All stories by Dev Chatterjee
Chinese banks face SBI hurdle in recovering Anil Ambani dues
Rediff.com13 Jun 2020With the State Bank of India moving the National Company Law Tribunal's Delhi bench to enforce the personal guarantees of Ambani, it will delay the recovery of dues by the Chinese banks which won a UK court order in May this year.
Google's Rs 836 crore lifeline for Vodafone Idea
Rediff.com29 May 2020Though Google's investment is minuscule and will not move the needle, it will attract other investors to the company and be a morale booster. Pursuing Vodafone Idea would potentially pit Google against Facebook and an increasingly dominant Jio.
COVID-19: India Inc asks RBI for one-time loan recast
Rediff.com21 Apr 2020The one-time restructuring of loans will help every firm and prevent cost-cutting measures such as lay-offs.
Weak Rs to make India Inc's foreign debt repayment costly
Rediff.com15 Apr 2020RBI is expecting the rupee to stay close to Rs 75 to a dollar, as COVID-19 forces foreign funds to withdraw from emerging markets.
India's retail king in BIG trouble
Rediff.com9 Apr 2020Though Kishore Biyani is selling stakes in group companies to pay off debt, a significant share price crash since January this year is making his task difficult.
Rupee crash, Covid-19 to make India Inc's overseas debt repayments costlier
Rediff.com21 Mar 2020Indian companies will have to repay overseas debt worth $7.5 billion in the June quarter.
Voda Idea to pay AGR dues, but may not be able to go on
Rediff.com16 Feb 2020Vodafone Idea, which reported a loss of Rs 6,439 crore in the December quarter, said it had received letters from the department of telecommunications (DoT) directing immediate payment of dues amounting to Rs 54,000 crores after the SC judgment. "The company is currently assessing the amount that it will be able to pay to DoT towards the dues calculated based on AGR, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in its order dated October 24, 2019. The company proposes to pay the amount so assessed in the next few days," it stated.
Corporate tax growth of 12% for FY21 'unrealistic'
Rediff.com3 Feb 2020The increased tax target comes at a time when consumer spending and sales growth are slowing down and most companies are not investing in new capacities.
Globalisation is making way for 'slowbalisation': Birla
Rediff.com15 Jan 2020'While the march of globalisation is perhaps inevitable, what is certain is that the world is no longer flat as, the emerging pattern of trade is more regional. 'This new trend of 'slowbalisation' raises some questions that challenge conventional wisdom on how businesses should distribute their capacities,' Birla said.
SBI, other PSBs to lend Rs 4,000 cr to Patanjali for Ruchi Soya acquisition
Rediff.com17 Dec 2019SBI and other public sector banks have decided to lend Rs 4,000 crore to Patanjali Ayurved for the acquisition of Ruchi Soya, which was facing bankruptcy proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. The money lent by banks will help the PSBs to settle their exposure to Ruchi Soya with a haircut of 65 per cent. Banks led by SBI and others had earlier made claims of over Rs 12,146 crore against Ruchi Soya after the company failed to repay its loans.
India's economic slowdown will reverse in coming quarters: Mukesh Ambani
Rediff.com30 Oct 2019Mukesh Ambani, who is in talks with Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco to sell one-fifth of his oil-to-chemicals business in India for $ 15 billion, said the two countries have all factors to drive growth - technology, young demography, and leadership.
Should BMW buy JLR from Tata Motors?
Rediff.com19 Sep 2019BMW is over-capitalised and is awash with cash and it could quickly lower JLR's investment costs and raise margins by leveraging its own platforms, powertrains, purchasing scale and quality control.
Yet another sign that economy is in bad shape
Rediff.com11 Sep 2019India Inc's investment project announcement falls to Rs 11.3 trillion. In the coming months, the pace of investments would depend on how soon consumption demand picks up and private sector investment ramps up investment in infrastructure.
Tata Sons AGM okays 1000% dividend payout
Rediff.com24 Aug 2019The higher dividend will help Tata Trusts, which owns 67 per cent stake in Tata Sons, to invest in its charitable activities. The total dividend outgo will be Rs 404 crore.
Banks should pass on rate-cut benefits to spur investment, says India Inc
Rediff.com8 Aug 2019CEOs have complained that high interest rates have blocked their investment decisions. At the same time, customers are also deferring their purchases for new consumer durables, cars, and homes.
Fear grips financial sector as DHFL defaults on payment
Rediff.com7 Jun 2019Nomura analysts said the Reserve Bank of India and the government would need to segregate the potential solvency issue at DHFL from liquidity issues at other larger wholesale NBFCs and HFCs.
Mukesh Ambani's personal firms also selling assets to cut debt
Rediff.com6 May 2019Bankers said as part of its debt reduction plan, Canada's Brookfield-sponsored India Infrastructure Trust acquired a pipeline for Rs 13,000 crore from East West Pipeline Ltd, an arm of Reliance Industries Holding Private Ltd, and all the liabilities are now off the subsidiary's books.
Anil Ambani's Reliance group slams Rahul Gandhi for his 'malicious lies'
Rediff.com6 May 2019Rahul has singled out Anil Ambani several times for winning the Rafale defence contract from the Narendra Modi government, alleging favouritism and corruption.
Jet board members liable for the crisis
Rediff.com2 May 2019Independent directors were supposed to safeguard the interest of all stakeholders.
Why India's forex kitty is all set to swell
Rediff.com24 Apr 2019Analysts said even though the Indian economy is expected to slow down to 7.2 per cent in fiscal 2020, it is still the best bet for investment for foreign investors.