CashNews.co India on Tuesday said that adequate financing holds the key to achieving the objectives of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). During a ministerial dialogue on finance at the 16th UN conference to combat desertification in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav also shared that India has already restored 22.5 […]
credit cards: Indian payments industry to touch $49 trillion by 2028: BCG #IndustryFinance
CashNews.co The Indian payments industry is likely to grow to $49 trillion in value by 2028, recording a 10% growth from the level of $30 trillion seen at the end of 2023, estimates by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) exclusively shared with ET show. BCG also projects that the transaction volumes will outpace total transaction values […]
jio blackrock deal: BlackRock in talks with Jio Financial Services for India private credit venture #IndiaFinance
CashNews.co BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, is in talks with billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Financial Services Ltd. to set up a private credit venture, aiming to tap the expanding direct lending opportunities in India, according to people familiar with the matter. The 50-50 joint venture will lend to businesses ranging from large companies […]
Indian payments industry likely to grow to $49 trillion in value by 2028: BCG #IndustryFinance
CashNews.co Mumbai: The Indian payments industry is likely to grow to $49 trillion in value by 2028 recording a 10% growth from the level of $30 trillion seen at the end of 2023, estimates by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) exclusively shared with ET shows. BCG also projects that the transaction volumes will outpace total transaction […]
BofA sees India’s forex pile reaching $745 billion in March 2026 #IndiaFinance
CashNews.co India’s foreign-exchange reserves will likely rise to $745 billion by March 2026, giving the central bank more potential firepower to influence the rupee, according to Bank of America. The monetary authority “seems relaxed about holding larger forex reserves, owing to its desire to build buffers against contingent external risks,” BofA analysts Rahul Bajoria and […]
India to take five years to almost achieve an income feat that earlier took 75 years: Nirmala Sitharaman #IndiaFinance
CashNews.co Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressed optimism about India’s economic growth, projecting that per capita income will increase by $2,000 over the next five years. During her address at the Kautilya Economic Conclave, she highlighted that it took 75 years to reach a per capita income of $2,730, but the next significant jump is expected […]
Loans to industry, agri pick-up, while retail and services loans slow #IndustryFinance
CashNews.co Credit growth was flat at 15 percent in August compared to same period last year levels according to the data on sectoral deployment of bank credit released by RBI on Monday. But this time round lending to industry and agriculture rose at a faster pace than last year. But loans to services and retail […]
Five Star Business Finance block deal: TPG sells shares worth Rs 1,606 crore, Nomura buyer at Rs 752 crore #IndiaFinance
CashNews.co Nomura bought nearly 94 lakh shares worth Rs 752 crore in Five Star Business Finance on Thursday via a couple of block deals. The shares were bought at a price of Rs 800.50 a piece, which were 1% lower from Wednesday’s closing price of Rs 808.40 on the BSE. Nomura made investments through Nomura […]