As expected, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) concluded its two-day meeting with an announcement that the headline repo
FTP: The saga of export benefits continues | Business Standard Column
The mid-term review of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) was a highly anticipated policy development amidst an ebbing export climate, slowdown in developed economies, Brexit, volatility
RBI keeps rates unchanged: Don’t expect miracles till March 2018 | Business Standard News–07.12.2017
The MPC quite expectedly has maintained a status quo on rates this time and the indication is that there would be no rate cut this
GST Law Panel submits recommendations to Adhia, suggests changes | Business Standard News–07.12.2017
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Law Panel on Wednesday put forth its suggestions to Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, suggesting around 100 major changes in
Paying your taxes honestly? How GST data may be used to track tax evaders | Business Standard News–07.12.2017
With GST, it may now be tough to evade the taxman. Finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia said on Tuesday that goods and services tax (GST) will
Stressed asset buyers may get relief from competition law, MAT | Business Standard News
Buyers of stressed assets might soon get an exemption from paying the minimum alternate tax (MAT), and the need for getting approval from fair-trade watchdog
Ways to prevent Aadhaar misuse | Business Standard News–07.12.2017
The Aadhaar conundrum continues for the retail consumer. On one hand, the Supreme Court is yet to give its final verdict on its legality. But,
What’s the point, MPC? | Business Line–07.12.2017
Bi-monthly monetary policy reviews do not seem to serve much purpose. The growth projections this time are optimistic The policy was in line with expectations.
Growing the bond market more important than repo rate tweaks–07.12.2017
Anticipating hardening inflation and consolidating growth, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain a neutral stand, neither raising nor lowering policy rates. Few
At the same rate | The Indian Express–07.12.2017
The MPC and other analysts reckon that oil prices, already at well over a barrel, may sustain, with the risk of a negative impact on
Unwavering caution — on RBI holding repo rate – The Hindu–07.12.2017
For the Reserve Bank of India there is just one economic indicator that dominates its policymaking calculus: price stability. With inflation-targeting as its main mandate
महिलांसाठी उद्योजकता धोरण –स्वागतार्ह धोरण – महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स –०७.१२.२०१७
नव्वदच्या दशकात महिला धोरण आखणारे प्रगत राज्य असा लौकिक असलेल्या महाराष्ट्राने आता महिलांसाठी उद्योजकता धोरण राबविणारे देशातील पहिले राज्य असाही मान पटकावला आहे. राज्याच्या मंत्रिमंडळाने
Bitcoin: Want to gamble on the bitcoin bubble? Beware, the exchange may not be genuine – The Economic Times–06.12.2017
By Dhirendra Kumar Bitcoin is a bubble because it has no inherent value, and the price is determined solely by the balance between buying and
Bail-in doubts — on financial resolution legislation – The Hindu–07.12.2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has wisely sought to allay fears about a “bail-in” clause in the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017. Introduced in
GST: Panel moots wide-ranging revamp to make GST less taxing – The Economic Times
A key committee set up by the government to simplify the goods and services tax (GST) has proposed a wide-ranging revamp of the reform that
GST: GST data may be used to track income-tax evaders – The Economic Times
The government may be looking to use data obtained from Goods and Services Tax (GST) filings to track those who are escaping income-tax, two people
ICO: Startups test a brand new crypto-currency: ICO – The Economic Times–06.12.2017
If crypto-currencies are the future of the digital economy, then initial coin offerings, or ICOs, could be the future of fundraising. At least a half
Bankruptcy law: NCLT: Government must focus on creating infrastructure and make the tribunal self-sufficient – The Economic Times
The threat of NCLT stumbling without infrastructure and expertise is ever more than it being a welloiled mechanism. On its first birth anniversary, the National
Amazon Launchpad: In India, 250 startups on Amazon Launchpad – The Economic Times–06.12.2017
Twelve months after kickstarting Amazon Launchpad in India, the ecommerce company’s programme for product startups to sell on its marketplace, the etailer has reached a
Bitcoin Price: Bitcoin now bigger than Warren Buffett: What else can it buy?–06.12.2017
By Colin Simpson Bitcoin’s extraordinary price surge means its market capitalization now exceeds the annual output of whole economies, and the estimated worth of some
