Jul 7, 2017 - Red flags emerge for India's bond market as farmer bailouts rise

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RBI may set up database of bank loans: Viral Acharya RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya says the central database of bank loans will instil a better credit culture in the country Oil firms to study impact of daily price revision over 3 months Indian Oil, HPCL and BPCL say they will study its impact of daily change of petrol and diesel before deciding on compensation for dealers who are claiming losses IDFC, Shriram cos may merge to create Rs 65000cr fin major Mumbai: In an attempt to expand its reach in the retail sector, IDFC and IDFC Bank are evaluating options of either a buyout or a merger with companies in the financial sector. Can the digital economy help create the jobs India needs? Aadhaar-enabled KYC has dramatically lowered costs of customer verification and so, potentially, gives a big fillip to the market for financial services, among a host of others — indeed, the entire India-Stack of apps are offering a brand new range of services based on Aadhaar. Hinduja Leyland Finance buys Rs 107-crore worth loans from MFIs Hinduja Leyland Finance has bought the pooled loan portfolios against the loan receivables of companies operating across segments such as microfinance, commercial vehicle and small business loan. Secondary business districts in demand across Indian office markets Private equity player Milestone Capital Advisors recently acquired office space in The Capital building and has also leased it out to one of the co-working space provider. SBI Life IPO plan gets IRDA approval The SBI Life Insurance IPO will be managed by investment banks BNP Paribas, Citi, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank IDFC, Shriram groups in talks to combine businesses in mega union The mega union could straddle banking, consumer lending and truck financing, besides providing Ajay Piramal an entry into a highly regulated industry. Tatas, Bharti on a call to explore joint front in telecom and DTH Bharti Airtel and Tata Group have held exploratory talks to merge its telecom, overseas cable and enterprise services and direct-to-home businesses. IL FS in talks to sell majority stake in QVC Group IL&FS PE had picked up 75% stake in QVC Realty for $100 million in 2008. The co that was formed was the first VC-backed realty co formed by Prakash Gurbaxani. How alternative lending startups are rewriting traditional lending habits in India A dozen of alternative lending startups have begun to scratch opportunity in small-ticket financing with diverse business models and financial products. Here's how RBI considering setting up a Public Credit Registry While a Public Credit registry data are geared towards use by policymakers, regulators, and other officials and are generally owned by a central bank of a country. Harrow Investment sells 5% stake in Redington (India) for Rs250 crore Among the buyers of the Redington (India) shares are Norges Bank, which bought 1.19 crore shares, and Reliance Mutual Fund, which purchased 70 lakh shares of the firm GST biggest business and economic reform of India: PM Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited the Israeli industry to participate in 'Startup India' initiative. Cabinet nod for ONGC's HPCL acquisition likely in a few weeks The petroleum ministry is said to have given its proposal on ONGC's acquisition of Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) in a sealed envelope to the cabinet Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance ties up with Dhanlaxmi Bank Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance has access to around 115 million customers and a pan-India network of over 9500 branches of the three shareholder banks. IFC invests in L T Infrastructure Finance via 1st Sebi-approved green bond In its statement, IFC said India needs $2.5 trillion to meet its climate change mitigation targets SoftBank aims to raise $3-5 billion via bond issue SoftBank targets raising between $3 billion and $5 billion through an offering of US dollar bonds Amazon infuses Rs 341 crore into India wholesale business Funding comes close to another investment of Rs 1,680 cr that Amazon made in Indian online business Flipkart planning offline cart to sell foreign brands Flipkart is in advanced talks with Giordano for a licensing deal to sell the Hong Kong-based apparel and accessory retailers products both offline and online in India. Epigamia raises Rs 90 crore from Anheuser-Busch In-Bev founders The company has sales and distribution workforces in cities such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad and it owns the Hokey Pokey brand of ice cream. With GST, ecommerce loses the edge in iPhone pricing Apple used to bill iPhones for online sellers mostly from southern markets such as Hyderabad and Bengaluru, where the VAT was 5 per cent. GST impact on ecommerce: Amazon India gets big relief, tax dispute in Karnataka thrashed Amazon India has got a relief from its three-year-old tax litigation with the Karnataka government. Former Vodafone India COO Naveen Chopra may join PE firm TPG A global buyout firm, TPG has been bullish on the Indian market and has put more than $1.67 bn in local companies so far through 31deals. Wi-Fi may spoil mobile internet's party Increase in Wi-Fi infrastructure will cause a shift in data traffic to fixed lines, as mobile internet speeds are still not up to scratch in India despite sharp drop in prices Tatas, Bharti on a call to explore joint front in telecom and DTH Discussions between both sides have revolved around a possible merger between unlisted Tata Teleservices and Tata Sky and the listed Tata Comm with Bharti Airtel. India ranks 23rd among 165 nations in cybersecurity index The report said about 38 per cent of countries have a published cybersecurity strategy and an additional 12 per cent of governments are in the process of developing one. Indian public could be deciding India's new telecom policy you could be deciding India's new telecom policy India telecom ARPU nosedives TRAI has revealed the latest trend in ARPU (average revenue per user) of Indian telecom operators. TRAI said monthly Average Revenue per User (ARPU) for access services based on AGR fell from Rs 111.63 in December quarter of 2016 to Rs 89.34 in March quarter of 2017. ARPU of GSM operators was Rs 83, while … Jio, aur jeene do: Ambani's 4G phone may jam up rival telcos Rising debt, falling revenue adversely affected debt-servicing capabilities of telecom firms. Cisco India President Dinesh Malkani quits Cisco India and SAARC President Dinesh Malkani has put in his papers at the networking solutions giant to take on a leadership role at a startup. Dual MRPs on online packaged goods to soon be history Dual MRPs on online packaged goods to soon be history - The rules have also been amended to bring e-commerce companies under the ambit of LMA Amazon's B2B arm gets 341cr in fresh funds Started in 2013, the wholesale retail vertical, which runs AmazonBusiness here, has so far managed to get about Rs 350 crore in multiple tranches from its parent. Grofers eyes monthly GMV run rate of Rs 100 cr, to bring 40000 merchants under B2B Online grocery firm Grofers, which has remodeled itself by switching to inventory from hyperlocal and launched B2B operations for additional revenue, has now around 8,500 merchants on board for the latter. GST: Colgate drops oral care product prices by 9% Mumbai: Oral care leader Colgate-Palmolive (India) has dropped prices on toothpastes and toothbrushes by 8-9% following tax reductions in the new GST regime. Patanjali biz will grow 100% in next 5 yrs: Ramdev Mumbai: Yoga guru-turned FMCG entrepreneur Baba Ramdev has said that his Patanjali group's turnover would grow 100% for the next five years. Destocking to impact top line of FMCG Companies The companies, though, are likely to hold on to their margins during first quarter after cutting ad spends, making this the third consecutive quarter of low ad spends. Government may relook at tax rules for edible commodities Certain goods such as cottage cheese, wheat, rice, other cereals, pulses other than those put up in unit container and bearing a registered brand name, attract zero GST. Future Enterprise exits from FMCG arm Future Enterprise sells nearly 15 crore shares in FMCG arm Future Consumer 43 McDonald's outlets ran sans valid licence since Apr: Ex Indian partner Vikram Bakshi Bakshi said the health licence was necessary to be obtained from local municipal bodies to run the restaurants for water hygiene and proper maintenance. Govt bans practice of dual MRP at airports, malls The Union ministry of consumer affairs on Thursday decided to ban the 'dual' MRP policy, a practice through which sellers charge a higher MRP for their products in certain spaces like malls, airports and hotels. 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