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How GIC's ownership problem is keeping insurance biz from growing up

Government shareholding and preferential regulation have skewed the reinsurer's efficiency and, by extension, that of the non-life insurance industry's too

Explained: How State Bank of India regained its footing on the bourses

India's largest bank is now the most valuable state-owned entity, even as other public sector firms struggle to retain their place on the bourses

Govt to snip red-tape in PSU sale approval, cut time frame by 90%

Proposals may directly go to CCEA for its nod

GAIL set to kick off asset monetisation in oil sector by end of 2021-22

InvIT to be floated by the end of next fiscal year

More banks likely to join RBI's list of 'systemically important banks'

Move result of change in pecking order post-mergers

Land monetisation lessons: Canadian firm could be model for unlocking land

In the Union Budget, Finance Min­i­s­ter Nirmala Sitharaman had outlined the government's intent to monetise surp­lus public lands by way of direct sales, concessions or other means

Success of Railways' asset monetisation plan can offer template for others

Critical contractual changes may help the long delayed plan to redevelop New Delhi Railway Station finally get off the ground and offer a template for similar projects

NITI Aayog submits first list of about 12 PSUs for privatisation

Banks, insurers part of the list as process kicks off

Bank privatisation as an experiment

The government must test the efficacy of privatising two banks first before going the whole hog

Monetisation lessons from NHAI

Its recent experience offers crucial insights into what makes an asset monetisation exercise successful

Reservations about quotas

They can be self-defeating in the new economic paradigm

The 'babu' question

Appointment of bureaucrats as PSU heads is illogical

BS Annual Awards 2020: Stellar jury picks the best 7 of India Inc

Seven of India Inc's leading decision-makers, who have themselves reimagined their businesses successfully many times, met virtually to select the winners

Best of BS Opinion: Unlocking public assets, terms of disengagement & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

PSU privatisation: Govt to amend security clearance policy for investors

The changes are being proposed to obviate situations when a highest bidder fails the security clearance in the case of investment from China or other bordering nations on grounds of national security

Firmly behind the curve: PSUs became the biggest laggards on Indian bourses

Market cap of government companies has remained unchanged in the past 8 years

Stiff targets for PSUs: How they are caught between govt and markets

State-owned companies have been set stiff targets to increase accountability as they get ready for disinvestment. Here's why meeting them will be challenging

The PSU conundrum

Demanding higher payouts will affect growth prospects

PSUs asked by govt to pay higher dividends have little room for more

Listed PSUs have paid dividend worth Rs 2.75 trn in last 5 yrs

MNC stocks ruling the roost since 2008, public sector firms remain laggards

Family-owned units rank second, while public sector firms remain laggards