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Microfinance Vanishing From AP? 2013-09-30 12:07:32
AP does not want what United Nations, World Bank, IFC, Swiss and even Government of India wants, exclaims Vijay Mahajan, Founder Chairman of Basix Microfinance. Basicx is working in nine countries. He says “It’s ironic that we are unwanted in...
Keywords: Microfinance, MFI Basix, Microfinance Vanishing From AP, Microfinance
Read MoreCar sales grew 7.2 percent in January 2012-02-08 12:00:09
Car makers started 2012 on a positive note, with sales up 7.2 percent in January -- the third consecutive month of gains after a lacklustre 2011, according to data released by an industry body Wednesday. Manufacturers sold 196,013 cars in...
Keywords: Car Makers, Two wheeler Sales, automobile Manufacturers, Car Makers
Read MoreCar sales may decline for first time in nine years: SIAM 2012-02-10 06:57:30
According to the figures released by SIAM, domestic passenger car sales had declined by 1.19 per cent to 15, 74,847 units during April-January this fiscal as against 15, 93,850 units in the year-ago period. According to industry body Society of...
Keywords: SIAM, car sales first time in nine years, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, Vishnu Mathur
Read MoreCMIE maintains its forecast of 7.6% growth 2012-04-16 06:14:36
“We do not anticipate any improvement in economic activity on account of the Budget proposals. Consequently, we have maintained our GDP growth forecast for 2012-13 at 7.6 per cent against the estimated rise of 6.8 per cent in 2011-12,” CMIE...
Keywords: economic growth, fiscal discipline, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Union Budget
Read MoreIndia makes hallmarking gold jewellery 2012-01-04 07:30:26
India has made hallmarking gold jewellery for quality control mandatory, a senior government minister said. India is the world's biggest consumer of gold but quality is sometimes a problem, especially with small jewellers and customers face problems during redemption. Gold...
Keywords: Jewellery showrooms hyderabad., gold jewellery, India gold jewellery, Gold loans
Read MoreBusiness confidence declined: CII survey 2012-01-30 05:18:24
Stagnation in investment plans had emerged as a key concern in the current macro-economic scenario. The survey further reveals that firms have reported a slowdown in sales, new orders, production and pre-tax profits in Q3 2011-12 as compared to Q2...
Keywords: CII survey, Chandrajit Banerjee, global economy, external commercial borrowings
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