The present study aims to evaluate the role of 12 financial inclusion enabling environment variables towards the overall financial inclusion across 55 countries. To examine the impact of each extracted factor on overall financial inclusion, factorial regression analysis was carried out and to...

Andhra Pradesh State Financial Corporation [APSFC] is a term lending Institution established in 1956 by merger of Andhra State Financial Corporation and Hyderabad State Financial Corporation for promoting small and medium scale industries (SMEs) in Andhra Pradesh under the provisions of the Sate...

Financial inclusion has been accorded high importance by the GoI and RBI to aid the inclusive growth process of the economy but the impact of these did not yield agreeable results. There have been formidable challenges in this area such as bringing sections of society that are financially...

Liquidity is the ability of an organization to meet its financial obligations during the short-term and to maintain long-term debt-paying ability. The long-term survival depends on satisfactory income earned by it. A sound liquidity leads to better profitability, and in turn reduces the...

Fundamental analysis is a stock valuation method that uses financial and economic analysis to predict the movement of stock prices. It is a process of looking at a business at the fundamental financial level. It is a three-step examination, which calls for understanding the macro-economic...

Financial inclusion can really pick up the financial conditions and standards of living of the disadvantaged groups. Various countries are promoting financial inclusion across the world. The list includes Peru, Colombia, Philippines, Pakistan, Chile, Tanzania, Bolivia, Mexico, Bangladesh, South...

Risk Capital is an important instrument for not only start-ups and innovative / fast growing companies but is also critical to those looking at growth. However the sources of risk capital are limited in developing countries. It is encouraging to note that with global integration of economy,...

Many factors can cause the price of a stock in the capital market – ranging from specific news about a company's earnings to a change in how investors feel about the stock market in general. Specifically, there are four factors that have a major impact on stock prices, viz., the stocks demand...

The Indian banking industry plays an important role in the economic development of the country and is the most dominant segment of the financial sector. During the last four and half decades, particularly after the first phase of nationalization of banks in 1969, there have been distinct...

Maximizing shareholder value has become the new corporate paradigm. Corporations in world wide have started disclosing EVA information from the beginning of 90s as a measure of corporate performance. It is believed that market value of a firm (i.e., the shareholders' wealth) would increase with...