After a dash for hot dollars, India dives deep for sticky moneyThe government appears to be shifting its focus from attracting short-term foreign capital to securing long-term foreign investment as it s...
10 Aug, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Kospi slumps 5% after record-breaking 18% surge. What’s ahead for South Korea’s seesaw-like stock market?South Korea's Kospi plunged more than 5% on Monday after surging a record 18% in the previous session, as renewed selling in heavyweight ch...
03 Aug, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
AI Big Short? Why rising credit default swaps are spooking investors and how is it similar to 2008 housing crisisRising credit default swaps on major technology companies are fuelling concerns over a potential AI-driven market correction. Investors are...
30 Jul, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
In key structural shift, debt becomes the big new vehicle as Indian IT goes deal-shoppingIndian IT firms are increasingly embracing debt financing for major acquisitions, a departure from their traditional debt-free approach. Th...
02 Jul, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
WhatsApp usernames face heat; Byju’s inventory in limboIndia is weighing legal guardrails for WhatsApp usernames amid fresh fraud fears. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
01 Jul, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
Kerala to fast-track battery storage projects to tackle power crisis: Electricity Minister Sunny JosephKerala is accelerating battery energy storage projects and strengthening long-term power procurement to combat recurring electricity shorta...
01 Jul, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Govt borrowing of Rs 17.2 lakh cr to be completed in non-disruptive manner: DEA SecyGovt borrowing: The government had estimated a gross borrowing Budget of Rs 14.61 lakh crore in FY26 against the budget estimate of Rs 14.8...
05 Feb, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
Govt to borrow Rs 8 lakh crore in first half of FY26The Finance Ministry announced its H1 FY 2025-26 borrowing plan, raising Rs 8 lakh crore via 26 weekly auctions and spreading borrowing acr...
27 Mar, 2025, 07.18 PM IST
Govt may cut borrowing if small saving inflows are high, official saysNSSF consists of public investments in schemes like postal deposits, savings certificates, public provident fund and senior citizens' savin...
24 Jul, 2024, 02.43 PM IST
Union Budget 2024: What is govt borrowing and how does it impact fiscal deficit?Government borrowing plays a vital role in meeting spending needs, with the 2019 Budget outlining the borrowing program. This involves the ...
25 Jun, 2024, 05.12 PM IST
India keeps borrowing plan unchanged for Oct-March, introduces 50-year bondThe Reserve Bank of India has announced that the central government plans to borrow Rs 6.55 trillion ($78.72 billion) through bonds from th...
26 Sep, 2023, 09.30 PM IST
Govt lowers borrowing target for FY'23 by Rs 10,000 crIn a statement, the finance ministry said the government will do total borrowing of Rs 5.92 lakh crore during October-March period of the c...
29 Sep, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
Govt to borrow Rs 5.03 lakh crore in H2 FY'22 to fund revenue gapGross borrowing includes repayments of past loans. Repayment for past loans in the next financial year has been pegged at Rs 2.80 lakh cror...
27 Sep, 2021, 10.16 PM IST
Finance Ministry permits 4 states to borrow additional Rs 5,034 crore post ease of doing biz reformsWith this, 12 states, including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, have undert...
06 Feb, 2021, 09.45 PM IST
Bond yields likely to spike after govt raised borrowing targetsThe gross borrowing programme for the year has been increased to Rs 12 lakh crore.
08 May, 2020, 10.10 PM IST
Stimulus 2: Why govt should think big and out of the boxExperts say there’s a case for printing money and overseas borrowing to deal with the unprecedented economic meltdown, and suggest that the...
20 Apr, 2020, 11.47 AM IST
How rising yields will dent bank earningsThe bond portfolio of local lenders is vulnerable to mark-to-market losses, with the hardening of yields in Asia’s third-biggest economy.
27 Dec, 2017, 09.50 PM IST