disinvestment

Manufacturing

25 September, 2020

BPCL sale may be delayed until next fiscal year, worsening federal deficit woes

India's efforts to privatise refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. could spill over into the next fiscal year, according to a ......

Manufacturing

24 September, 2020

Warship maker Mazagon Dock targets nearly $400 mn valuation in IPO

State-run warship maker Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd is seeking a valuation of as much as Rs 2,924.5 crore ($396 million) ......

Finance

18 August, 2020

Govt keen to speed up stake sale in IDBI Bank, three others

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office has asked officials to speed up the process of trimming government stakes in at ......

Manufacturing

30 July, 2020

Govt extends bid submission deadline for stake in BPCL

India's finance ministry said Wednesday it had extended the deadline for submission of bids for the sale of its stake ......

Finance

20 July, 2020

Govt plans to sell majority stake in Bank of India, five other state-run banks

India is looking to privatise more than half of its state-owned banks to reduce the number of government-owned lenders to ......

Premium

General

19 May, 2020

Why one-year suspension of bankruptcy law has put bankers, investors in tough spot

Creditors, investors and even companies involved in distressed asset resolution will suffer a major setback as the government has decided ......

Finance

17 May, 2020

Govt to privatise state-run firms, halt fresh insolvencies amid pandemic

India said on Sunday it would privatise state-run companies in non-strategic sectors and stop fresh insolvency cases for a year, ......

Economy

12 March, 2020

India faces revenue fall as coronavirus bites economy

India faces a sharp decline in government revenues and economic growth for at least two quarters as the coronavirus hits ......

Finance

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Govt to sell stake in LIC, doubles disinvestment target

The government has doubled its disinvestment target for the next fiscal year to Rs 2.1 trillion (about $29.36 billion) to ......

Economy

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Tax tweaks but little else as govt wishes for a revival

On Saturday, while delivering her second union budget speech, Nirmala Sitharaman spoke for almost two hours and 40 minutes, the ......