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MSMEs to bear bigger hit than large firms from West Asia conflict: CrisilThe ongoing crisis in West Asia has struck a harsh chord for Indian small enterprises, leaving them vulnerable to significant setbacks. Ant...
Indian small businesses record strongest growth since COVID in 2025: CPA Australia surveyIndian small businesses saw their best growth in 2025 since the pandemic. Four out of five firms expanded, with strong expectations for 202...
Relief now, risk later? ECLGS 5.0 aims to ease MSME stress, industry flags risks in moratorium termsECLGS 5.0 is meant to cushion MSMEs from the impact of the US-Iran war, but will it really help small businesses, industry questions.
ECLGS 5.0 to benefit 1.1 crore MSME accounts with additional credit support: SBI ReportThe government has approved ECLGS 5.0 to support MSMEs and airlines. This scheme aims to provide crucial working capital. Around 1.1 crore ...
Assuring credit is spread well, in timeIn a bold move to bolster the economy, the Indian government is injecting an additional ₹2.55 lakh crore in credit specifically aimed at sm...
What Noida's factory protests mean for India's wage debateFactory workers' protests in Noida have reignited India's minimum wage debate. Rising inflation erodes real wages, impacting workers' purch...
ET Awards: Sitharaman flags AI threat and global risks, says reforms on the way to support India Inc growthFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is preparing new reforms to ease business compliance. She believes strong domestic consumption will hel...
Banks' gross NPA's to stay range-bound at 2.0-2.2 per cent by March 2027 despite West Asia risks: CrisilIndian banks are likely to keep asset quality under control over the next two years, with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) projected at 2...
West Asia crisis: India resilient for now, but second-order inflation pain is coming, warns Swaminathan AiyarIndia might weather the West Asia conflict's economic storm if it ends soon, according to Swaminathan Aiyar. While a swift resolution is ex...
India plans ₹2-2.5 lakh crore credit guarantee scheme amid West Asia conflictIndia is introducing a new credit guarantee scheme to help industries facing higher costs due to the West Asia conflict. This initiative ai...
Reciprocal tariffs will exacerbate stress for MSMEs: Ind-RaIndia Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) indicates that reciprocal tariffs will disproportionately affect MSMEs, exacerbating existing financial...
WASME announces awards for MSME sectorWASME has organsied 24 excellence awards in countries including Yugoslavia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Romania and UAE.
Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over closing down of MSMEs during pandemicThe government, he said, has admitted in Parliament that nine percent Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have shut down during the ...
Delta-wary MSMEs brace for Omicron impactThe coronavirus pandemic has crippled small businesses and sucked out liquidity from the ecosystem. But the discovery of another variant sh...
59% of startups and MSMEs may shut shop, sell off or scale down: SurveyThe second Covid wave has hit the MSMEs hard. Most of the companies have witnessed their working capital being hit as sales crashed.
How MSMEs will fare during the second Covid waveThere will be a slight increase in the delinquencies in Q1 depending on how long it will go on, says Rajesh Sharma.
World Bank approves $750 million fund to support Covid-hit MSMEsThis programme will address the immediate liquidity and credit needs of some 1.5 million viable MSMEs to help them withstand the impact of ...
IIT-M, industry bodies to study COVID-19 impact on MSMEsThe phases of lockdown announced by the government witnessed a revenue shortfall of more than 60 per cent for the sector, creating an unpre...
HAPPY launches Lockdown Loans for MSMEsHAPPY interacted with nearly 300 MSMEs via a survey to understand their sentiments and painpoints before designing the new feature.
Revise, upgrade schemes to help MSMEs battled Covid-19: GadkariIn a review meeting held by the minister on MSMEs after the country went into a 21-days’ lockdown for battling the Covid-19 outbreak, Gadka...