SMEs

The SME Implementation Group (SMEIG) has today published five draft Questions & Answers (Q&As) on the IFRS for SMEs. These draft Q&As are open for comment until 30 November 2011 and cover the following topics: Application of the IFRS for SMEs for financial periods ending before the IFRS for SMEs was issued Full Article

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has finalized and specified the Model Equity Listing Agreement for execution between the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) issuer and the Stock Exchange. Full Article

Mandatory doubling of the limit for collateral free loans to micro and small enterprises (MSEs) sector to Rs.10 lakh from the present Rs. 5 lakh, increase in the extent of guarantee cover, absorption of guarantee fees for the collateral free loans by CGTMSE subject to certain conditions, lower guarantee fees for women entrepreneurs and enterprises in the North-East, simplification of procedure for filing claims with CGTMSE and increasing awareness about the scheme are so.. Full Article

SMEs, which depend on expensive loans and stocks and raise money from the public. As part of its efforts to encourage SMEs to go public, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday exempted them from the usual eligibility norms applicable for initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on public offerings. These norms include a minimum pre-issue networth and profit-making track record. Full Article

The UPA is back at a time faced with economic slowdown and hence, an immediate agenda of economic revival. The Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) is one of the high growth sector with over 40% contribution to the industrial production. Given the high potential of SMEs to develop entrepreneurial skills, generate employment as well as [...] Full Article

Small and medium-sized firms that undertake the bulk of actual manufacturing for large companies may now have to forgo a part of their revenues upfront as tax deducted at source under new rules being considered by the government to widen the tax net and make revenue collections more efficient. The government is proposing changes to [...] Full Article

Government has focussed its attention on countering the impact of the global recession on India's economic growth. On the monetary side, the RBI has sought to pump sufficient liquidity into the banking system to enable bank credit to meet the expanded requirements of the economy keeping in mind the contraction in credit from non-bank sources. Banks have been provided adequate liquidity through a series of reductions in the CRR and additional flexibility in meeting the SL.. Full Article

The government and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) would soon put up a framework for delisting of securities. A more simplified procedure for delisting of small companies would also be put in place, according to official sources. Full Article