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Asking India to liberalise its foreign investment policies, particularly in the financial services sector, the US today said further opening these areas can add about 1.5% to the country's economic growth. Full Article

2010 is now a past and we are now in 2011 hoping for a bright future, growth and sound financial stability. 2011 may not be all good and no bad but we need to manage our finances keeping in mind that India’s economic growth is almost a certainty but Full Article

An amendment in the Development Control Regulation 33 (9) pertaining to cluster redevelopment has given tenants of old, cessed buildings in the island city the right to select their own builder. However, the ultimate power to sanction such schemes still rests with the landlords as without their consent no redevelopment can take place. Full Article

The two largest exchanges in the country may not be extending their trading hours any time soon as brokers’ bodies are vehemently opposing the suggestion.A survey by the Bombay Stock Exchange Brokers Forum says that 79 per cent of the members of the forum areagainst the extension of trading hours on the exchanges. Full Article

The Member of Parliament and former owner of BPL Mobile, Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has written to the Prime Minister suggesting the Government should impose a windfall (Extra) tax on new mobile players if they sold their licences. Full Article

As Maharashtra braces up for polls and celebrates its golden jubilee year, it tabled a revenue-deficit budget for the year 2009-10 on 4th June 2009 that focuses on infrastructure development and social sector. The major highlights and changes proposed are noted below : Penalty for late returns under MVAT Act reduced to Rs.5,000/- from Rs.10,000/-. Exemption [...] Full Article

The government is mulling levy of small cess on natural gas to fund construction of national gas highway network even as it plans to extend LPG reach to rural areas and launch smart cards for kerosene. Petroleum minister Murli Deora discussed the idea of levy of $0.20 per million British thermal unit as cess on [...] Full Article

Notification No. G.S.R. 349(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 46 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and in consultation with the Reserve Bank, the Central Government, having considered it necessary in the public interest, hereby makes the following further [...] Full Article