Close on the heels of the Union Budget proposal on a five percentage point cut in corporate tax to 25 per cent for businesses with a turnover of up to Rs 50 crore, State Bank of India (SBI), which accounts for almost half of the banking sector’s SME portfolio, said it is working on a scheme [&hel…
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Demonetisation Effect | Liquidity crunch all over the country, SMEs facing temporary hurdles
In wake of the government’s move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are facing temporary difficulties for making payments but are coping with the fall out of demonetisation. The SMEs and micro and small enterprises which by their very natur…
If India has to grow, we need to have strong SME rating fundamentals | Varun Mirchandani, ED, ONICRA
Rating of SMEs has worked wonders in getting bank loans and there are empirical evidence to suggest ratings have changed thousands of SMEs into vibrant enterprises with commercial banks coming forward to provide them loans hand-hold them during difficulties. Rating agency ONICRA Executive Directo…
Guarantees & counter guarantees for loans to be provided to MSMEs
The government must do away with the interest subvention scheme and p lough back the subsidy into a universal crop insurance scheme for small and marginal farmers, according to a recommendation from a panel constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The move can transform the agriculture sec…