The Middle East crisis has stretched beyond the one month mark, sending ripples across the globe. While somes nations are hiking fuel prices, others are […]
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PNB, Union & IDFC Bank see credit outpace deposit growth
MUMBAI: Credit growth continued to outpace deposit mobilisation for Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India and IDFC FIRST Bank at the end of the […]
Microfinance replaces informal credit: Report
MUMBAI: A structural shift is reshaping India’s microfinance sector, with regulated lenders displacing informal sources as borrowing from moneylenders fell to 1% in 2024–25 from […]
Steep slide: Forex reserves decline over $10bn in a week
MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserves fell sharply by $10.3 billion in the week ended March 27, 2026, taking the total to $688.1 billion, driven largely […]
Mehli Mistry challenges eligibility of 2 trustees
MUMBAI: Months after his exit, former Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) trustee Mehli Mistry has challenged the positions of Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh on […]
GI applications cross 2,000 mark on Centre’s push
HYDERABAD: The Centre’s push to ensure 10,000 geographical indication (GI)-tagged products by 2030 seems to have moved into a higher gear, with the total number […]
Jobs in informal manufacturing sector below 2015-16 levels: Survey
NEW DELHI: India’s vast informal manufacturing sector has seen jobs stay flat for nearly a decade, while the formal manufacturing sector has seen an increase, […]
Contract workers face job loss risks on fuel, input supply woes
NEW DELHI: Fuel and raw material supply constraints, which have forced shutdowns in certain segments of manufacturing, especially small businesses, may hurt contractual and gig […]
Government seeks to push cooktop production, allow imports
NEW DELHI: Govt is working to step up the supply of induction cooktops and vessels, while nudging companies and institutional kitchens to move to electricity-based […]
Pakistan to repay $2 billion loan to UAE amid Middle East tensions
Pakistan will repay a $2 billion loan to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the end of this month, a media report said on Friday.“The […]