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Harsh Kumar

New Delhi

Senior Correspondent at Business Standard

Senior Correspondent @bsindia, Covers: Finance & MSME Ministry| Past: @outlookindia, @moneycontrolcom

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  • 1 month ago | business-standard.com | Harsh Kumar |Asit Ranjan Mishra

    The complex and multi-stage process in the strategic disinvestment of IDBI Bank is taking time, but the government remains committed to the transaction, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Arunish Chawla said in an interview with Harsh Kumar and Asit Ranjan Mishra at his office.

  • 1 month ago | business-standard.com | Harsh Kumar

    India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL), the wholly owned government enterprise that provides long-term finance to viable infrastructure projects, is aiming to grow the size of its books to ₹4 trillion by 2028. In a face-to-face interview with Harsh Kumar, Managing Director P R Jaishankar talks about the road ahead for the financier.

  • 1 month ago | business-standard.com | Harsh Kumar

    Punjab National Bank (PNB) expects clarity on the JSW-Bhushan development loan account in the next three days, said Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer ASHOK CHANDRA in a video interview with Harsh Kumar. The state-owned lender on Wednesday reported a 51.7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in its net profit to ₹4,567 crore for the fourth quarter of 2024-25. The net profit was ₹3,010 crore in the year-ago period. Edited excerpts:

  • Feb 17, 2025 | business-standard.com | Harsh Kumar

    The 25 basis points reduction in repo rate will directly benefit 79 per cent of consumers who have floating rates, says Rishi Anand, managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Aadhar Housing Finance. In an interview in New Delhi, Anand told Harsh Kumar that he expects growth rates of 20-22 per cent in assets under management and 18-20 per cent in disbursement in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26) for the non-banking financial company. Edited excerpts:

  • Feb 6, 2025 | business-standard.com | Harsh Kumar

    The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID), a state-owned infrastructure-focused development financial institution (DFI), is planning to go big on financing airport construction in 2025-26, says Managing Director Rajkiran Rai G in an interview with Harsh Kumar in New Delhi. Edited excerpts:This year's Union Budget mentioned NaBFID would set up a "partial credit enhancement facility" for corporate bonds for infrastructure. How do you see this?

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