Bankruptcy Bill

A risk profile of select industries as at end September 2016 showed that iron & steel and power industries had high leverage as well as interest burden, a report by CLSA says.

Budget '17 to chart course of structural & institutional reforms

While the Indian economy is gathering momentum, it is imperative that key bills such as the GST and the Bankruptcy Bill be implemented in 2017. The upcoming Budget will give the government the chance to chart the future course for structural and institutional reforms.

US makes a pitch for bilateral investment treaty with India

India and the US are targeting a four-fold jump in bilateral trade to USD 500 billion in the near future, which stood at nearly USD 110 billion in 2015.

Nifty may open in the red following weak global cues

Indicating a subdued start, SGX Nifty, at the time of writing, was trading at 7846.50 down 26.00 points.

Bankruptcy Law to protect workmen and creditor rights:Sinha

This Bankruptcy bill is a historic legislation that will transform the Indian economy, says Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha.

Will make list of wilful defaulters public: RBI Governor

Reserve Bank is working on a new system for making public the list of wilful defaulters, while a new mechanism is being put in place for out-of-court settlement of bad loan-related disputes, Governor Raghuram Rajan said today.

Nifty to open lower ahead of US jobs data; banks to be in focus

Indian markets are expected to open in the red Friday, tracking losses in Asian markets and ahead of the key US jobs data.

Hope to have new bankruptcy code by May end: BLRC chief

TK Viswanathan, Chairman, Bankruptcy Law Reform Committee, shares the optimism of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the early passage of the Bankruptcy Bill.

Will Q4 be start of the end of earnings downgrade cycle?

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Gautam Chhaochharia said that he expects an earnings growth of around 10 percent for the fiscal year 2017 and sees a strong fourth quarter for the pharma sector on a year-on-year basis.

Budget 2016: Jayant Sinha expects GST Bill passage in H2 of session

Minister of state for finance, Jayant Sinha in an interview to CNBC-TV18, said the government has not only adhered to the fiscal deficit target, it has also increased public investment in a significant manner

Budget 2016: More bank reforms likely, finmin to go beyond bank recap plans

The finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India are unhappy with public sector banks for not dealing with 'bad promoters' and have asked them to use corporate debt restructuring (CDR), strategic debt restructuring (SDR) and sell 'bad' promoters' assets to bring them to task

Disruptive Opposition: Is Congress digging its own grave?

A survey by instaVaani shows that three out of four people think the Congress was wrong in disrupting the Winter session, a Mint report states.

What's next for reforms? Sunil Jain decodes

Sunil Jain of The Financial Express says even before the National Herald case, Rahul Gandhi's tone was very aggressive and the passage of GST looked difficult.