-Moneycontrol.com Exports in April-November amounted to $295.26 billion, up 11.1 percent, while imports were 29.5 percent higher at $493.61 billion India's merchandise exports posted a marginal increase in November on a year-on-year basis to $31.99 billion, data released by the commerce ministry on December 15 showed. The rise in exports in November was a mere 0.6 percent. The latest trade numbers come after data released last month showed exports contracted 17 percent in October...
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Is the RTI Act fulfilling its purpose? -Sonikka Loganathan
-The Hindu The Right to Information (RTI) Act was passed by Parliament in 2005, aiming to give people access to the records of the Central and State governments. It was a vital reform to help activists and individuals ensure transparency and accountability in governance. In a discussion moderated by Sonikka Loganathan, Anjali Bhardwaj and Saurav Das take stock of what’s working and the issues that appear to be weakening the law....
More »MSME loan approval rates muted despite 2-fold increase in funding: Report -Anshika Kayastha
-The Hindu Business Line MSMEs face a credit gap of ₹25 lakh crore as formal lenders meet less than 15 per cent of the sector’s requirements Quarterly MSME loan disbursements have increased over two-fold in the last two years, but the approval rate for medium-risk MSMEs has seen no improvement — a reflection of the lender’s low risk appetite, according to venture capital firm BLinC Invest. The increase in disbursements has been made...
More »Wholesale inflation crashes to 21-month low of 5.85% in November
-Moneycontrol.com The drop in wholesale inflation comes two days after statistics ministry data showed the more Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation fell far more than expected to 5.88 percent in November India's wholesale inflation fell to a 21-month low of 5.85 percent in November, according to data released by the commerce ministry on December 14. At 5.85 percent, the latest Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation figure is a huge 470 basis points lower...
More »Over 5 years, banks recovered just 13% of ₹10-lakh-cr loan write-off: Finmin data -Shishir Sinha
-The Hindu Business Line Banks continue to pursue recovery in written-off accounts, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman Scheduled commercial banks have recovered just 13 per cent of the total write-off in the last five years, Finance Ministry data presented in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday showed. In response to two separate questions on the issue, the Ministry presented data on write-off and recovery. “As per inputs received from RBI, SCBs (schedule commercial bank) wrote-off an...
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