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Coronavirus Update: Major world developments and some good news for India

A lab experiment suggests cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms

Rs 3 trn to act as booster, to help 450,000 MSMEs, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

More important in the contract for the government of India supply upto 200 crore, MSME will also be allowed to compete, said Prasad.

Market Ahead, May 14: All You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

A total of 18 companies including Biocon, Escorts, and Manappuram Finance are scheduled to announce their results today

Top 10 business headlines: Package for MSMEs, liquidity boost and more

Here are the top 10 business headlines of the day

Modi govt 2.0 is about to complete its first year: A look at BJP manifesto

Rs 20 trillion fiscal package and the promise of Rs 100 trillion infra investment by 2024

FM Sitharaman announces big-bang package for MSMEs to revive economy

Rs 6-trn stimulus includes Rs 3 trn of collateral-free loans; Rs 30,000-crore special liquidity scheme for NBFCs, HFCs, MFIs

Bigger reforms coming, we'll see a V-shaped recovery: CEA Subramanian

Addressing a virtual conference organized by All India Management Association (AIMA), the CEA said the economy will witness a V-shaped recovery

Covid-19 package: MSME definition changed, loans worth Rs 3-trn announced

Govt announces 10,000 crore fund of funds for MSMEs to grow, cancels global tenders below Rs 200 crore

Restarting the economy

The first tranche of the stimulus package focuses on liquidity

Banks to breathe easy as govt's Rs 3.7 trn package brings relief for MSMEs

Wednesday's package also addressed some concerns in power and real estate

15 different measures FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced today

Among 15 measures announced - 6 are for MSMEs, 2 related to EPF and 2 related to MFIs, 1 to discoms, 1 to contractors, 1 to real estate, and 2 tax measures

FM has leveraged banks and PSUs to deliver the goods

The credit angle is interesting for them as the Rs 3 trillion to be disbursed by banks would go as collateral free debt for four years with a 12-month moratorium

Tamil Nadu's MSMEs want measures similar to those offered by other states

Demand raising working hours to 12 a day, leeway to units to work out the number of hands required, choice to migrants between a ticket back home and Rs 5,000 for staying behind

Best of BS Opinion: Govt's borrowing plan, coronavirus outbreak, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

FDI shift from China? A joke

The orchestra is building up to a crescendo

Amid coronavirus lockdown, steel demand pick-up off to a slow start

Construction activities have resumed, albeit in a staggered manner; in some pockets there is demand for yellow goods as well

Why lending to MSMEs makes business sense

A large section of MSMEs is creditworthy and micro retail borrowers' cash flow allows them to repay bank loans fast

Lockdown: UP labour reforms will spur investment, create jobs: MSMEs

MSME chamber IIA urges labour unions to support these relaxations

Learn the art of living with Covid-19 pandemic: Nitin Gadkari to retailers

Gadkari also assured the retailers of looking into their demands of financial aid from the government

Steel sector may miss peak order season, wants supply chain opened up fully

The problem is especially acute in the tubes and pipes segment where 30 per cent of India's steel production is used