China's lending practices push Maldives toward sovereign defaultThe Maldives faces a severe debt crisis, exacerbated by external debts and unfavorable trade terms with China. With dwindling foreign reser...
13 Mar, 2025, 12.46 PM IST
RBI reins in peer-to-peer lending practices - SourcesThe Reserve Bank of India, also the country's banking regulator, conducted inspections of at least 10 lenders in the fast-growing sector be...
05 Dec, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
China owed more than $1 trillion in Belt and Road debt: reportChina is owed more than a trillion dollars through its Belt and Road project, making it the biggest debt collector in the world, a report s...
07 Nov, 2023, 11.11 AM IST
How China's property crisis is testing its too-big-to-fail banksChina's banking system faces significant risks due to its heavy exposure to the real estate crisis. Around 40% of all bank loans are relate...
30 Sep, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
India is not China in P2P lending; it has robust model to manage risks for investors that world can learn fromHere are the reasons that makes the Indian P2P lending space unique and relatively safe for investors.
29 Sep, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
CEA asks finance industry to observe self-restraint, not to indulge in predatory practicesChief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday asked the finance industry to observe self-restraint and stop predatory practices,...
24 May, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
MHA wants 100+ apps linked to China, Philippines blockedThe Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), in the past, has sought a ban on as many as 500 apps that were sending data of Indians to...
30 Mar, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
Ghana faces economic distress: The role of Chinese lendingThe country’s finance ministry announced a suspension of all debt service payments on external govt debts, including foreign currency bonds...
08 Jan, 2023, 09.24 PM IST
China offers PPP model to revitalise BRI in AfricaChina aims to set-up AU's Permanent Mission in Beijing later this year as part of the new plan. But the PPP model may not reduce debt burde...
13 May, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
New RBI rules in the making may allow neo banks, digital platforms to flourish and deepen inclusionKey recommendations that can be implemented in the near term include restricting lending activities only to entities regulated by the RBI. ...
29 Dec, 2021, 08.10 AM IST
Micromanagement of Banks Not CurrentThe Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) move to defer the implementation of its rules on current account openings by banks to October 31 from Jul...
04 Aug, 2021, 11.25 PM IST
View: How China is colonising nations through debtMany Chinese loans, in fact, have not been publicly disclosed, thus spawning a “hidden debt” problem. Every contract since 2014 has incorpo...
11 May, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
Jack Ma had it right about Ant Group and China's bank rulesSure, we can argue about capital buffers and all the post-global financial crisis accords. Fintech players shouldn’t be allowed to run wild...
06 Nov, 2020, 07.35 AM IST
Why China’s starting to shake up its interest ratesMost central banks govern the price of money in an economy.
16 Sep, 2019, 02.05 PM IST
Xi Jinping's BRI raises risk of debt trap for 68 nations: US expertsThe report suggested that BRI presents China an opportunity to embrace more sustainable lending practices in its bilateral engagements.
14 Mar, 2018, 08.37 AM IST
- India can move up 55 places in Doing Business Index: IFC
International Finance Corporation, the private sector lending arm of World Bank, today said India can greatly enhance its business environm...
06 Dec, 2007, 09.51 PM IST
- India & China are going places, taking Africa along
US treasury secretary Henry Paulson calls it "irresponsible borrowing" But many of Africa’s poor countries say the money they get from Chin...
22 Sep, 2006, 02.49 AM IST