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As digital devices have a high rate of obsolescence, free and instant access to the latest products is imperative. (AP)

Import licensing on its own is not an industrial policy

4 min read . 01:17 AM IST

The national MSME Act specifies that payment to small businesses cannot be delayed by more than 45 days.

Three small but effective ideas to help small businesses

4 min read . 19 Jul 2023

RBI put out a statement in February to assert that our banking sector remains resilient and stable.

Indian banking’s looking up but caution is warranted

4 min read . 05 Jul 2023

Lucas’s sway could not dethrone Keynesian economics

4 min read . 17 May 2023

Indian Income Tax Return Form, Photo by Rajkumar on 24 June 2009

An ideal trinity of tax, growth and equality is possible

4 min read . 21 Apr 2023

Is monopoly pricing by India’s ‘Big 5’ stoking inflation?

4 min read . 06 Apr 2023

The IBBI is framing regulations under the bankruptcy resolution framework for MSMEs introduced by way of an ordinance.mint

Receivables are the biggest burden on small businesses

3 min read . 21 Feb 2023

India needs to use its fiscal armoury to fight inequality

3 min read . 24 Jan 2023

Nasscom, the industry body, is confident that India will reach more than $200 billion in export revenues in a couple of years (Photo: Bloomberg)

Remittances and software are forms of labour export

1 min read . 10 Jan 2023

The injustice to the aggrieved cannot be weighed against some imagined benefit to society. Photo: HT

Note ban: SC has settled the legality but not the debate

5 min read . 04 Jan 2023

If a CBDC becomes a significant proportion of all money, it can make monetary policy more effective.

How the RBI's digital currency can help economy

4 min read . 02 Dec 2022

Unlike developed economies, India’s currently high inflation is above target, but not that much. Photo: HT

No reason for euphoria in fight against inflation

4 min read . 18 Nov 2022

Inflation prediction is hard and quelling it even harder

4 min read . 01 Nov 2022

Rather than nitpick on methodology or sample size, let us step back and examine the basic premise. Photo: Mint

Let us not lose sight of India’s hunger problem

4 min read . 20 Oct 2022

Banks are now resorting to raising money through certificates of deposit (CDs), whose short-term rates are above 6.5%. Photo: AFP

Does a liquidity crunch signal a business cycle upturn?

5 min read . 04 Oct 2022

India’s stop-and-go approach to free trade doesn’t help

4 min read . 20 Sep 2022

The Tata Group lost a very promising business leader when it sacked Cyrus Mistry in 2016. Photo: HT

How Cyrus Mistry fought a lonely battle

4 min read . 06 Sep 2022

The proportion of workers in the informal sector is as high as 90%. These workers do not have any health or retirement benefits and typically do not have enforceable employment contracts (Photo: Mint)

Construction worker welfare deserves special attention

4 min read . 22 Aug 2022

India at 75: Much to celebrate and plenty ahead to aspire for

3 min read . 11 Aug 2022

Our acute jobs challenge is linked to enterprise creation

4 min read . 26 Jul 2022

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