Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday unveiled more incentives to boost labour-intensive and employment-oriented merchandise and services exports while releasing the much-awaited mid-term review of
Onus on rating agencies to reveal loan defaults | Business Standard News
In a substantial dilution of its earlier stand that listed companies should make public any loan default within 24 hours of missing the repayment obligation,
14% rise in corporate debt under stress | Business Standard News
Disruption caused by demonetisation and the economic slowdown seems to have complicated banks’ efforts to recover their dues from financially stressed companies. There was a
Tweaking the fiscal road map | Business Standard Column
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s fifth Budget is being prepared under the most unusual circumstances. Estimating the tax revenue collections has always been a challenging task
With no health insurance, most Indians ‘burn up their savings to pay medical bills’ | Business Line–06.12.2017
A whopping 62 per cent of Indians paid from their own pockets for their medical expenses in 2016, an annual study by global health services
How the dynamics between GST and inflation will play out | Business Line
Success of anti-profiteering measures crucial for bringing down prices The Goods and Services Tax is being touted as a non-inflationary tax as it is expected
Status quo on interest rates, the best option | Business Line
Shouldn’t go higher: With interest rates While the monetary policy panel would be justified in being cautious, it should set at rest apprehensions on a
A rate cut will not achieve anything Business Line
Bank lending has suffered due to NPAs, rather than interest rates being high. A cut may only worsen the debt situation In September 2016, with
Economic growth: India’s GDP should have been back at 9%, says Kaushik Basu – The Economic Times–04.12.2017
With oil prices so low, India’s economic growth should have been back at over 9 per cent, Former Chief Economist at World Bank Kaushik Basu
Government to prepare detailed research report to promote exports – The Economic Times–04.12.2017
The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) would do the macro analysis and specifics will be done by some expert consultants. The commerce ministry would
startup: Why new startups are homing in on old-economy hubs – The Economic Times–04.12.2017
When Sachin Kishore, Somy Sridas and Varun Moorthy were casting about for a base for their bicycle startup Scolarian in 2014, Coimbatore seemed like the
Modi govt: How safe are your deposits if your bank fails? Read about the bail-in option – The Economic Times–04.12.2017–????
The bill has suggested that the use of the ‘bail-in’ provision may result in cancellation of a liability, which could extend to bank deposits or
A US lesson on how not to do tax reform–Economic Times–04.12.2017
The euphoria over the US Senate clearing a sweeping tax overhaul that includes a permanent cut in the corporate tax rate to 20% from 35%
Myopia on limited liability will kill risk-taking–04.12.2017
In India, limited liability has become endangered. The principle that an investor’s liability is limited to the capital he or she has put into a
Exporters file over 10,000 applications for GST refunds – The Financial Express–04.12.2017
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) had last month started refunds for exporters of goods who have paid IGST and have claimed refund
Case for a pause | Business Standard Editorials–04.12.2017
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is due to meet in the first week of December, and expectations from
Regulate bitcoin | Business Standard Editorials–04.12.2017
It is high time the regulatory authorities laid down a clear definition and tax norms for the new asset class of virtual currencies. Runaway appreciation
Real estate in GST undesirable, now and always | Business Standard Column–04.12.2017
There is much talk about including immovable property in the goods and services tax (GST) base. It has been argued it would then be a
Demand-supply shock debate divides economists | Business Standard News–04.12.2017–????
Economic activity was disrupted in the past year due to demonetisation and the goods and services tax (GST). But the jury is still out on
Bankruptcy code: SEBI working on norms to ensure firms comply with listing terms | Business Line–04.12.2017-R
SEBI is working on compliance norms that companies going through the insolvency process must stick to so as to ensure that interests of the stakeholders