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Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tax-free-sikkim-a-haven-for-commodity-market-speculators/article65288019.ece Many grey areas have clouded the Income Tax Act in the tiny State: experts Sikkim, a tiny State with a population of 6.58
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Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-s-unemployment-rate-falls-to-7-6-in-march-from-8-10-in-feb-cmie-122040300533_1.html Unemployment rate in the country is decreasing with the economy slowly returning to normal, according to CMIE data. Unemployment rate in the country is
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Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/implications-of-short-term-gain-of-cheap-russia-oil-must-be-weighed-122040300985_1.html So, India should carefully weigh the short term gains of buying cheap oil from Russia against implications of annoying the western alliances Last
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HDFC Bank clocks 21% loan growth at Rs 13.69 trillion in FY22 | Business Standard News
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*Bond trade gains of banks may be down 30%, says India Ratings | Business Standard News
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Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-fy23-gdp-growth-estimated-at-7-4-ficci-survey-122040300687_1.html RBI is likely to start a rate hike cycle in the second half of 2022, while a repo rate hike of 50-75 bps
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*****Extend NPA classification period to 180 days from 90 days for MSMEs: FICCI’s Economic Outlook Survey | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-eodb-extend-npa-classification-period-to-180-days-from-90-days-for-msmes-ficcis-economic-outlook-survey/2480355/ Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The survey, conducted in March 2022 among economists to forecast key macro-economic variables for FY23 and for