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Banks favouring lending to larger players
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Tendency of bankers to lend more and cheaply to larger players reflects the rising bad debts and non-performing assets in the SME segment.....more
Credit offtake to priority sector hits bottom
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Slowdown in credit offtake clear indicator of tough market for agriculture and MSME sector.....more
FIEO lists demands to Finance Ministry
Monday, February 06, 2012
Categorising export sector as priority sector for lending and exemption of service tax on ECGC premium are some of the FIEO demands listed to the Finance Ministry.....more
Govt upbeat over growth outlook in FY13
Friday, February 03, 2012
PM urges PSUs to invest big and enhance contribution of the manufacturing sector towards GDP .....more
MSMEs pressed to get credit rated
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Despite several advantages, MSME units remain reluctant to get credit rated; ONICRA urges units in northeast to get rated.....more
RBI keeps options open to ease liquidity pressure
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
If liquidity pressure persists, Open Market Operations is an option to address liquidity issues, says RBI deputy governor

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MSME Ministry seeks fiscal aid from Planning Commission
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
MSME Ministry has urged the Planning Commission to allocate Rs 64,790 crore for sector development. The sector is currently going through a rough patch due to global.....more
FIEO urges govt to boost investment in MSME sector
Monday, January 30, 2012
FIEO urges government to provide incentives on investment-linked proposals to boost investment in the MSME sector .....more
New bill to make RBI sole regulator of MFIs
Friday, January 27, 2012
MFI Bill likely to enhance investment and financial condition of the struggling MFI sector in India.....more
RBI retains interest rates, cuts CRR in Q3 monetary policy review
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Risk factors stated, the Reserve Bank of India assures reversing of interest rate cycle in the future. Repo and reverse repo rates unchanged, cash reserve ratio cut .....more

Features Tips
Banks favouring lending to larger players
Credit offtake to priority sector hits bottom
FIEO lists demands to Finance Ministry
Govt upbeat over growth outlook in FY13
MSMEs pressed to get credit rated