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Counterfeiting, smuggling develop into substantial threat to global economy

Jaspal Singh IPS, Director General of Police, Goa informed that awareness is the first step towards enforcement as the problem of trade in illicit products emanates from the lack of awareness.

Shriram Finance turns India's largest retail NBFC after merger: Group

The company has net worth of Rs 40,900 crore and assets under management of Rs 1,71,000 crore

MP govt focuses on investment, developing industrial infra to generate jobs

The Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has decided to offer MSMEs and start-ups training in marketing, and financial support

Varanasi-Haldia inland waterway to boost exports in Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh government is set to leverage the Varanasi-Haldia inland waterway to boost exports, including those of farm commodities and manufacturing goods

Bank credit to grow 15% YoY in FY23, FY24 on corporate demand: CRISIL

Lenders may have to raise deposit rates at faster pace, says senior executive of agency

Going forward, IOB will be posting very good results: MD & CEO Sengupta

'It has been in the range of 20-30 per cent in almost every quarter'

Five-day DefExpo 2022 all set for launch in Gandhinagar on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate DefExpo 22 on Thursday

FM Sitharaman offers open source network India Stack to other countries

Separately on Thursday, at the G-20 meeting, Sitharaman called on her counterparts to work together from the current geopolitical risks from worsening

EVs, green hydrogen to soon come under priority sector lending: Report

Currently, 8 sectors are eligible to get lending under the PSL mechanism including agriculture, MSMEs, export credit, housing, education, renewables, and social infrastructure sectors

Warburg Pincus to acquire majority stake in MSME lender Vistaar Finance

NBFC has more than Rs 2,600 crore in AUM and it has some 200 branches

Uttar Pradesh's merchandise exports surge 32% to Rs 60,578 crore

The electrical machinery/equipment segment grew nearly 90 per cent with shipments jumping to Rs 13,606 crore in the April-July 2022 from Rs 7,202 crore in the year-ago period.

Engineering sector MSMEs seek production linked incentive scheme

An engineering sector's body of MSMEs has demanded from the government to announce a production linked incentive scheme (PLI) for the industry to boost domestic manufacturing, exports and job creation. In a communication to the commerce ministry, Ludhiana-based Hand Tools Association said that the sector provides employment to 7.25 workers for every Rs 1-crore sale per year on an average as compared to the job creation ratio of 4.75 in bicycle industry and 5-6 in textiles. Exports of hand tools industry is about Rs 3,200 crore annually. The association's President S C Ralhan said that the Indian hand tools industry has a long way to go in order to realise its full potential and it holds huge possibilities. But the main challenge is rapid modernisation, he added. "The total hand tools industry globally is Rs 30,000 crore and there is aggregate potential for modernisation and growth. Thus we request that the government should prioritise the industry and also bring it under the PLI .

At 16.2%, credit growth in banking system at multi-year high: RBI data

But a widening credit-deposit gap is a concern for lenders

Hard choice for MSME med device makers: Get licence by Oct 1 or shut shop

All Class A and Class B med device makers to switch to licensing regime within; many are dealing with slow pace of govt audits or simply not clearing them

CM Ashok Gehlot to release Rajasthan handicrafts, MSME policy on Saturday

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will release the state's first handicrafts policy and Rajasthan MSME Policy-2022 on Saturday on the occasion of MSME Day. Udyog Ratna and Export Promotion Awards will also be given to entrepreneurs and exporters in the programme, an official statement said. According to the program, Chief Minister Gehlot will release these policies at a program in Jaipur and will release a coffee table book 'Rajasthani Artifacts' prepared on the handicrafts of Rajasthan. Industries Minister Shakuntala Rawat said that the objective of Rajasthan Handicraft Policy-2022 is to provide better marketing arrangements for the upliftment of handicrafts, to revive traditional arts and extinct arts and to create new employment opportunities. With the implementation of the first handicraft policy of the state, artisans of rugs, ceramic and clay art, painting, leather craft, jewellery etc. will be benefited and more than 50,000 new employment opportunities will be available

One in every six MSME loans under ECLG scheme turned into NPAs: Report

The National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd (NCGTC) declared that 1.6 million accounts or 16.4 per cent of the total 9.8 million loans disbursed have been converted to NPAs

Banks jump on the ONDC bandwagon to draw synergy from the network

Nine banks have picked up stake in the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) network

JSW sets ambitious goals for e-commerce business, eyes $20-bn GMV by FY32

Of the targeted $20 billion GMV by FY32, JSW products is expected to account for 65 per cent, the balance would be non-JSW

Existing players will join once penetration crosses single digits: ONDC CEO

In a Q&A, T Koshy, dwells on the network's national road map, challenges in onboarding small retailers, and the value proposition for customers

Fintech start-up FinAGG raises $3mn in funding to expand business

Company seeks to gain from increasing global supply chain financing volumes