Tuesday, 15 January 2019

15 January 2019 News

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Economic Times

Ø  December retail inflation at 18-month low of 2.19%
Ø  Etihad may raise stake in cash-strapped Jet Airways
Ø  Credit guarantee, interest subsidy for electronic mfrs
Ø  FinMin wants PSU banks to reduce govt equity to 52%
Ø  Wipro board to consider bonus issue on January 18
Ø  REITs may generate 14% return annually to investors

Business Standard

Ø  Govt may fall short of Rs 2.45-trn non-tax revenue target despite RBI funds
Ø  PE/VC deals up 35% in 2018 to $35 bn on buyout, start-up investment pickup
Ø  Listed realty developers saddled with unsold properties worth Rs 1 trillion
Ø  NSE to list well-governed firms in new category to help new investors
Ø  Telcos added 22.80 million subscribers in July-September quarter: Report

Business Line
 
Ø  India likely to overshoot fertiliser aid bill by $4.2 b
Ø  Crude steel output falls 1.4% to 8.936 mt in Dec
Ø  CapitaLand to buy Ascendas entities for $4.4 b
Ø  Paisabazaar hits $1 bn annualised loan disbursal rate
Ø  India’s EV goals are being realised on two wheels, not four
 
Mint

Ø  IAG weighs SBI General Insurance stake sale
Ø  Airtel said to be in talks to buy Telkom Kenya
Ø  DoT defers deadline for testing telecom equipment again
Ø  Govt won’t interfere in Jet Airways issues: Suresh Prabhu
Ø  Auto firms cut output as inventories swell

Financial Express
 
Ø  Storage norms in e-commerce policy: Govt asks e-retailers to store payments data within India
Ø  Harrisons Malayalam sees red ink due to natural rubber crisis
Ø  Motoring Moves: PV sales growth halves during April-December 2018
Ø  Only 12-13% of workforce under pension cover: Hemant G Contractor, PFRDA chairman
 
Financial Chronicle

Ø Automakers staring at production stoppage due to curbs on steel imports: Siam
Ø  With warning and EU letter, May tries to pull lawmakers behind Brexit deal
Ø  NTPC to use straw pellets in power plants
Ø  Finmin for caution on Mudra loans without stifling credit
Ø  Domestic solar equipment makers left To Fend for Themselves