Business

Retail investors investing in bonds, particularly of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), may be in for some good news.

Free trade talks between India and the European Union could resume in the coming weeks as the two sides are hopeful of narrowing down their differences on several contentious issues such as market access to services, duty cut on automobile and spirits, and a liberal visa regime.

Belgium-based beer major Anheuser-Busch InBev sees taxation and accessibility as the key factors holding back the growth of the beer industry in India even as it looks to expand its product range.

Bangladesh wants to grow its relations with India - especially in trade and highway connectivity - irrespective of who comes to power in its national elections due later this year.

This surely isn't debt's finest hour. As an asset class, it is proving to be a big lag - its soft underbelly currently lies exposed, evident from the rather disappointing returns that many debt funds have lately delivered. In some cases, returns have barely covered the combined effects of inflation and tax, the two foes that investors have to be at constant war with.

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The scary trend of a majority of companies under the insolvency process ending up in liquidation may change.

The State Bank of India sees a recovery of more than Rs 40,000 crore in 2018-19, driven by the resolution of corporate insolvency cases, sale of stressed assets and one-time settlement options.

Market regulator Sebi and stock exchanges will put in place additional surveillance measures for companies that are undergoing insolvency resolution process (IRP) from Monday, according to the BSE.

Cash-strapped Air India, which delayed salaries for three months in a row, has sought an additional funding of around Rs 2,000 crore from the government to tackle the situation, a senior company official said.