A Rs 3 hike makes India’s inflation battle somewhat harderIndian Oil Marketing Companies have increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, and CNG by Rs 2/kg, following daily losses o...
15 May, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
Startups seek digital gold rules; IT firms bet on freshersHappy Friday! The Centre may be open to creating an oversight framework for the digital gold sector. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
01 May, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AIIndia’s IT slowdown, driven by AI-driven automation and shrinking outsourcing demand, is beginning to hit real estate, mortgages, and emplo...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Bank credit growth to ease to 12% in FY27 on West Asia war, evolving interest rate dynamics: IcraIndian bank credit growth is set to slow down to under 12 percent this financial year. This moderation is driven by the ongoing West Asia c...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.43 PM IST
Basel III fragments as US, Europe and India take diverging paths on bank capital rulesFifteen years after its finalization, the Basel 3 accord's goal of uniform global banking rules has fragmented. National regulators are now...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.29 PM IST
Private Credit emerges as alternative investment when equities are still struggling to reach their past peakThe drop in equity indices, coupled with macro stress from the war in the Middle East, has led major equity brokerages to downgrade India. ...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
Economic shock of Middle East war to cast shadow over IMF, World Bank meetingsGlobal finance leaders are meeting amid the Middle East war, a third major shock impacting the world economy. The IMF and World Bank are do...
12 Apr, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
RBI, Sebi roil stock market with new crackdowns on IPO financing, goldThe Reserve Bank of India has been warning financial services firms to improve their governance and risk assessment systems for months. Eve...
08 Mar, 2024, 08.46 AM IST
Keep the AIF baby, chuck the bathwaterRBI's directive to banks and NBFCs to liquidate their investments in AIFs that invest in their debtor companies is informed by previous ins...
24 Dec, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
Fresh crisis looms for shadow banks after fund shutsSpreads on AAA rated five-year bonds of shadow lenders have soared to an eight-year high.
14 May, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
Bank seizure snuffs out hope for quick India shadow bank revivalYes Bank’s collapse threatens to sharpen the division between the weak and strong in India’s financial system.
13 Mar, 2020, 08.07 PM IST
RBI’s Das sees NBFC crisis abating as liquidity improvesShaktikanta Das reiterated that RBI won’t allow any major bank or financier to collapse.
03 Mar, 2020, 08.25 PM IST
SBI has a plan ready to cash in on India's shadow bank crisisShadow banks have been under pressure since last year, when IL&FS defaults led to one crisis after another.
30 May, 2019, 04.56 PM IST
View: The mystery of India's vanishing working capitalA huge source of working capital is slipping out of small firms' reach. It will soon trigger a chain reaction.
19 May, 2019, 02.53 PM IST
India's shadow-bank risks put China in the shadeThe shadow lenders are the reason why the Indian economy isn’t withering for lack of finance.
19 Dec, 2018, 04.05 PM IST
View: India's shadow banks may need to suffer some painRBI is convinced that India’s shadow banks need to clean up their act, and they won’t if they get easy money
13 Nov, 2018, 03.29 PM IST
The shadow looming over chinaIn a country with no credit reporting bureau and many doubts about the enforceability of contracts, wealth-management products aren't for t...
09 Jun, 2016, 02.24 AM IST