Category: Economy
DG can perform depositary functions: WTO tells India
New Delhi: The World Trade Organization (WTO) has told India that the absence of a clear limitation gives its director general (DG) discretion to carry…
‘Great achievements already made’: Swiss President Parmelin on India-EFTA trade pact’s first year
The India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) completed one year of implementation on October 1. Swiss President Guy Parmelin, who…
India launches anti-dumping probes into five Chinese products after domestic industry complaints
New Delhi: India has started investigations into an alleged dumping of as many as five products, including engineering and chemical sector goods, from China, following…
Sitharaman sees a ‘plateau’, but India-US trade deal may not be at a dead end yet: GTRI
India and the US could still conclude a limited interim trade agreement covering areas where negotiations have already been completed, even as the two sides…
GST Council likely to align export definition with forex earnings, clarify on overseas branch services
New Delhi: The GST Council on October 7 is likely to consider a proposal to make the definition of export aligned with commercial activities generating…
Niger or Nigeria? India probes soybean imports over suspected tax evasion, sources say
MUMBAI: Indian customs authorities are investigating a surge in soybean imports declared as originating in Niger, suspecting the cargoes came from Nigeria and were mislabelled…
India’s infrastructure challenge shifts from raising capital to making projects investable: Deloitte
New Delhi: India’s infrastructure challenge has shifted from raising capital to making projects investable, global accounting firm Deloitte said on Monday. In its report titled…
Indonesia’s mandatory halal rules may raise compliance burden for Indian exporters: GTRI
New Delhi: Indonesia’s mandatory halal-certification requirements, which would come into effect from this month, may raise the compliance burden for Indian exporters, think tank GTRI…
tax officers’ committees: GST shake-up: Council may rejig tax officers’ panels
New Delhi: Nine years after the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax, the GST Council is likely to consider recasting its tax officers’ committees,…
GST enforcement may shift from ‘arrest’ to ‘detect, recover and prosecute serious frauds’
New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) enforcement framework might soon see significant changes with tax officers likely to lose the power to arrest…