working capital

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"Since the labour-intensive sectors are small and micro units with only a little working capital, they are not able to cope with the shortages," said economist Arun Kumar.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Unsurprisingly, the Bazar incurred huge losses—due to “overstaffing, failure of management, inadequacy of working capital, and a lack of competitive approach on the part of the management,” a government report concluded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Shell also flagged a hit of up to $15 billion in working capital.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“Rising working capital intensity at Lilly, headline price pressures, and rebate dynamics at both companies indicates to us that the pricing dynamics are likely to get worse,” the analyst wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The co-operative banks of Europe, otherwise called "People's Banks," are essentially savings banks, in that they depend for their working capital upon the accumulated savings of their members.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur