The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to certain amendments to the IMF`s Articles of Agreement on Reform of the Executive Board of the IMF. The amendments are part of a package of reforms on quotas and governance in the IMF. Along with the recent quota reforms in IMF (i.e., Fourteenth General Review of Quotas), these amendments represent a major overhaul of the Fund`s quotas and governance, and help in strengthening the Fund`s legitimacy and effectiveness .
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has been appointed as the external auditor of two major UN organizations – the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva. Both these organizations have traditionally been the stronghold of the developed world and it is for the first time that a Supreme Audit Institution from outside Europe has been appointed to these prestigious positions. These appointments were made in the face of competition from other developed countries like United Kingdom, Spain and Norway.
Revising its norms for foreign institutional investors (FII) in the infrastructure debt bonds, the capital market regulator Sebi today lowered the minimum bidding and allocation amounts for such investors. As per the revised guidelines, no single FII shall be allocated more than Rs 2,000 crore of the investment limit against the existing Rs 10,000 crore. The market regulator has also reduced the minimum bid size to Rs 50 crore from the existing Rs 250 crore, a SEBI circular said.
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ACIT Vs. Punjab State Coop & Marketing (ITAT Chandigarh)- The assessee has placed on record the details of investment along with the amount of investment in shares in five companies made by the assessee. On perusal of the said details reveal that majority of the investments were made prior to 1994 and on the said investments
DI into construction development activities in the education sector and in respect of old-age homes has been exempted from the conditionalities imposed on FDI in the construction development sector in general i.e. minimum area and built-up area requirement; minimum capitalization requirement; and lock-in period. These conditionalities perhaps posed a constraint to FDI coming into these areas since educational institutions like schools, colleges, universities etc. as well as old-age homes have their own special requirements which do not necessarily fit these conditionalities
CIRCULAR NO. IMD/FIIC/18/2011, DATED 30-9-2011 USD 5 billion is earmarked for FII investments in those bonds that have an initial maturity of 5 years or more at the time of issue and a residual maturity of 1 year at the time of first purchase by an FII. These investments are subject to a lock-in period of 1 year wherein FIIs can trade amongst themselves but cannot sell to domestic investors during lock in period.
On review of the promoters hooding in demat form it has been observed that there has been improved compliance to the above circular and the companies/promoters have started the process of converting their physical holdings in dematerialized form. At the same time representations have been received from large number of companies as well as various industry bodies regarding practical difficulties being faced in dematerializing promoters holding and seeking exemptions/extension in complying with the provisions.
As you are aware, the interest on loans and advances granted by the Reserve Bank to State Co-operative Banks under Section 17 (4) (a) of the RBI Act, 1934 for the purpose of general banking business such as clearing adjustments, liquidity etc. is provided at Bank Rate in terms of our circular RPCD No. NB. BC.93/03.03.02/98-99 dated April 20, 1999.
