Government to identify 100 districts to develop as export hubs: DGFT

“Our idea is to involve more youngsters at the district level (like collectors) so that they see the initiative to boost export as a core function, and not a peripheral function,” Sarangi said. The phase one of the plan will cover 75-100 districts, which could go up in the next leg.

India’s new foreign trade policy, explained in 5 charts

Unveiling the much-awaited Foreign Trade Policy, Commerce Ministry on Friday broke the tradition of a policy lasting for five years and will instead adopt a ‘long-term’ focus. There is no end date to the policy and will be updated as and when necessary, the ministry said.

CBDT signs 95 Advance Pricing Agreements in FY23

This includes 63 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 32 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). With this, the total number of APAs since inception of the APA programme has gone up to 516, comprising 420 UAPAs and 96 BAPAs. “The BAPAs were signed as a consequence of entering into Mutual Agreements with India’s treaty partners namely Finland, the UK, […]

Government exceeds FY23 RE target of combined disinvestment, dividend mop up

The revised estimates (RE) had pegged receipts from disinvestment and dividend at Rs 93,000 crore. In 2022-23, dividend receipts stood at Rs 58,988.34 crore and disinvestment receipts at Rs 35,293.52 crore. Together, the government has realised Rs 94,281.86 crore as disinvestment and dividend proceeds from CPSEs as on March 31, 2023.

Saurabh Mukherjea is gung-ho on 2 pharma stocks; adds Prudent Corporate. Here’s why

Founder of Marcellus Investment Managers, Saurabh Mukherjea, advises investors to identify businesses with unique skill sets and distinctive capabilities, and ones where the promoter is an honest person. He suggests investing in financial services platforms such as Prudent Corporate, as well as companies with high revenue growth, such as Divi’s Labs and Dr Lal PathLabs, […]

Global headwinds to deeply impact IT revenue growth in FY24, says Crisil

India’s IT service industry is expected to witness a plunge in revenue growth by up to 9 percentage points in FY24 due to prevailing global economic conditions, according to Crisil Ratings. The report forecasts that growth for the Rs 10 lakh crore sector will fall to between 10-12% compared to almost 20% estimated in FY23. […]