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DHC Becomes Member of Baker Tilly International; a Major Presence in India
January 28th, 2015
Baker Tilly International has strengthened its presence in India by adding Desai Haribhakti Consultants (DHC) to its network. Based in Mumbai, DHC is a multi-disciplinary firm with a wide geographic presence in a further ten locations, covering all the ...
India’s central bank cuts key interest rate by quarter point
January 15th, 2015
The Reserve Bank of India cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point in a surprise move that adds impetus to government efforts to revive Asia’s third-biggest economy. The decision to lower the rate to 7.75 ...
European Central Bank and Reserve Bank of India sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation
January 13th, 2015
Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), and Raghuram Rajan, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of central banking. The Memorandum of Understanding provides ...
Enforcement Directorate probes Rs.20,000 crore hawala link in India-Iran trade, UCO Bank under scanner
December 4th, 2014
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun an open enquiry under FEMA Act, in perhaps – one of the biggest hawala scam – against all those export-import (exim) companies that deals with Central Asian nations, specifically Iran and Azerbaijan. The ...
India: Government plans to cut stake in state lenders to raise $14.4 billion
November 28th, 2014
The government plans to raise about 891.2 billion rupees ($14.4 billion) by reducing its stakes in state-run banks to 52 percent, the junior finance minister said on Friday, sending shares of state lenders higher. The government holds stakes ranging ...
India Rebounding?
November 25th, 2014
India has a population of more than 1.2 billion, more than one-sixth of world population. A coupole of decades ago, economic growth started surging in India. For example, the share of the population that was essentially destitute, below the ...
Foreign Investment Key To India’s Energy Future
November 7th, 2014
For a country of the size and complexity of India, there can be no easy solution to a problem as fundamental as giving the whole country access to steady power. With coal contributing about 60% to Indian power generation, ...
DGCX launches to new pairs of Mini Indian Rupee Futures
October 30th, 2014
The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), which has commenced trading in November 2005 as the regions first commodity derivatives exchange and has become today, the leading derivatives exchange in the Middle East., announced the launch of two new pairs of ...
Gold Rebounds Boosted by India Holiday Sales
October 21st, 2014
Even after a two-week rally in bullion, domestic prices remain 7.4 percent lower than a year ago just as sales are set to climb for the festival and wedding season. India is the largest gold buyer after China. The ...
Switzerland Extends Olive Branch To India On Tax
October 20th, 2014
Swiss authorities have confirmed that, if asked, they will assist India in efforts to confirm the genuineness of bank documents and will swiftly provide information on requests relating to non-banking dossiers. The commitment was made in a joint statement ...
