Bank Lending to NBFCs Rises 26%, Fastest in FY26In the previous fiscal year, bank lending to Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) witnessed an impressive 26 percent increase, fueled by t...
02 May, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
Bankers are steadily loosening their purse strings for realtyCommercial banks net credit to the real estate sector witnessed 3.5 times growth during 2021, as compared to the pandemic period, shows the...
24 Aug, 2022, 09.30 AM IST
Ministry of finance disallows automatic carry forward of unspent money by ministries to next month or quarterThe latest decision, in a slew of measures tightening the government’s purse strings, taken on Tuesday, is indicative of the severity of it...
25 Jun, 2020, 01.36 PM IST
Institutional investment in real estate drops 12% in FY'20 at nearly $4.5 bn: ReportDuring the fourth quarter of the last fiscal, institutional investment in real estate dropped 44%.
30 May, 2020, 05.49 PM IST
More stocks, discounts returning to shelvesThey are increasing promotional spends in the upcoming festive season by 10-15% over last year’s festive quarter and stocking up additional...
23 Sep, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
NBFC liquidity crunch is putting the squeeze on fintechBanks are traditionally cheaper sources of capital, but their credit checks tend to be more rigorous. So, most newage lenders source funds ...
30 Jul, 2019, 07.06 AM IST
View: And now, some serious therapy to shrink all those post-budget bluesCheck out the conversation between Dr Shrink, a noted psychiatrist, and a person who bears a remarkable resemblance to the FM.
02 Feb, 2018, 12.40 AM IST
Loosen purse strings for children: Nobel laureates to UNSatyarthi, made a clarion call for greater investments in education and said failure on that front would endanger "our present and future".
06 Jul, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
- EPFO to open purse strings for infrastructure lenders
Infra lenders will enjoy greater access to long-term retirement savings because the EPFO is likely to give their government guaranteed bond...
09 Dec, 2010, 06.17 AM IST
- Pakistan opening purse strings to fuel militancy in Kashmir
According to the latest inputs from various agencies, Pakistani authorities are now offering terrorists coming to fight in J&K a monthly sa...
17 May, 2010, 01.29 AM IST
- Indians loosen their purse strings as recession woes fade
As the effects of the economic slowdown fade, there is a tangible evidence now that the purse strings are being loosened once more.
10 Aug, 2009, 12.31 AM IST
- Govt to loosen purse strings for medical tourism
Aimed at boosting foreign tourists inflow which has been on a declining trend, government has decided to give financial aid to hospital rep...
01 Mar, 2009, 09.04 AM IST
- VCs tighten purse strings in Q408
Venture Capital firms invested dramatically lower in the last three months ended 2008, compared to the investments made in the same period.
06 Jan, 2009, 09.56 PM IST
- Spendthrift PSUs told to tighten purse strings
The government has said that every public sector company will set up a committee for implementation of austerity measures with representati...
02 Dec, 2008, 12.42 AM IST
- Auto finance majors tighten purse strings
The demand derail in auto industry is prompting big boys of auto financing to cut back their exposure in market. Tips for car buyers | Moto...
08 Jul, 2008, 11.53 AM IST
- Patil may loosen purse strings for Mumbai
Maharashtra finance minister Jayant Patil will be hard-pressed to support chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh’s grandiose Mumbai makeover drea...
21 Mar, 2007, 01.30 AM IST
- Tightening purse strings & easing norms
The annual supplement to the foreign trade policy has not given any big-bang concessions to exporters with revenue implications.
08 Apr, 2005, 11.41 PM IST