The government needs to enhance the effectiveness of the insolvency framework, simplify tax structures for bonds, and ensure greater coordination between agencies to boost investor confidence in corporate debt, the Economic Survey for 2025-26 said on Thursday. The regulators have taken several measures over the years to deepen the corporate bond market, but coordinated and…
The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50 are expected to stage a rebound in the holiday-shortened week, supported by hopes of relief from US tariff measures and expectations around progress on the India–European Union (EU) trade agreement. The Indian stock market is closed today, January 26, 2026, on account of Republic Day…
To meet the financial needs of the state, state governments are now becoming more dependent on loans than before. State governments are raising money by issuing long-term bonds. Regarding the report of state finance budgets 2025-26 released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), it has been said that about 76 percent of the total…
The Indian rupee slid sharply on Wednesday, hitting a fresh record low of 91.7450 against the US dollar, weighed down by heightened global uncertainty leading to risk aversion across markets and outflows by foreign portfolio investors. The domestic currency logged its steepest intraday fall in almost two months and depreciated over 7% against the dollar,…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s central bank, has proposed to link the official digital currencies of BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and other members). With this step, payments related to cross-border trade and tourism between these countries will become easier, faster and cheaper. Besides, it can also help in reducing…
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India overhauled decade-old foreign exchange rules, bringing exports and imports of goods and services under a unified regulation to simplify procedures, ease compliance for smaller exporters, and strengthen monitoring through digital systems. The new Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026 (FEMA), notified on…
Photo : ET NOW SWADESH Digital RBI raised objection to the deal of Manappuram Finance and Bain Capital. (symbolic photo) highlights Manappuram Finance shares have given a return of 59.15 percent in one year. Whereas this return during 3 years has been 134.11 percent. Apart from this, the company’s 5 year return has been 63.40…
India’s retail inflation likely saw a marginal increase in December 2025, reaching 1.66% compared to the 0.71% recorded in November, according to a report by Union Bank of India seen by ANIThe bank stated that the rise was primarily driven by strengthening food prices across most segments of the food inflation basket, Even so, retail…
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has issued a fact-check report after several social media posts claimed that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will discontinue the circulation of 500 notes by March 2026. Labeling the speculation as ‘fake’, the government media agency clarified that the central bank has not made any such announcement regarding the…
Bond carry trades, which seek to profit from the gap between low funding costs and high bond yields, are growing ever more popular in India and market watchers expect the strategy to remain in vogue next year. Investors can pick up around 1 percentage point, the most in over two years, by borrowing overnight and…
