RBI expands the scope of TReDS for enhancement of Cash flow to MSMEs
The guidelines on Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) were issued in December 2014 with the objective of facilitating the financing of trade receivables of MSMEs. Small businesses can use the TReDS platform to raise capital by auctioning off their trade receivables. Before the buyer pays, a finance provider or a bank (basically the vendor) bids…
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Recovery of Penal interest for delay/default in servicing of the loan shall be stopped: RBI
The Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 8, 2023 sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Financial Markets; (ii) Regulation; (iii) Payment and Settlement Systems and (iv) Currency Management. In its statement today, India’s central bank announced that it will issue draft guidelines for transparency in the penal charges…
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The biggest challenge of WASH financing
Financing for water, sanitation, and health (WASH) infrastructure is known as WASH financing. USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in India aims to create healthier urban communities and improve livelihoods by increasing access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. USAID works directly with the Government of India on its three national flagship…
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What is the difference between loan and debt?
In general terms loans and debts are synonyms for liabilities. When you look at a balance sheet of a company, at the left side of the balance sheet (liability side) below the heads like share capital, reserves, etc. you may find a head ‘loans and debts’ where the company shows the money raised by it…
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What is the difference between loans and advances?
In general terms, loans and advances are synonyms for fund-based credit facilities. However, they are differentiated by the banks as loans and advances on the basis of the purpose of a facility, tenure and repayment system, and nature of prime security available to the credit facility, etc. The word ‘Loan’ refers to the sum paid…
Paperless home loans a reality soon
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has made it possible to digitize mortgage and other property documents for several new types of loans, which will give a boost to the digitization of home loans. NESL provides a digital documentation execution service for banks that enables contracts to be made electronically. DDE is a…
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