China’s latest GDP data has confirmed an economic slowdown China’s GDP grew by just 4.9% in the recent July-Sept quarter as compared to the same period in 2020. This rate is down from 7.9 % growth in the April-June quarter Industrial production growth slumped to 3.1 % year on year in September from 5.3 % …
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At a time when India is celebrating the Amrit Mahotsav on the 75th anniversary of Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 2nd August 2021 launched e-RUPI – a digital payment solution. The launch was made via video conference in New Delhi. Through this article, I have tried to explain what e-RUPI is, how it works, …
With the threat of climate change and depletion of natural resources, ESG or Environmental, Social, Governance analysis is being increasingly applied by investors across the world in their investment process to gain a comprehensive understanding of the companies they are investing in. The analysis is based on three non-financial factors vis-à-vis Environmental, Social and Governance. …
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The Rajya Sabha, on Thursday, passed the Factoring (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 [amending the Factoring (Regulation) Act, 2011] to increase the participation of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in the factoring sector. Amid the Pegasus scandal, the reform went largely unnoticed. Nevertheless, it has significant implications for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, as …
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In November 2019, the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DHFL- a Non-Banking Financial Company providing home loans) was referred to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) by the RBI for insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IBC) owing to default in meeting its payment obligations. [Insolvency is the inability of individuals or …
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The monsoon session of the Indian Parliament has just begun (July 19, 2021) and one of the raging topics of discussion that has been doing the rounds is ‘The Pegasus Scandal’. A day before the start of the Parliament session, The Wire reported that the phone numbers of at least 300 Indians including top politicians, …
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On 23rd July 2020, the Central Government had notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 [‘Rules’] under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. Last month, the Government proposed draft changes to these Rules and sought stakeholder comments for the same. Recently, various industry associations and e-commerce entities have submitted their recommendations to these amendments and called …
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