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 ...
07 May, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
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...
06 May, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
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...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
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...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
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...
17 Apr, 2026, 03.23 PM IST
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...
17 Apr, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
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...
03 Apr, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
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...
29 Apr, 2025, 03.06 PM IST
WASME announces awards for MSME sectorWASME has organsied 24 excellence awards in countries including Yugoslavia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Romania and UAE.
06 Jan, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
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 ...
17 Dec, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
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...
02 Dec, 2021, 09.10 AM IST
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.
27 May, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
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.
20 Apr, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
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 ...
02 Jul, 2020, 06.43 AM IST
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...
14 May, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
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.
30 Apr, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
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...
09 Apr, 2020, 09.52 PM IST