Under the scheme, the government will offer 100 per cent guarantee on loans.
There is a serious need for an independent mechanism to continuously monitor the performance of the programmes and their efficacy
This is an extension of its budget announcement, where it had said it would compensate them to the extent of 10% of the losses banks incur on their NBFC bond portfolio
In the year-ago fortnight, bank loans had stood at Rs 96.20 trillion and deposits at Rs 124.83 trillion
The Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme will reduce your outstanding loan amount, and hence EMIs, right from the start of the loan tenure
It may be time to link the higher deposit insurance cover and the way co-operative banks and select non-banks raise retail resources, writes Raghu Mohan
Interest rate ceiling for NBFCs loan at 12%; caps are much lower than the normal interest rates charged by these lenders
PE, VC funds domiciled in the island nation on the radar
While these measures will help ease asset risks for the financial sector, they will not fully offset the negative impact from the coronavirus outbreak, Moody's said
HDFC's share price were down almost 8 per cent to Rs 1,512
Going ahead, the government could design specific schemes to help MSMEs modernise technology and obtain quality certification
While we await full details and the implementation of the announcements, some of the policy steps to improve funding access to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are positive
Relaxation in the two segments is positive of asset quality recovery, but investors should await clarity from post-results commentary
Experts say fund houses preferred to sell bonds to banks, instead of borrowing
Experts believe spreads will contract as the credit lines start getting utilised, and banks regain confidence about NBFC papers for the long term
On the sectoral front, barring FMCG and pharma, all the indices on the NSE traded weak. Global cues, too, dented sentiment
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a major liquidity boost of Rs 75,000 crore to NBFCs and microfinance institutions (MFIs).
Govt measures will also help to kick-start financial activity during the pandemic, says TVS Motor chairman
It is important to wait for the entire package to come to see if the measures will improve demand in the economy in any manner
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