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Let us understand a few concepts before we move on to the story. A public sector undertaking (PSU) is a firm which is owned by the Government, that is, the Government has a shareholding of more than 50 %. Disinvestment is selling of shares of the PSUs by the Government. Disinvestment leads to privatisation only …
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DHFL or Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. is a Non-bank financial company, which provides home loans. It defaulted on its payment obligations. So, the RBI decided to refer the company to the insolvency court (established under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code). [You may also read: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Explained] The company will be …
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A recent landmark judgement by the Supreme Court facilitated the take-over of Essar Steel by Arcelor Mittal. This article explains all about the Essar Steel Insolvency case. The story so far: In the year 2016, India passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to deal with insolvency and bankruptcy in India. The National Company Law Tribunal …
The telecom sector in India is on the brink of collapse. If the telecom operators fail to repay their debt, this crisis could spill on to the banking system. It could add on to the Non-performing assets (NPAs) of the banks. This article explains everything about the distress in the telecom sector. Why is the …
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India chose to stay out of the RCEP agreement citing that the pact did not resolve some of the issues that India had. The RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) was meant to be the world’s largest trade pact consisting of 16 countries– China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and all the 10 members …
The US has decided to remove India from the list of countries eligible to get benefits under the Generalised System of Preferences (GPS) scheme. This scheme provides trade preferences to the developing and the poor countries. What is Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme? This scheme enables developed countries like the US to provide trade …
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