Investment

Single window clearance system to support investors. Odisha state government has put in place a business-friendly tourism policy, providing lucrative incentives and subsidies to investors. It has also initiated single window clearance system, making the process of acquiring various clearances...

Acquisition helps expand media capabilities. Essel Group ME said its media and production subsidiary, Essel Media Hub, has acquired boo.lab, a leading Spanish production company specialising in audiovisual and experiential media. The acquisition expands Essel Media Hub's media and production...

Inflows could add to rupee appreciation pressure.   India’s foreign reserves touched a record US$393 billion early August, backed by strong foreign portfolio and investments flows while adding pressure to rupee appreciation, according to the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS)....

Industry calls for uniform import duties. The financial stress on the Indian telecom sector can be reduced to a great extent by considering a cut in spectrum usage charges as well as license fees, according to a joint study. The...

Indian corporate governance is in transition Girija Pande. India’s corporate sector will have to be aware of the challenges of adapting to global standard governance as the structure changes from family-backed operations to professional managers, says Girija Pande, chairman of...

Issues include double-taxation of re-export. From (L-R): Mr. K.M. Hiralal, Deputy DGFT in Mumbai, Rupa Naik, Executive Director, All India Association of Industries, Dr. Sonia Sethi, Additional DGFT in Mumbai, Firoze Adhyarujina, Sr. Advocate Supreme Court and Legal Advisor and...

Indian states remain meddlesome, he warns. Ruchir Sharma, best-selling Author and Head, Emerging Markets Equity and Chief Global Strategist, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has outlined the 10 rules that need to be assessed over a time period of five years...

Focus should be on PE/VC exits to generate returns Developing stronger and sustainable business plans will help startups in receiving private equity/venture capital (PE/VC) funding, suggested a recent ASSOCHAM-Hammurabi & Solomon joint study. “After registering 26 per cent dip in...

Study warns of skill shortage in the sector Emerging technologies such as 5G, M2M and the evolution of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are expected to create employment avenues for almost 870,000 individuals by 2021, according to an industry study....

Divestment has been slower till date The Indian government is expected to raise Rs.465 billion through stake sales in public sector business of the Rs.725 billion target it has set in the current fiscal year, according to report by the...