NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the government is keeping a ‘good watch’ on exchange rates, stressing that besides rupee several other currencies have depreciated against the US dollar.“The rupee slide is largely against the dollar, not against any other currencies. That’s also because of the way globally, the dollar has strengthened,”…
MUNICH: German automotive group Volkswagen is looking at India as a potential market for its affordable small electric cars and is working with partners on how to best introduce them in the market, its CEO Oliver Blume said on Sunday. “India is a fantastic market, now the third biggest in the world. We see potential…
NEW DELHI: Fearing challenges to working capital and potential losses, car dealers are knocking multiple doors for adjustment of the Rs 2,500 crore GST cess paid by them to govt and have written to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, auto companies and banks to help them tide over the issue. The dealers – who are saddled…
MUMBAI: Amid a growing local IPO market which has allowed space to startups with investors betting on India’s tech companies, a new segment is quietly finding its feet in the primary markets-co-working spaces. After Awfis, the first from the sector made a strong debut on the bourses last year, Smartworks and IndiQube Spaces followed. And…
MUMBAI: E-commerce majors Amazon and Flipkart have begun updating their internal systems to ensure that scores of sellers registered with their platforms are able to pass on the benefits from GST rate reductions to their customers from Sept 22, the day the new tax slabs take effect. “To ensure seamless compliance, we are proactively updating…
Urban households in India are set to embrace e-commerce like never before this festive season, with a new LocalCircles report predicting a sharp rise in online shopping. The findings suggest that recent GST rate changes have helped boost consumer confidence just ahead of the spending rush.The study, ‘How Urban Indian Households Will Spend During Festive…
Eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance announced plans to raise oil production again, in a move analysts view as an effort to secure a larger share of the global crude market.The “Voluntary Eight” (V8) – Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, on Sunday said that they would increase…
India and Israel are set to sign a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) during the visit of Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich later this week, in what is being seen as a step towards laying the groundwork for a free trade agreement (FTA), according to sources.Smotrich will be in India from 8 to 10 September on…
GST levy and hike in platform fees is set to make food delivery more expensive in the coming days. Zomato, Swiggy and magicpin have recently raised their platform fees, just ahead of the festive season.Add to that: the cost of ordering food online is likely to rise further after the 18% GST on delivery charges,…
India’s diaspora also plays a major role in the economy. (AI image) India’s diaspora population has expanded to 3.43 crore, making it the largest in the world, according to a government reply in Lok Sabha quoted in an ET report. It is evenly split between Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), each…
