The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has put to rest the debate over a proposal to ignore the food price spirals, while taking policy rate decisions. RBI Governor, Mr. Shaktikanta Das is very candid in saying that the monetary policy committee cannot ignore the persistently high food prices, since it impacts the consumer the most […]
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India’s net direct tax collection, with refunds adjusted, grew 22.5% to Rs 6.93 trillion between April 1 and August 11 of FY25. In the same period last year, tax collection was at Rs 5.65 trillion, according to the Income-Tax (I-T) Department’s latest data released on Monday. Of the tax mop-up, personal income-tax (PIT) outpaced corporation tax. […]
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a circular that on review, it was found that some of the arrangements existing between the card networks and card issuers are not conducive to providing choice to the customers. RBI has directed banks to provide eligible customers the option to choose from multiple card networks, while issuing […]
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Thanks to lower expenditure and record transfer from RBI. Lower expenditure because of Model Code of Conduct and record transfer from the Reserve Bank of India helped restricting fiscal deficit to low of around 8% of the Budget Estimate during April-June quarter of Fiscal Year 2024-25, data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) showed. The […]
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“Wilful defaulters or any entity with which a wilful defaulter is associated shall not be eligible for restructuring of credit facilities,” the RBI said The Reserve Bank of India has asked lenders to examine wilful defaulters in all Non-Performing Assets (NPA) accounts with an outstanding amount of Rs 25 lakh and above and said the […]
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Mutual funds are becoming the popular route for retail investors to participate in the capital markets with assets under management of the industry crossing ₹60 lakh crores. The Union Budget 2024-25 has changed capital gains taxes on financial assets. WHAT IS THE TAX REGIME FOR EQUITY-ORIENTED MF SCHEMES? As per income tax laws, any gain […]
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The wholesale price inflation surged to 16 months high in June as food and manufactured product prices shot up. Data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry showed inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index, rose an annual rate of 3.4% in June from 2.6% in May. Food inflation hit double digits at 10.9% […]
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A sliding yuan and extensive outflows of cash from the mainland into Hong Kong show China’s domestic investors are shelving expectations for any immediate recovery in their home markets and fleeing to the closest better-yielding assets. The yuan has dropped to seven-month lows, alongside a reversal in equity investment flows into China. Analysts said Hong […]
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Unincorporated enterprises in the manufacturing sector lost nearly 1.8 million establishments and shed 5.4 million jobs between July 2015-June 2016 and October 2022-September 2023, an analysis of the fact sheet on ‘Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE)’ and the comparable 73rd round survey in 2015-16 by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed. An estimated […]
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The insolvency regulator has proposed that the resolution plan submitted by an investor won’t extinguish the creditors’ right to proceed against loan guarantors to the stressed firm and enforce realization of guarantees governed through various agreements. The move, suggested in a discussion paper by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), will make it […]
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