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Opportunity India Desk Jul 15, 2022 - 3 min readSmall Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Chairman and Managing Director Sivasubramanian Ramann has reported said that Indian MSMEs have bounced back with repayments coming back to normal virtually. Speaking with a leading daily, he said, “MSMEs have bounced back. Repayments have virtually come back to normal. In the smaller units that employ limited people ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 15, 2022 - 5 min readKarnataka Government just nodded in agreement, to the proposal of Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC), to build Karnataka Skill Connect Portal (KSCP). This portal is said to be a digital platform to bring together academic institutions, various skilling agencies, potential workforce, and potential employers. The State Chief Minister responded, to the KSDC’s request developing this ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 15, 2022 - 3 min readIndia is expected to scale up its manufacturing exports to USD 1 trillion by fiscal year 2027-28 amid favourable trends in manufacturing and growth in priority sectors, said Bain & Company in a report titled, ‘The Trillion-Dollar Manufacturing Exports Opportunity for India’.The six sectors driving export growth will be chemicals, auto, electronics, pharmaceuticals, textiles and industrial machinery.
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 15, 2022 - 3 min readThe first six months of 2022 have been growth positive for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across all the categories and regions, the 2022 Mid-Year MSME Business Sentiment Survey by fintech firm Khatabook said. The firm surveyed 7,295 MSME businesses through which it was found that a total of 71 per cent of businesses are optimistic about growth ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 15, 2022 - 4 min readThe logistic industry is considered as the backbone of an economy and being the fastest evolving industry, the Indian logistics sector is estimated to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8 per cent in the next five years. While the logistic industry streamlines the business activities like storage, distribution, and fulfilment ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 14, 2022 - 4 min readCOVID-19 pandemic was harsh and it impacted all the sectors alike. The lockdowns and curfews that ensued, made everything unpredictable. One of the sectors which suffered a huge setback was that of real-estate. The primary reason for the setback was the lack of a future forecast. Real-estate sector is majorly driven by forecast and ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 14, 2022 - 4 min readThe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has slapped a INR 4,389-crore show-cause notice on Oppo India for allegedly evading customs duty by wrongfully availing of exemption benefits. Oppo India is a subsidiary company of China-based Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corporation and deals in mobile phone brands, including Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme. The duty ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 14, 2022 - 3 min readThe government will construct an electric highway between Delhi and Mumbai, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said while addressing an event organised by the Hydraulic Trailer Owners Association (HTOA). Germany had launched its first electric highway on a six-mile-long stretch of Autobahn near Frankfurt three years ago. It allows hybrid cargo trucks to recharge their batteries ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 14, 2022 - 3 min readAs the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed norms and allowed banks to raise foreign currency non-resident (FCNR) and NRE deposits from non-resident Indians (NRIs) till October 31, 2022, Several banks like SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and IDFC First Bank have raised interest rates on FCNR deposits. The RBI had last week ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 13, 2022 - 5 min readDespite the government taking a number of steps, to help them reach their consumers, a notable number of small businesses fail. A common reason, for this failure, is diverse geographical conditions of the country. A start-up from the Kashmir, FastBeetle, is helping out small businesses to increase global reach. Started in 2019, FastBeetle is a ...