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Fluctuating gold prices and risk management in gold loans

Unique Times April 29, 2021 0

Article by V.P. Nandakumar  MD & CEO of Manappuram Finance Ltd. In recent months, gold prices have fallen significantly from the highs recorded last year following the widespread economic disruption after Covid-19. The international price of the metal had crossed US$ 2,000 per troy ounce in Continue Reading

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Unique Times Excellency Awards awarded to the awardees

Unique Times April 1, 2021 0

Amid the Covid 19 situation Pegasus event production company conducted the Unique Times Excellency Awards. The Unique Times Excellency Awards are given to individuals who have excelled in various fields of fashion, film, sports and business. The awards ceremony was held on March 30th at the Gokulam Convention Center, Kaloor. Manappuram Finance Ltd MD & […]Continue Reading

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Yogita Tejpal Rathore bagged the Manappuram Miss Queen of India 2021 Crown 

Unique Times March 30, 2021 0

Yogita Tejpal Rathore from Maharashtra crowned as Manappuram Miss Queen of  India 2021. Nishka Mehta owns Miss Queen of India 2021 First Runner Up and Aishwarya Saju won Miss Queen of India 2021 second runner-up. Manappuram Miss Queen of India 2021 conducted on March 30 at 6 pm at the Gokulam Convention Center, Kaloor. Manappuram […]Continue Reading

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Easing liquidity is the top priority of RBI

Unique Times May 10, 2019 0

Adequate and swift monetary transmission remains a key policy challenge for RBI. To induce credit growth and reignite the economy, RBI has, in recent months, reduced policy rates by 50 basis points (bps). (1 basis point is 1/100th of 1 percent.) However, very few banks have passed on the benefit of lower interest rate to […]Continue Reading

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The forecast for Gold in 2019

Unique Times February 15, 2019 0

  As we enter the new year, it is time to take a look at how gold has performed as an investment class and how it is likely to behave in the coming year. One of the reasons why we keep an eye on gold is that unlike other commodities whose prices depend on simple […]Continue Reading

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Lending to India’s education infrastructure is an untapped opportunity

Unique Times January 24, 2019 0

At a global level, the Indian education sector is amongst the largest, with over 250 million school going students, more than anywhere else. It also has one of the largest networks of higher education institutions in the world. In 2017-18, the total number of colleges and universities in India stood at 39,050 and 903 respectively. […]Continue Reading

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NBFCs are digitalizing inclusive growth – V.P.Nandakumar

Unique Times October 10, 2018 0

As a developing country with a large part of its population facing poverty, driving financial inclusion has been a key priority for the government of India.Financial access underpins economic opportunity. As economic growth picks up, financial inclusion becomes essential for making the growth process equitableand to ensure that its fruits are widely distributed. In India, Continue Reading

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Trump’s trade war with China – not as illogical as it seems

Unique Times September 15, 2018 0

                  It is fair to say that the US president, Donald Trump, does not enjoy a good reputation with the national and international media. If you go by the sheer volume of news reports and articles critical of Trump’s policies and pronouncements, it may even seem as […]Continue Reading

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The rise and risks of passive investing

Unique Times April 13, 2018 0

Up until the end of January 2018, stock markets around the world were scaling new heights and setting new records at regular intervals. In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record when it closed at 26,616.71 on January 26, 2018.  In India, the BSE Sensex set its own closing record at 36,283.25 on 29 […]Continue Reading

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Are interest rates poised for reversal?

Unique Times March 13, 2018 0

An important development for the Indian economy in recent years has been the remarkable success achieved in lowering interest rates. This came about because the RBI had been steadily cutting its key policy rate since January 2014 when the repo rate had peaked at 8 percent. By August 2017, the repo rate had come down […]Continue Reading