Tag: SME

Budget 2017: Cheer for SMEs after the pain of demonetisation

The Finance Minister has taken a bold position by increasing the fiscal deficit to 3.5% as against the initial expectation of 3% on the back of substantial increase in expenditure to boost Rural India, Infrastructure and various other growth projects. The key to success will be effective executio…

Kerala B2B Meet ‘Vyapar 2017’ to showcase vibrant SMEs of state

Kochi: The sixth edition of Kerala business-to-business meet, Vyapar 2017, will be held at Bolgatty Palace here from 2nd February, providing a robust and interactive platform to the state to showcase its vibrant Small and Micro Enterprise (SME) sector and chalk out a roadmap for its future growth…

कम नहीं हुई हैं एमएसएमई क्षेत्र की परेशानियां

बैलेंस शीट के दबाव की भरपाई के लिए बैंकों ने अपने मार्जिन में इजाफा किया है, ऐसे में अच्छे देनदार (उधार लेने वाले) बॉन्ड बाजार की ओर चले गए हैं। हालांकि इससे छोटे व मझोले देनदारों पर बैंकों की मार पड़ी है, जो उधारी के लिए बैंकों पर काफी ज्यादा निर्भर हैं। आर्थिक समीक्षा में […]

Budget 2017: What do SMEs want?

The announcement of the Union Budget 2017 is barely a day left. Different sets of people expect different things from the budget. Women want a budget that will enhance their contribution to the economy. The youth expects a budget that will improve skill-based training. So, what are the small and …

How manufacturing units can regain lost ground

The environment for SMEs, especially those in manufacturing, is far from conducive. There is a cyclical downturn in global growth, hurting external demand and dragging down commodity prices. Domestic demand is sluggish due to slowdown in the investment cycle. India’s industrial output has fallen …

Budget 2017: 6 key expectations of SMEs from FM

This Union Budget 2017 is particularly significant as it comes on the back of two recent big economic policy decisions that are directly going to affect startups, SMEs, and small businesses: demonetization and GST. Moreover, the success of the economy as well as the heavy duty policy decisions hi…

Utkarsh Micro to focus on affordable housing, MSMEs: CEO

New Delhi Newest small finance bank Utkarsh Micro Finance will focus on affordable housing and MSME segments and target more retail customers to expand its deposit base, a top company official said. Varanasi-based Utkarsh started its small finance bank (SFB) operations last week with five branche…

Noteban hits small auto loans as repayments fall steeply: Fitch

Demonetisation has significantly impacted the repayment capacity of small auto loan borrowers as their income has been adversely hit, says a report. “Demonetisation appears to have had a negative impact on auto loan repayments with small auto loan borrowers have been affected the most,̶…