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PPP only way to develop infra as govt faces resource crunch: Assocham

Requires about $1 trillion in next five years

Nilekani panel's term extended to meet new GSTN deadline

Work on developing the IT platform is at full throttle, expected to improve interface among tax payers, tax administrators & banks

India says QE may increase commodity prices, US says no impact

US pointed out that prices may rise in dollars terms, but not in rupee terms if the Indian currency continued to appreciate

Cabinet note on 14th Finance Commision in 2 weeks

Y V Reddy is the front-runner for chairman position

FinMin plans ordinance to end insurers' woes on third party claims

Says will table the ordinance once the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill is passed by the Lok Sabha

Sept inflation quickens to 7.81%

Inflation mainly driven by higher fuel prices

FM needs a magic wand to roll out GST by April 2013

At the moment the biggest issue in GST rollout is lack of consensus not just between the Centre and the states but also among various states

Net direct tax collections rise 16% in April-Sept

This is just 40% of the Budget Estimate of Rs 5,70,257 cr

I'm happy with 26% FDI in pension, happier with 49%: Agarwal

Says more than FDI limit what matters to investors is an economically viable model

Cabinet note soon on next Finance Commission

To advise on the financial relations between Centre and states for the 2015-20 period

IIFCL's Singapore unit to tap Asia mkt

Cost of setting up a Singapore subsidiary will not much as just two or three people will be enough to run it, says IIFCL

Finmin tries to allay RBI fears on new bankc licences

The Reserve Bank of India is not in favour of giving out new licences without amending the law suitably

Parekh panel suggestions premature: S K Goel

Interview with Chairman, IIFCL

A viable business model is more important: Yogesh Agarwal

Interview with Chairman, PFRDA

IIFCL halves interest rates on foreign currency loans

Project developers can now get loans at Libor plus 200 bps, against the market rate of Libor plus 550 bps

IIFCL's Singapore unit to tap Asia mkt

Cost of setting up a Singapore subsidiary will not much as just two or three people will be enough to run it, says IIFCL

IIFCL halves interest rates on forex loans for machinery import

Norms relaxed for private companies to secure such loans

Attempts to collect tax from Hutchison may start another legal battle

Asking the seller, especially non-residents, to pay the tax on past deals when the law is not clear could lead to another legal battle

IIFCL mulls Singapore subsidiary to tap Asian market

The state-run lending institution currently has an overseas subsidiary in the UK for catering to the European market

About 13-15% use cars to cover walking distances: study

Figure much higher than US, Hong Kong, Egypt, Brazil