Investment

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...

Compulsory private and innovative financing for Metros. Delhi metro in operation. The Union Cabinet has approved on 16 August 2017 a new Metro Rail Policy for private investments and to enable realization of growing metro rail aspirations of a large...

Proceeds to part finance expansion of yard projects. Cochin Shipyard's dock. Cochin Shipyard has raised Rs1,442 crores from the Initial Public Offer (IPO) which has been a combination of fresh issue and offer for sale in the ratio of 2:1....

GEF Trust Fund to help strengthen institutional capacity. India has signed a Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant Agreement with the World Bank for US$24.64 million for “Ecosystems Service Improvement Project”. The agreement was signed in New Delhi on 16 August...