Unplug dead PSUs PS bureaucratic zzzIndia's government struggles to close ailing state-owned companies. Bureaucratic hurdles and complex asset sales delay closures. This ties ...
25 May, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
Adding muscle to SBI's core strengthState Bank of India is bolstering its capital base through a ₹25,000 cr QIP and a ₹20,000 cr bond issue, totaling ₹45,000 cr. This move aim...
17 Jul, 2025, 11.32 PM IST
Budget 2024: Disinvest, but with right interestBudget 2024: Disinvestment since reforms has earned Rs 4.28 lakh cr, facing valuation challenges and easy targets. ETFs drove success, but ...
17 Jul, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
RBI dividend will have economic dividendsRBI came into this windfall because of high interest rates in advanced economies, which may persist before an eventual cyclical inversion. ...
23 May, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
Post-Covid capex pumps PSU musclesA reappraisal of PSUs, however, could slow the longer trend of GoI getting out of business. And it needs to filter out the temporary effect...
12 May, 2024, 10.48 PM IST
On PSUs, GoI has taken the right callFinance Secretary TV Somanathan signaled a shift, stating the government no longer sees disinvestment solely for budget balancing. This ref...
04 Feb, 2024, 11.04 PM IST
Long choppy road ahead for meaningful govt divestmentsFirst and most important, ~27% of the average divestment proceeds in FY18-19 was achieved through CPSE to CPSE sale - a transaction where s...
26 Jan, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
Govt invites bids for privatisation of NMDC's Nagarnar Steel PlantNISP is in the process of being demerged from NMDC into a separate company NMDC Steel Ltd (NSL). Subsequent to demerger, shares of NSL will...
01 Dec, 2022, 09.59 PM IST
Union government, LIC to divest over 60 per cent stake in IDBI BankExpressions of Interest (EoIs) from likely bidders will be invited on October 7, said the Department of Investment and Public Asset Managem...
07 Oct, 2022, 07.54 PM IST
GoI's getaway car from public banksMuch of the stress in the Indian banking system has been identified as arising from government ownership. Regulation has been fractured wit...
28 Jun, 2022, 11.10 PM IST
Human resourceful for better insurersThe health of Oriental Insurance has slipped due to deficient governance and poor underwriting discipline, warranting full-time attention o...
22 Feb, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
Lifestyle changes for LIC before migrationBy broadening the pool of retail investors in LIC's initial public offering (IPO), GoI could revive a stalled disinvestment programme that ...
14 Feb, 2022, 10.49 PM IST
Transaction advisors for IDBI Bank stake sale can submit bids till July 22The department Friday clarified that government and LIC of India intend to sell their full stakes, with an open offer also possible as per ...
10 Jul, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
Govt, LIC to sell full stakes in IDBI Bank, open offer may be triggeredThe mandate received from Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is to off-load upto 100 per cent stake of government and LIC along with tra...
09 Jul, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
View: Govt's recent move on coal and railways will have serious economic implicationsGoI’s recent move on coal and railways is an interesting shift in strategy, especially if it is part of an overarching exercise to remove a...
14 Jul, 2020, 11.16 PM IST
View: How the Modi govt can sell stake in PSUs one step at a timeThe intention can be announced today, and a time-bound divestment should be carried out in the open markets.
05 Nov, 2019, 06.13 AM IST
View: Why the government needs to be watchful about its Air India disinvestment planBidders' activities need to be watched to ensure that India does not bring back the monopoly GoI had sought to break from the 1990s through...
31 Mar, 2018, 06.38 AM IST