Nirmala Sitharaman

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Finance

03 February, 2023

'Green Growth': a dealmaker or deal-breaker for climate startups?

Climate-focused startups will play a key role in enabling the government's 'green growth' push announced in Budget 2023-24, stakeholders and ......

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TMT

25 April, 2022

Bessemer adds Web3 as new 'roadmap' for India investments

Bessemer Venture Partners, which floated its first India-dedicated fund late last year after investing in the country for over a ......

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Finance

09 February, 2022

Fintech services launch neobanks to offer credit, other banking solutions

India’s new-age financial technology services companies are increasingly launching neobanking platforms to offer credit and other banking solutions to customers ......

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Finance

29 May, 2020

How coronavirus threatens to derail years of effort to control India govt debt

When finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual budget in February, a little factoid went largely unnoticed and mostly under-reported. For ......

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Infrastructure

26 May, 2020

Why the $12-bn bailout for electricity distribution firms won't light up the power sector

Earlier this month, the Narendra Modi government decided to provide a credit line of Rs 90,000 crore (almost $12 billion) ......

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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 ......

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Finance

18 May, 2020

How govt's ‘huge' stimulus will seep into small businesses

As part of its Rs 20 trillion ‘stimulus package’ announced last week, the Narendra Modi government announced a slew of ......

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Economy

20 January, 2020

Slowing growth, widening deficit hint at tough choices for upcoming Budget

As she gets ready to present her second full Budget, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will have more than just fiscal ......

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Economy

23 December, 2019

Flashback 2019: The year when the economy took a hard right turn towards turmoil

Soon after winning a second term in May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a target to boost the Indian economy’s ......

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Finance

16 December, 2019

India PIPE, hedge funds record sharp drop in new fund commitments, dry powder

Indian hedge funds and private equity firms that invest in stock markets have reported a sharp drop in new fund ......