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RBI helps SMEs with interest subsidy scheme
In an endeavour to help manufacturing-based SMEs in sectors such as leather, jute, engineering and textiles, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the 2% interest subsidy scheme on rupee export credit to these sectors.
“Interest subsidies are always known to provide temporary relief to...
CII session in Kerala to promote MS...
In an endeavour to promote financial management among MSMEs in Kerala, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has organised a session on ‘Financing Options for MSMEs&rsqu...
CII visit to Portugal, Spain to ope...
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has planned a business delegation visit to Portugal and Spain in an endeavour to explore scope for collaboration as well as to promote tr...
Help from large firms can benefit MSMEs
Speaking at a meeting in Kolkata on July 13, 2010 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Eastern Region, additional chief secretary of the Government of West Bengal’s Department of MSME Dr AK Chanda stressed on the need for a healthy relationship between large units and MSMEs...
SMEs based in Kanpur make it UP’s industrial hub
Kanpur is the latest industrial hub in Uttar Pradesh (UP), revealed a report prepared by the Ministry of MSME recently. According to the report, Kanpur registered an industrial growth of 15% to replace Noida from the top position, which grew at 14%.
“The many SMEs in the city from a vast rang...
Delegation to Yemen to help Indian SMEs identify business opportunitie...
A delegation from India is set to visit the Republic of Yemen during May 28-30, 2010 in order to explore possibilities for forging close business ties with the latter as it is an emerging market for India. During their visit, delegation members are likely to deliberate and discuss areas of growth wh...
Bharti's success may open floodgates for M&A in Africa
It was way back in the 1870s, when they set out on their entrepreneurial journey in Africa by setting up small retail shops, effectively ompeting with the much more expensive stores run by white settlers. Some of these Indian migrants went on to become the continent’s biggest entrepreneurs, mo...
Industry hails growth but still cautious about recovery
India Inc. hails the strong industrial production figures for the month of January 2010, which have raised hope amid speculation about partial roll back of the fiscal stimulus measures given during the last two years to combat the slowdown.
"Partial rollback of fiscal stimulus proposed in the curr...