The last year has seen a huge jump in cryptocurrency trading volumes and valuations. Bitcoin was trading at $3,410 per coin last week, about 475
SMEs: Preparedness and consultation are key for a smooth transition to GST | Business Standard–14.08.2017
A Mumbai-based proprietorship concern that supplies sundry office stationery items, including on-call customised products for big companies, had never paid tax until two months ago.
Brief case: Importer has ‘no-fault’ liability to pay | Business Standard Column–14.08.2017
The Supreme Court has ruled that a port trust can demand demurrage and other charges from the importer even if the entity was unable to
NBFCs are now a bankable source of funds for SMEs | Business Line–14.08.2017
Non-banking finance companies have, of late, become the go-to place for micro, small and medium enterprises in need of funds. Lending to MSMEs had earlier
Steel importers skirting anti-dumping duty, say domestic firms | Business Line–14.08.2017
Levy doesn’t cover entire value chain: domestic players Domestic steel manufacturers have alleged that importers are circumventing the anti-dumping duty levied on steel products. This
Saving deposit rate cuts to lead to lower lending rates: report | Business Line–14.08.2017
Reduction in saving deposit rates by three large banks over the past fortnight may set the ball rolling for lower lending rates and stoke greater
Hindalco to prepay ₹4,000-cr debt | Business Line–14.08.2017
Move aimed to bolster balancesheet to withstand uncertainty in raw material costs Mumbai, August 13: Hindalco Industries, an Aditya Birla Group company, plans to prepay
Industrial output: Industrial output enters negative zone, contracts 0.1% in June–Economic Times–12.08.2017
India’s industrial production fell to a four-year low in June as manufacturers reduced inventories ahead of the transition to the goods and services tax (GST)
stock market: Economic Survey: Stock market valuations outpacing average–Economic Times–12.08.2017
Stock market valuations are substantially greater than the long-run average and not far from the frothy levels of 2007, said the government’s mid-year Economic Survey.
farm loan waiver: Farm waivers may cut GDP by Rs 1.1L cr–Economic Times–12.08.2017
Increasing trends of states doling out farm loan waivers could reduce aggregate demand in the economy by as much as 0.7 per cent, shaving off
Transparency of Rules Act: Economic Survey proposes law to promote transparency of citizen rules–Economic Times–12.08.2017
The Economic Survey has proposed Transparency of Rules Act (TORA), a legislation to end any asymmetry of information regarding rules and regulations faced by an
indian economy: Exports will get 5 per cent of global pie with special efforts: Economic Survey–Economic Times–12.08.2017
Rationalising tariffs, phasing out some export promotion schemes and having “useful” free trade agreements with some major countries will help India gain a “respectable share”
Economic survey: RBI dividend is in line with what was budgeted: CEA Arvind Subramanian–Economic Times–12.08.2017
“This (Economic Survey) is a technical assessment which says what could be the potential scope for rate cuts,” CEA Arvind Subramanian said. In an over
Information privacy: Masking data to protect it–Economic Times–12.08.2017
By Atanu Biswas & Bimal Roy Much of the debate being conducted these days on the efficacies of data collection for public good, primarily dealing
GST benefits: Seven ‘hidden benefits’ of GST, according to Economic Survey II–12.08.2017
The second part of Economic Survey, which was tabled in Parliament today, has observed a rekindled optimism on structural reforms in the Indian economy. Drafted
RBI dividend: P Chidambaram says add another Rs 50,000 cr as cost of demonetisation–Economic Times–12.08.2017
Taking a potshot at the government over demonetisation, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said another Rs 50,000 crore should be added to the
Light ahead, but at the end of a tunnel: Economic Survey is sanguine and cautious–Economic Times–12.08.2017
Volume II of the Economic Survey holds out bright light at the end of a pretty dark tunnel: medium-term prospects are bright, but short-term ones
Mid year Economic Survey: Companies raise Rs 6.7 lakh crore via corporate bonds – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
Indian companies garnered Rs 6.7 lakh crore from the issuance of corporate bonds in the last fiscal, with private placement emerging as the most preferred
Mid year Economic Survey: Need tools to revive growth in short term, says CEA Arvind Subramanian – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
The Indian economy has seen an across-the-board deceleration in activity and requires policy makers to come up with all the possible tools to revive growth,
Mid year Economic Survey reflects optimism, anxiety, says Industry bodies – The Financial Express–12.08.2017
India Inc today said the Economic Survey has rightly reflected a “combination of optimism and anxiety” towards the country’s growth outlook. Industry bodies CII, FICCI