Fema / RBI - My routine visits to one of the biggest nationalized banks witnessed an interesting interaction between the bank’s Chief Manager and a messenger from a Gurugram court which involved a question to the bank whether it received money from one of the 63 accounts maintained by a defaulter builder with the said bank. It reminded me […]...
Read MoreFema / RBI - Article contains update on Amendment to Companies Act, 2013 and its Rules, Amendment to SEBI Law, NCLT Order, Highlights of Consumer Protection Bill, Labour laws, E-commerce guidelines for Consumer Protection ICSI – Recognition to Company Secretaries to act as Arbitrator under the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019, upda...
Read MoreFema / RBI - What is Interest equalisation Scheme (IES): There are many benefits given to exporters, specially MSME sector exporters. One of the scheme is interest equalisation scheme (IES) or also known as interest subvention. This scheme was introduced with effect from 1st April 2015. This is a rebate of interest provided on pre and post shipment...
Read MoreFema / RBI - Requirement and procedure for obtaining Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) code: RBI vide its notification RBI/2017-18/82 DBR No BP.BC.92/21.04.048/2017-18 has mandated to obtain LEI code for the corporate borrowers having aggregate fund-based and non-fund based exposure of Rs. 5 crore and above from any bank. Further vide circular RBI/2016-17...
Read MoreFema / RBI - India has always encouraged capital inflows as a part of the development policy. Deficient domestic capital and reduction in the current account compelled the government historically to go after foreign capital. Foreign capital is money obtained from foreign countries to make investment domestically. The major category is foreign investme...
Read MoreFema / RBI - The forex market is unique in several ways. A foreign currency is essentially a commodity outside its jurisdiction and therefore has attributes of an asset. But the exchange rate, the price of the foreign currency normalised to the home currency is an important macroeconomic variable that ought to be determined by economic fundamentals an...
Read MoreFema / RBI - Date : Apr 03, 2019 RBI releases Draft Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2019 under section 45 W of the RBI Act, 1934 The Reserve Bank of India today released Draft Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives (Reserve Bank) Directions 2019. Comments on the draft directions are invited from banks, market participants and oth...
Read MoreFema / RBI - Reserve Bank of India will take necessary steps, including issuance of a revised circular, as may be necessary, for expeditious and effective resolution of stressed assets....
Read MoreFema / RBI - Indian economy has witnessed an accelerated pace of domestic reforms in recent years. These reforms include, inter alia, the flexible inflation-targeting monetary policy framework, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and steps for enhancing foreign investments by liberalising the FDI regime and under...
Read MoreFema / RBI - This study estimates the duration of the investment cycle and examines the determinants of investment activity in India. Using the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) dating procedure, the study finds that the real investment rate in India followed a three-year cycle during the period from 1950-51 to 2017-18...
Read MoreDirectorate Of Enforcement Vs. Subhash Muljimal Gandhi (Delhi High Court) - Directorate of Enforcement Vs. Subhash Muljimal Gandhi ( Delhi HC)- that interest at the rate of 6% per annum under Rule 8 could have been awarded to the respondent on the seized Indian currency only. The learned Single Judge has however applying the said Rule also awarded interest on the seized fo...
Read MoreKetan V. Parekh Vs. Special Director, Directorate of Enforcement and another (Supreme Court of India) - Ketan V. Parekh Vs. Special Director, Directorate of Enforcement and another (Supreme Court)- Ketan Parikh, Kartik Parikh and M/s. Panther Fincap and Management Services Ltd, were imposed a penalty of Rs. 80 Crores, 12 Crores and 40 Crores respectively by the Special Director of Enforcement, Mumbai ...
Read MoreBinod Kumar Vs State of Jharkhand & Others (Supreme Court of India) - Binod Kumar Versus State of Jharkhand & Others- In the impugned judgment, it is mentioned that the basic allegation is amassing of illicit wealth by various former Ministers, including a former Chief Minister of the State. The money alleged to have been so earned is of unprecedented amounts. However...
Read MoreRadheshyam Kejriwal Vs. State of West Bengal & ANR. (Supreme Court of India) - Foreign exchange --Contravention of provisions of Act--Liable to prosecution as well as penalty by adjudicating officer--Proceeding before adjudicating officer for acts considered offence--Exoneration in adjudication proceedings--No case for criminal proceedings thereafter on same facts--Foreign Exc...
Read MoreP. Giribabu Vs. Dy. Director of Enforcement (Madras High Court) - The relief sought for by the petitioner seeking permission to be accompanied by an advocate of his choice when he appears before the Enforcement Directorate in pursuance of the summons issued under section 37 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and recording of statement in the presence of ...
Read MoreRBI/2019-20/111 DPSS (CO) RPPD No.1097/04.03.01/2019-20 - (06/12/2019) - It has been decided that the above facility shall be made available from December 16, 2019 with the first settlement taking place after 00:30 hours on December 16, 2019 (i.e. night of December 15, 2019)....
Read MorePress Release : 2019-2020/1350-1351 - (05/12/2019) - On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today (December 5, 2019) decided to: keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 5.15 per cent....
Read MorePress Release : 2019-2020/1356 - (05/12/2019) - Date : Dec 05, 2019 RBI releases “Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector” The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website, “Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector”. Major changes from the earlier...
Read MoreRBI/2019-20/107 FMRD.DIRD.21/14.03.038/2019-20 - (28/11/2019) - These Directions shall be called as the Repurchase Transactions (Repo) (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018 and shall supersede all other directions issued on the subject and covered by these regulations....
Read MoreRBI/2019-20/105 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.15/09.01.01/2019-20 - (26/11/2019) - Master Circular - Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)- DAY-NRLM is the flagship program of Govt. of India for promoting poverty reduction through building strong institutions of the poor, particularly women, and enabling these institutions to access a range of ...
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Press Release : 2019-2020/1356 - (05/12/2019) -
RBI/2019-20/107 FMRD.DIRD.21/14.03.038/2019-20 - (28/11/2019) -
RBI/2019-20/105 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.15/09.01.01/2019-20 - (26/11/2019) -
RBI/2019-20/102 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 09 - (22/11/2019) -
RBI/2019-20/103 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 10 - (22/11/2019) -
Press Release: 2019-2020/1230-RBI - (20/11/2019) -
Notification No. DOR. 047/CGM (MM)-2019 - (19/11/2019) -