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Capex, credit and clusters: Industry hails Budget’s roadmap for manufacturing and MSMEsCapex push, sector-specific incentives and trade facilitation measures draw support from exporters and industry bodies.
As global headwinds bite, labour-intensive MSMEs look to Budget for job protectionHome textiles, leather and rural firms call for credit guarantees, export incentives and tax relief
MSME Day 2024: Participation of women in MSMEs increases but challenges remainMSME Day 2024: While the role of women has increased significantly in India’s MSME set-up, certain challenges remain which need to be soon ...
Rural startups seek improved supply chain, better infra, easier access to fundsWith the Budget and the Lok Sabha elections drawing closer, startups working in various sectors, especially in smaller towns and villages, ...
Demand uptick, easing inflation in developed mkts to provide silver lining for exports in 2024Despite various challenges, India's goods and services exporters have managed to tap opportunities in developed as well developing economie...
Unlocking potential: Why women’s participation remains low among MSMEs, and what can be done about itIndustry observers say societal expectations and traditional gender roles often limit women’s access to economic opportunities.
A loan from Google: Why greater financial access must come with a degree of cautionGoogle’s entry into MSME lending is an important step for a country with a huge financial inclusion gap. But industry experts say it would ...
Turning jobseekers into job-givers key goal of government: Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran"It relieves pressure on the job market. In terms of financing, the credit guarantee scheme that was launched during Covid, and continued u...
Aim is to assist jobseekers in the bottom of the pyramid become job creators: BYST's VenkatesanIn the last 30 years, the Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST) has supported nearly 12,000 entrepreneurs who have generated Rs 5,000 crore of...
Cut in customs duty, support to MSMEs in Budget to help boost manufacturing, exports: ExportersFederation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) President A Sakthivel said that many of the changes in the customs duties will help to pro...
Low demand, rise in raw material prices key problems of MSMEs: SurveyWhile the impact of COVID-19 has been slowly receding, the economic situation is yet to completely stabilise due to multiple factors, accor...
Prince Charles praises Indian entrepreneurs for jobs creationPrince Charles praised young Indian entrepreneurs for their work in poverty eradication and jobs creation as he hosted them at a special re...