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Public banks lag in rate cut transmission this easing cycle

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- As the monetary policy committee announces its rate decision on Wednesday, all eyes will be on the quantum of repo rate movement. But the RBI's rate action can be effective only i... Read More


Employees of private banks score over public sector banks in productivity

New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- Recent call for a three-day nationwide bank strike over the demand for a five-day work has moved the spotlight on the productivity of bank employees and extent of digitisation. b... Read More


Rationale for reform

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- IRDAI's September 2026 consultation paper on insurance distribution reforms points to a sector where premiums have grown, but coverage has not kept pace with the economy, while ... Read More


Banks, oil companies lead FY26 dividend payouts

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Banks, oil companies, mining firms and other businesses dominated by big Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) accounted for a chunk of India's largest dividend payouts in FY26. HDF... Read More


Over 200 insolvency professionals cancelled registrations in Q1 FY27

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The National Company Law Tribunal's (NCLT) August 25 ruling, approving a repayment plan of Rs.6.25 crore from media baron Subhash Chandra against an admitted claim of over Rs.22... Read More


Private final consumption expenditure growth holds up at 7.1% in Q1 FY27

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- India's private consumption remained a relatively steady pillar of economic activity in the first quarter of FY27, even as its share in real GDP declined. Private final consumpt... Read More


FPIs' fortune on the mend with assets under custody increasing 12% in April-July FY27

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The fortunes of Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) reversed in FY27 following a bleak FY26. Assets under their custody (AUC) increased around Rs.8.5-lakh crore in the April to Ju... Read More


ECBs surge 74% YoY in June on RBI concessional swap and rate differential

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- India's external commercial borrowings (ECBs) surged to $6.08 billion in June 2026, marking a sharp increase on both year-on-year and month-on-month basis. The June borrowing wa... Read More


Services exports help current account balance in Q1 FY27

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- India's current account deficit (CAD) remained contained at $3.1 billion in the first quarter of FY27, only marginally wider than the $2.9 billion recorded a year earlier, despit... Read More


Lower returns hurt debt fund inflows in April-July 2026

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Mutual-fund flows into income or debt-oriented schemes fell sharply in the four months to July 2026, while growth-oriented equity schemes managed a modest increase. Net inflows i... Read More