Monthly Archives: March 2012

Entrepreneurs will be first movers in impact investing

Mumbai: Silicon Valley entrepreneur-turned-impact-investor Charly Kleissner talks about impact investing, and the role it can play in effective philanthropy in India. Edited excerpts: What is impact investing? Impact investors care about one thing and one thing only at the top … Continue reading

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MSMEs seek support for survival in Budget: FISME

Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have urged the government to provide access to adequate credit, which is imperative for survival and growth of SME manufacturing. The Federation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME) in its budget recommendation … Continue reading

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Low loan interest rates still unavailable for small, medium enterprises

Soon after Tet New Year holidays, even though several banks announced a decrease in loan interest rates from 15-17 per cent per annum, many enterprises were unable to access loans from banks at that rate. Companies cannot avail low interest … Continue reading

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Get big returns from emerging markets

Lots of investors got the emerging-markets call wrong in 2011. At this point a year ago, pundits were urging us to buy both stocks and bonds in countries like Brazil or Indonesia (not to mention China) as a hedge against … Continue reading

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‘SMEs to benefit from AEPC’s compliance programme’

The government on Monday urged the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in textile industry to take advantage of the Apparel Export Promotion Council’s pan India programme on Compliance – DISHA (Driving Industry towards Sustainable Human Capital Advancement), which will make … Continue reading

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