The government could be forced to cut spending on key infrastructure such as railways and highways as lower-than-expected tax collections and sluggish growth have upset
Author: Anil R Tikotekar
Bringing back growth | Business Line
Addressing pain points and taking expedient steps to boost sentiment may just work The Centre needs to get its act together on the economy to
MPC’s inflation data dilemma | Business Line
Wrong target Wrong result Should it bank on forecasts that could go wrong? Or should it consider current price levels also as an input in
Big 4 accounting firms on IBA’s list of forensic auditors | Business Line
39 firms to conduct audit of frauds exceeding ₹50 crore in banks The Big 4 auditors — KPMG, EY, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers — figure in
Big 4 accounting firms on IBA’s list of forensic auditors | Business Line
39 firms to conduct audit of frauds exceeding ₹50 crore in banks The Big 4 auditors — KPMG, EY, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers — figure in
Profit-push puts public sector bank staff under pressure | Business Line
Expense curbs and stiff recovery, credit targets among steps taken at branch level The pressure to get their banks out of the bad loans quagmire
Note ban, GST have adversely affected India’s GDP growth: Manmohan Singh | business-news | Hindustan Times
Both demonetisation and GST have affected India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth adversely, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday. “Both demonetisation and GST
Modi to meet Jaitley, top finance ministry officials on Tuesday to review economic situation | business-news | Hindustan Times
Concerned about slowdown in the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with finance minister Arun Jaitley and other top officials on Tuesday to take stock
Govt readies easier GST compliance for small biz – Times of India
Surojit Gupta and Sidhartha | TNN | Sep 19, 2017, 05:01 IST NEW DELHI: The government is planning an easier set of compliance norms for
Bullet train: Why Japan is pouring lakhs of crores in cut-rate loans to build infrastructure across India – Times of India
Why Japan is pouring lakhs of crores in cut-rate loans to build infrastructure across India Malini Goyal | ET Bureau | Updated: Sep 17,
Petrol price: Petrol, diesel price rise saga explained – Times of India
Highlights Petrol and diesel prices have hit 3-year high even though crude oil prices have almost halved during the period The government has blamed the
Banking on merger | The Indian Express
In the third week of August, the government had announced a new framework to oversee proposals for merger of state-run banks. That initiative aimed at
Bitcoin Price: Bitcoin goes in a tailspin, dives 50% in India in just 13 days–Economic Times–18.09.2017
The move confirmed earlier reports of Chinese officials mulling a closure of domestic exchanges for virtual currency trading, which sent the price of Bitcoin tumbling.
GSTN reopens window for composition scheme – The Economic Times–18.09.2017
Taxpayers were earlier given time until August 16 to opt for composition scheme. The GST Network (GSTN) today said it has reopened the facility for
Growth implies some rise in inequality–Economic Times–18.09.2017
Income inequality in India has been sharply on the rise, particularly since the early eighties, when growth began to accelerate, says a paper by French
After 12 straight months of growth, exports may face real test Sept onwards | Business Standard News–18.09.2017
The sector has continued raising the issue of the refund mechanism for taxes paid under GST being difficult Despite August export figures jumping by 10.3%
Dharmendra Pradhan’s Chakravyuha | Business Standard Column–18.09.2017
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is under intense political pressure. He is being asked to reduce retail prices of petrol and diesel, which have now risen
Bankruptcy Code being gamed from the start? | Business Standard Column–18.09.2017
Almost everybody believes that the problems of bad debt-laden public sector banks can be fixed with the new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Well, they
A great churning | Business Standard Column–18.09.2017
High- and low-productivity firms manage to coexist in India when low-productivity firms cheat on compliance. To the extent that a sound GST improves compliance, many
Worrisome trade data | Business Standard Editorials–18.09.2017
The data released last Friday revealed that India’s current account deficit in the first quarter of 2017-18 is at its highest level in four years,