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IBC in stress: Survival depends on commitment to its core principles
M S Sahoo Ashish Makhija
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The Indian Parliament in 2016 enacted the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to address the country's persistent challenges of financial stress and managing bad debts, with the overarching objective of driving economic growth. In its initial years, the IBC benefited from rare institutional alignment. The legislature amended the code six times in the first five years to address implementation challenges and respond to the evolving economic environment. With alacrity, the executive issued the rules and regulations, established the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) and National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), accredited insolvency professionals, and built the supporting ecosystem. The
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