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Bad Debt

Bad debt refers to loans or credit that are unlikely to be repaid. It poses a risk to lenders. Businesses often write off bad debts as losses. This impacts their financial health. In India, bad debt can affect banks and the economy. It may lead to stricter lending practices. Understanding bad debt is crucial for financial stability.

Indian companies can soon list on foreign exchanges

India's Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, recently announced a transformative decision to allow both listed and unlisted domestic companies to directly list their equity shares on the International Financial...

 August 4, 2023

Stock Market Concepts

When one company purchases a majority stake in the acquired. Annual General Meeting (AGM) A mandatory yearly meeting of shareholders that allows stakeholders to stay informed and involved...

 December 17, 2022

Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)

The Reserve Bank established BRBNMPL in February 1995 as a wholly-owned subsidiary to augment the production of bank notes in India and to enable bridging of the gap...

 December 9, 2022

Forensic Audit for all Bad Loans

Cautioning that the rising trend of non-performing assets (NPAs) with banks has 'the potential to damage the growth story', the Finance Standing Committee of Parliament has called for...

 December 9, 2022

SWAMIH Fund

Special Window for Funding Stalled Affordable and Middle-Income Housing Projects (SWAMIH) fund is a scheme of the Indian Government. The main purpose of this program is to fund...

 November 5, 2021

Indian Universities Act

The Indian Universities Act of 1904 was a highly contentious and politically charged legislative measure introduced under the viceroyalty of Lord Curzon. It marked a definitive shift in...

 June 19, 2020

Supreme Court: Co-operative Banks Subject to Sarfaesi Act

In a recent headline-grabbing move, the Supreme Court ruled that co-operative banks, formed under state law or as multi-state co-operative societies, fall under the scope of the Securitisation...

 May 5, 2020

Banks Fear Rise in Non-performing Assets Amid Lockdown

The impact of the 21-day lockdown owing to the COVID-19 crisis has raised concerns among news banks about the accumulation of Non-performing Assets (NPAs). This is in spite...

 April 2, 2020

RBI Releases 20th Financial Stability Report

The Reserve Bank of India recently published the 20th issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR). This installment of the FSR serves to represent the collective assessment of...

 December 27, 2019

Lucknow Pact

The Lucknow Pact was a landmark agreement signed during the Joint Session of the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All-India Muslim League in December 1916. Occurring amidst...

 June 8, 2019

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