-The Hindu Business Line Players said they have begun witnessing good demand for winter products Apparel and footwear Companies said they are closely monitoring inflationary trends with some even looking at rolling back price hikes on existing range or upcoming season offerings, especially at the mass-end. Players also said they have begun witnessing strong demand for winter season-related products. This comes at a time when there has been some softening in raw material...
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Govt in advanced stage to launch Rs 3,500-crore PLI scheme for toy sector -Asit Ranjan Mishra
-Business Standard Dept in advanced inter-ministerial talks; schemes for bicycles, footwear to follow The industry department is in the advanced stage of inter-ministerial consultation for launching a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for both traditional and mechanical toys worth Rs 3,500 crore, which will be followed by PLI schemes for bicycles and footwear. “Discussions for PLI for toys are at an advanced stage. PLIs for bicycles and footwear are also under formulation,” a government...
More »Rural demand for FMCG dips 17% in Nov as post-festive consumption slows -Sharleen D'Souza
-Business Standard Urban demand also hit, but not as badly; Overall FMCG sales decline 15.3% MoM and 2.7% YoY Rural demand for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in November dropped because of a loss of momentum after the festival season. Please click here to read more. ...
More »RBI reluctant to hand out NBFC licence to fintechs -Hamsini Karthik
-The Hindu Business Line PhonePe - ZestMoney deal to set precedence for fintechs to explore backdoor entry into the lending business Despite three months of engagement and continued discussions with the banking regulator, fintechs may not have cracked the code yet to operate as non-bank lenders. Highly placed sources say the Reserve Bank of India is reluctant to issue non-bank finance company or NBFC licences to fintechs. PhonePe, Razorpay, BharatPe, Khatabook, OkCredit and...
More »Data: Why Indian firms are reluctant to invest despite tax cut and high profits -Vignesh Radhakrishnan and Jasmin Nihalani
-The Hindu Consumer demand started to decline before the pandemic and worsened after outbreak In September, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was anguished that industry was holding back from investing in manufacturing despite a significant cut in corporate tax rates in 2019. The slowdown in corporate investment did not happen because Companies were making losses. In fact, private Companies, boosted by considerable tax cuts, made windfall profits. A State Bank of India analysis shows...
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