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    The move is aimed at not only freeing up capital for banks for further lending but also slash borrowing costs for well-rated NBFCs. (Photo: ANI)Business
    SFBs, Nidhis may eat into gold loan NBFCs' market

    SFBs have access to low-cost funds through deposits, giving them an edge over the traditional gold loan NBFCs.

    21 Jan 2020 1:15 AM IST

    Scheme has provided an average of 41.44 days of employment per household.Business
    Over 70 per cent dip in 100 days work under MGNREGA

    MGNREGA payouts have been a key factor that has affected the rural economy adversely this year.

    20 Jan 2020 1:39 AM IST

    Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have not benefitted India much. Exports to countries with whom India has entered into FTAs have grown by a meagre 10 per cent in FY19, while the imports have grown by 27 per cent.Business
    Sectoral focus could lift exports by $100 bn-$150 bn in 10 years

    In the global chemical trade of $2.3 trillion, India has a share of $50 billion.

    18 Jan 2020 1:36 AM IST

    In the international market also, gold prices were trading higher at USD 1,502 an ounce and silver at USD 17.71 per ounce.Business
    Gold demand to remain positive in 2020: WGC

    Net gold purchases by central banks will likely remain robust even if they are lower than the record highs seen in...

    18 Jan 2020 1:34 AM IST

    Sebi Chairman Ajay Tyagi said compliance to the corporate governance should be on a principled basis and not merely from a \tick-mark\ perspective where a company only looks at mandated requirements.Business
    Exchanges can launch options in goods

    The exchanges should also augment their monitoring and surveillance capacity, Sebi said.

    17 Jan 2020 2:36 AM IST

    Future First Insurance Broking has teamed up with Arohan Financial Services, part of the Aavishkaar Group, eastern Indias largest NBFC MFI, to offer simple, customized and affordable insurance products in areas of major livelihood threats including health, accident, natural calamities, theft etc.Business
    Fewer people approach insurance ombudsmen

    Despite the number of consumer complaints rising, those being filed with the ombudsmen has been coming down.

    15 Jan 2020 1:22 AM IST

    Despite the growing share of lab-grown diamonds, Russian miner Alrosa does not want to go the De Beers way and enter the segment.Business
    Russia's Alrosa to steer clear of lab-grown stones

    Alrosa accepts that lab-grown diamonds are increasingly flooding diamond markets, including India.

    13 Jan 2020 2:30 AM IST

    Non-banking finance companies are expected to post strong numbers for the December quarter, helped by the low base in the year-ago quarter. However, that does not give a true picture of the sector.Business
    Low base to help NBFC's Q3 results

    The Q3 of FY29 was preceded by the IL&FS default in September and hence it was an exceptionally weak quarter.

    13 Jan 2020 2:24 AM IST

    Customer complaints against public insurers have been rising in the past two years, while those against private insurers have been on a downward slide.Business
    Consumer complaints up for PSU insurers

    In contrast, the complaints against private life insurers have been steadily coming down for the past few years.

    13 Jan 2020 2:17 AM IST

    E-commerce has been one sector which has been recording phenomenal value growth during festive season year-after-year.Business
    E-com deep discounts a concern: CCI

    These retailers maintain that they either have to match the online discounts at a significant loss or the online market...

    9 Jan 2020 1:01 AM IST

    In the face of a slowdown in consumption, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies have gone for selective cuts and hikes in product prices, based on the mixed trends in raw material prices and consumption pattern.Business
    Low FMCG revenue, volume growth seen

    Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) volumes had hit a two-year low in the September quarter of FY20.

    8 Jan 2020 1:25 AM IST

    Norton had earlier hinted that cyber criminals are looking for a target in bulk, and India suits well to them a large, vulnerable population with money .Business
    Smaller cities become bigger targets of cyber criminals

    The infection rate in Hyderabad was 41 per cent up from 39 per cent recorded in the previous quarter.

    24 Dec 2019 1:41 AM IST

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