)

The rate cuts of 2010 from the RBI did not influence the prices of food articles in particular and others in general,…


Innovation and the enabling ecosystem for SMEs

Innovation and the enabling ecosystem for SMEs

Oct 27, 2016

Today we are witness to some of the most sincere efforts by Governments, right at the top to improve the ecosystem of start-up and innovation ecosystem. These have largely managed to inject a lot of positivity…


Strengthen the MSE facilitation council sooner than later

Strengthen the MSE facilitation council sooner than later

Aug 19, 2016

Most micro and small enterprises suffer from delayed payments for their supplies and services. Several contractual engagements with both the government and public sector undertakings also are not honoured.

In line with the long-standing demand of…


An Investigation into THE BUSINESS OF RATING

An Investigation into THE BUSINESS OF RATING

Aug 09, 2016

 

BRIEF: This is an attempt to assess the business of external rating of MSME in particular of accounts with exposure of Rs 500 lacs or above. Internal rating done by…


How banks misuse SARFAESI Act provisions for loan recovery

How banks misuse SARFAESI Act provisions for loan recovery

Aug 08, 2016

The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act 2002 is a powerful instrument in the hands of the banks and financial institutions (FIs) as secured creditors. This Act helps them…