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FY19 is poised to be the second best year for share sales of SMEs
The SME platform has seen 106 offerings mop up Rs 1,620 crore, latest data available with PRIME Database, a primary market tracker, shows
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Industry 4.0: Centre taking steps for smart manufacturing, says official
The term Industry 4.0 is synonymous with smart manufacturing and it is revolutionising the way manufacturing is done worldwide
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Nearly 70% of stressed SMEs face liquidation
Around 70 per cent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) undergoing insolvency proceedings face liquidation as their promoters are the only ones presenting resolution plans. The recent ordinance amending the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) virtually debars promoters from bidding for their stressed assets.Experts said at least 200 of the 300-odd SMEs would have to face liquidation. These companies have debts of ~1,50,000 crore. The 12 big cases recommended by the Reserve Bank of India for insolvency resolution have debts of around ~2,50,000 crore.REI Agro, Hind Motors, VNR Infrastructure, and Blossoms Oils and Fats were recently pushed into liquidation as no third-party resolution plan was submitted, insolvency professionals said. Some other companies are also nearing liquidation as no third-party resolution plans have come their way. Two of them were Gupta Coal India and Gujarat NRE Coke, said sources close to the proceedings. They added the creditors to these companies had not .
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'CGST, SGST payable if supplier and place of supply are in same state'
Business Standard invites readers' SME queries related to excise, VAT and exim policy
2 SME IPOs to hit capital markets next week
This is in addition to five SMEs that have already hit the capital markets this month
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SMEs to pay 25% tax even if Rs 50-crore limit crossed in FY17: CBDT
Yardstick after FY18 to be decided by Finance Bills of those years
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Online lending players tweak SME loan underwriting as credit moves online
Players are tweaking basic, online underwriting norms to ensure consistency and thereby reduce NPAs
B2B e-commerce platforms reduce inventory costs by 40% for SMEs
The platforms are also offering multiple choices to SMEs to source raw material from across India and the globe
SME stocks performance improved after migration to the main board
As on date, 19 companies have shifted to BSE and NSE main board
SMEs reluctant to list on bourses, notes Sebi
Sebi is willing to consider further relaxations to boost small and medium enterprises capital raising
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State govts lend support to SME platforms
Gujarat, Rajasthan to subsidise expenses of SMEs going public while Maharashtra and West Bengal will utilise VC funds to invest in SME IPOs
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Reduce minimum float for SME listing, say i-bankers
According to experts, the change in dilution norms will help encourage more companies to come on board the SME platform
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