Lok Sabha passes amendment in Bankruptcy code – Zee Business

The much-awaited Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill which will tighten norms on willful defaulters,  was passed by Lok Sabha.  Amendment in IBC, excludes willful defaulters and existing promoters from bidding to purchase stressed asset of companies, which are under going insolvency proceedings.  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during the discussion on IBC, said, “The government…

BA owner IAG to buy insolvent Austrian holiday airline Niki – Business Insider

Empty Niki check-in counters are seen at Vienna International Airport in Schwechat Thomson Reuters FRANKFURT (Reuters) – British Airways’ owner IAG said on Friday it would buy Niki, Air Berlin’s insolvent Austrian holiday airline, for 20 million euros ($24.01 million) and provide additional liquidity to the company of up to 16.5 million euros. The sale…

‘Six months after getting a loan for a tractor and shed, I lost my job. What can I do?’ – Independent.ie

In the event that the debt becomes significant, the bank or financial institution may bring Court proceedings against you to recover the debt.  The bank normally brings two types of proceedings: 1)         Debt Claim 2)         Possession The former is where banks seek to recover the amount due to them and the latter is where they…

Lok Sabha passes amendments to insolvency bill to bar defaulters from bidding process – Business Today

 BusinessToday.in   New Delhi     Last Updated: December 29, 2017  | 18:37 IST The Lok Sabha approved the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendments) Bill, 2017 on Friday that bars wilful defaulters and promoters from bidding for companies awaiting insolvency resolution. This is to plug the loopholes in the resolution process and by being selective about who can participate in it. Tabled…