The growth outlook for major industrialised economies is picking up, although big differences in momentum remain between countries, the OECD’s leading indicator for December showed on Monday. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Development an
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will soon give the green signal to the payment of 9.5 per cent interest rate on provident fund deposits during 2010-11, a senior government official said on Tuesday. “We can get ratification on 9.5 per cent for th
No suo-moto investigation is being carried out by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs into telecom companies involved in 2G Spectrum case within the Provisions of the Companies Act 1956. However, clarification and/or information are provided as and whe
The state-owned Indian Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), is offering an unique feature for investors in its current infrastructure bond offering that allows an applicant to choose apply for five bonds of the same series or five Bonds ac
Ahead of the budget session beginning next week, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will hold consultations with senior party leaders tomorrow at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. With Assembly elections scheduled in five states including West Benga
With consensus still eluding the proposed Goods and Services Tax regime, the Centre may call for another meeting with state finance ministers next month, before introducing the Constitutional Amendment Bill to pave the way for rolling out GST.
Telecom tribunal TDSAT has set aside a DoT directive that asked phone companies to submit their books for CAG audit, saying that it was arbitrary. The TDSAT bench, headed by its chairman Justice S B Sinha, set aside the directive on the grounds that
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (MCA), has on 8 February 2011 issued a Press Note No. 4/2011 of its intention to amend Schedule XIII of the Companies Act 1956 (the Act) relating to managerial remuneration. The amendment will be app
Securities and Exchange Board of India [SEBI] at their Board Meeting held on 7 February 2011 decided to recommend to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India [MCA] to suitably amend Clause 166 of the Companies Bill, 2009 [Companies Bill
Budget 2011 is on the anvil and in about a fortnight’s time, Finance Minister shall unveil his budget announcements for the year 2011-12. It is an unwritten reality that GST may not happen now but the forthcoming Budget should clearly state this an
