To help Indian exports become internationally competitive , the government has decided to increase the interest equalisation rate from 3 per cent to 5 per
Category: EXIM
World War: No let up in trade war at G-20 Summit – The Financial Express
More than six months since its outbreak, there is no indication of a let up in the trade war. There is a glimmer of hope
Breathing space: on the strengthening rupee – The Hindu
After falling consistently against the U.S. dollar for most of this year, the rupee has managed to gain some ground over the last few weeks. It has
Exporters move High Court after govt denies tax credit – The Economic Times
Many exporters who had availed of certain duty-free benefits while importing raw material filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court last week against
‘No duty on imported inputs if export goods produced in bonded warehouse’ | Business Standard News
Q. We refer to your recent article ‘For a change, a useful and needed circular’. We import the majority of our raw materials, process them
‘Drawee must agree to bill of exchange by signing on face of instrument’ | Business Standard News
Q. The drawee has not accepted the bill of exchange by signing on the face of the instrument but has given a separate letter of acceptance. Is
US-China spat may spell manna for SME leather exporters: CRISIL | Business Standard News
CRISIL Research expects 2018-19 to be a good one for India’s small and medium enterprise (SME) leather exporters, given a pick-up in demand from the US and
Decoded: Brexit effects on the global economy – The Financial Express
Tax and regulatory arbitrage are likely to become increasingly common as well. The singular issue of Brexit has consumed the United Kingdom for two and
Money matters | Business Standard Column
Over the last two months, I have been forced to think about monetary policy, first at a meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society (MPS, the
Fall in oil prices may cause new worries | Business Standard Column
The last three weeks have seen the collapse of oil. Prices have fallen to 2018 lows and more falls may be on the cards. This
Hopes arise on trade thawing | Business Standard Column
India and Pakistan have agreed to construct a new border entry point and road, for Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib there, at Kartarpur. The decision coincides with the 550th anniversary
Crude oil prices have overshot to the downside: Paul Hickin of Platts | Business Standard News
Brent crude may have crashed through the $60/barrel mark Friday as the market’s bearish mood continued to gather momentum but one has to remember that
Commerce Ministry working with FinMin, PMO to improve export credit: Suresh Prabhu – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Commerce Ministry is working with the Finance Ministry and the Prime Minister’s Office to sort out the problem of availability of finance for the
Rupee may pause temporarily – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Indian rupee continues to retain strength against the US dollar. Indeed, the currency made its best weekly gains since March 2016. The rupee strengthened
Why import curbs won’t stop the fall of Indian rupee; here’s how to deal with it–Business Today
The rupee is rapidly hurtling towards the 75 mark against the dollar. Far from its economic rationale, a falling rupee is often seen as a
For a change, a useful and needed circular | Business Standard Column
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued a very useful circular, 38/2018-Customs, dated October 18. It is on procedure in cases
No time limit prescribed in law for amendment of shipping bill: Expert | Business Standard News
We made shipments in January 2018 to June 2018 under advance authorization and now came to know that inputs mentioned in the advance authorization can
View: Rupee has slipped way too much and needs to be reined in – The Economic Times-R
By Abheek Barua The oldest trick in the high school debater’s book is to make the opponents’ propositions appear so risible that the judges are
Lessons for RBI from the shocking Rupee slide and questions it has raised – The Financial Express-R
Many were then quick to credit the new inflation-targeting monetary policy regime introduced by former Governor Rajan to tame inflation and preserve “both internal and
‘Input tax credit refund available for zero rated export of exempted items’ | Business Standard News
Q. We are a “hospital service provider” registered under GST. We wish to procure capital goods, both imported and indigenous, under EPCG authorisations, as we