As per extant Direct Investment (FDI) policy, as contained in ‘Circular 2 of 2011-Consolidated FDI Policy’, FDI, upto 100% is allowed under the automatic route, in ‘Construction development: Township, Housing Built-up infrastructure’, subject to compliance with the conditions of minimum area, minimum capitalization, lock-in period etc. These conditionalties are not applicable to FDI in Hotels & Tourism, Hospitals, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Education Sector, Old age Homes and investment by NRIs. This dispensation has been extended to the ‘Education Sector’ and ‘Old age Homes’ effective from 01.01.2011.
F.No. 528/133/2011-STO (TU) he Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008 Rules prescribe the manner in which the specified health warning shall be displayed on the tobacco product packs covering all types of tobacco products produced, supplied, imported and distributed in India. The Rules came into effect from 31st May, 2009.
The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said though second quarter (Q2) estimates of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are low by our recent growth experience yet considering the current global context and the slowdown in the domestic industrial sector, the growth performance is not all that disappointing. Earlier the Central Statistical Organisation(CSO) has released the second quarter (Q2) estimates of the Gross Domestic Product. The GDP growth in Q2 2011-12 at factor cost and at 2004-05 prices is estimated at 6.9 per cent. With that the first half (H1) growth for 2011-12 amounts to 7.3 per cent in real terms.
Please refer to the guidelines on Credit Default Swaps on corporate bonds issued vide Circular IDMD.PCD.No. 5053 / 14.03.04 / 2010-11 dated May 23, 2011. As indicated in paragraph 3.5 of the circular, market participants will have to follow the capital adequacy guidelines for CDS issued by their respective regulators. Accordingly, guidelines on capital adequacy and exposure norms to standalone Primary Dealers (PDs) undertaking CDS transactions are enclosed as Annex.
he Reserve Bank of India today released a working paper – 19th in the series – titled ‘QE-II and FII inflows into India – Is there a connection?’ Working Paper series of the Reserve Bank of India was introduced in April this year to provide a platform to the Reserve Bank Staff for presenting their research studies as well as to receive feedback from informed researchers. Papers published under ‘Working Papers’ Series are quick analytical research papers on issues and challenges of contemporary relevance to the Reserve Bank. Unlike Occasional Papers, another research publication of the Reserve Bank which are published with specific periodicity, the Working Papers are published, as and when ready and only in digitised form. Views presented in Working Papers are the views of the author and do not represent the views of the Reserve Bank of India. The recent Global Financial Crisis (GFC) caused decline in output in many countries around the world. In response to the GFC, expansionary fiscal and accommodative monetary policies were followed. Faced with near zero interest rates, a few developed economies undertook large scale purchase of government securities to support the economy. Between November 2008 and March 2010, the US Fed purchased a large amount of assets to prop-up the US economy.
A reference is invited to our circular IDMD.PCD.No. 5053 /14.03.04/2010-11 dated May 23, 2011 enclosing the Guidelines on Credit Default Swaps (CDS) for Corporate Bonds wherein it was indicated that Market-makers shall report their CDS trades with both users and other market-makers on the reporting platform of CDS trade repository within 30 minutes from the deal time. 2. It is advised that all market makers shall report their CDS trades in corporate bonds within 30 minutes of the trade to the Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL) trade repository CCIL Online Reporting Engine (CORE) beginning December 1, 2011.
RBI/2011-12/285 Please refer to guidelines on single name Credit Default Swaps on corporate bonds issued vide Circular No. IDMD.PCD.No.5053/14.03.04/2010-11 dated May 23, 2011. As indicated in the paragraph 3.5 of the circular, market participants will have to follow the capital adequacy guidelines for CDS issued by their respective regulators. Accordingly, guidelines on capital adequacy, exposure norms and provisioning to banks undertaking CDS transactions are enclosed as Annex.
In view of the timelines attached to the implementation of EBT for routing MGNREGA wages and social security benefits including proposed cash transfers in respect of subsidies on Kerosene, LPG and Fertilisers, you are requested to ensure opening of Aadhaar Enabled Bank Accounts (AEBA) of all the beneficiaries including those residing in villages with less than 2000 population.
Notification No. 85 / 2011 – Customs (N. T.), The Principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide Notification No. 36/2001 – Customs (N.T.), dated, the 3rd August, 2001 (S. O. 748 (E), dated, the 3rd August, 2001) and was last amended vide Notification No. 78/2011-Customs (N.T.), dated, the 15th November, 2011 (S. O. 2579 (E) dated 15th November, 2011).
Notification No. 105 /2011 – Customs -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 118(E) dated the 1st March, 2002, namely :-
