Access to bond markets must be widened: RBI

Access to bond markets must be widened: RBI

MUMBAI: Bond markets need more depth and not just scale so that more enterprises can access market-based finance as the bank-led model will not be sufficient to meet future financing needs, RBI deputy governor Rohit Jain said. He emphasised that this will require more discerning investors to assess levels of risks.“A wider range of enterprises…

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MSRDC case: HDFC Bank’s board imposes Rs 1 lakh penalty each on its MD, CFO and Group head

MSRDC case: HDFC Bank’s board imposes Rs 1 lakh penalty each on its MD, CFO and Group head

The board also issued warning letters to the other employees involved in the case. HDFC Bank‘s board has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 lakh each on its three senior-most executives – Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sashidhar Jagdishan, Chief Financial Officer Srinivasan Vaidyanathan and Group Head (Retail Assets) Arvind Vohra. The penalty…

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Ethanol-blended petrol rollout: Govt says 'no assessment done' on number of E20-compatible vehicles

Ethanol-blended petrol rollout: Govt says ‘no assessment done’ on number of E20-compatible vehicles

The government has not estimated how many vehicles in India are fully compatible with E20 fuel, Parliament was informed on Monday. It, however, maintained that the ethanol blending programme is backed by scientific studies and consultations with automobile manufacturers and technical institutions.Responding to a query, minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Suresh Gopi…

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