States must urgently push for debt consolidation, create capex buffers
Companies are reluctant to invest in new factories and plants when existing capacity is not fully utilised
Business Standard analyses what large business houses have added as net fixed assets since the pandemic
YoY topline, bottomline growth likely in double-digits, but margin concerns remain, say analysts
Outlay for next year likely to be around Rs 9.5 trillion
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The total capital expenditure (capex) of the railway ministry is expected to jump 20 per cent to Rs 3 trillion in FY24
Firms plan to go on a hiring spree; flag rising rates, weak demand as major concerns
The data also showed a 49.9 per cent year-on-year drop in completed projects, and an 87.5 per cent decline in stalling rates
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'Can't let our guard down on inflation'
The change in stance with respect to Zomato is a complete reversal from nearly a month ago (November 13), when the stock was a high-conviction 'buy' for Jefferies with a price target of Rs 100
CPSEs are likely to achieve their target as they tend to rush up their spending in March quarter
'Not necessary or healthy for public sector to keep expanding capital investment,' he says
The Finance Ministry was also urged to continue with long term loans to states to support their capex programs, and give them more leeway to spend, in order to boost growth
The ultimate objective is that corporate governance systems must become simpler; not more complicated, Parekh said
Employment-linked incentive scheme for services sector suggested
Hindalco's subsidiary Novelis as well as the aluminium division of Vedanta have trimmed guidance by 30-40 per cent for the year
During the same period a year ago, CPSEs were able to exhaust only 44.78 per cent of the full year target
Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) was ramping up copper ore production from the Malanjkhand project in Madhya Pradesh to 2.2 million tonnes from the current 1.6 million tonnes and it will be eventually increased to five million tonnes in the next 6-7 years, a company official said. HCL was targeting to increase its total copper ore production to 12.2 million tonnes per annum by FY'29 in its first phase of expansion from 3.57 million tonnes in FY22 and was targeting 3.9 million tonnes in the current fiscal. The state-owned integrated copper miner said it has lined up Rs 350 crore in capex for the current fiscal and of that, Rs 250 crore would be pumped into the Malanjkhand project. HCL was also awaiting lease renewal from the Jharkhand government to reopen the Rakha mines which was closed in 2001-02 due to operational reasons. "Our capex for the current fiscal is Rs 350 crore and we are expecting to exceed. There is a shortfall in production from Malanjkhand due to difficult terrain, but th