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Lending a helping hand: New support schemes for small exporters on cards

Scheme in works to help MSMEs access credit without collateral; aims to support 100,000 exporters

Govt says 339 foreign companies registered in India in last 5 years

The government on Tuesday said 339 foreign companies have been registered in the country in the last five years and the registration of such firms has been on the decline since 2020.

Chatroom: Surrender of erroneous drawback payment also attracts interest

TNC Rajagopalan answers SME queries related to GST, export and import matters

Govt fine-tunes internship scheme to enhance youth training with India Inc

The MCA will seek Cabinet approval for the full-fledged rollout of the scheme after incorporating lessons from the pilot phase

Domestic demand to boost growth post income tax cuts in Budget 2025: S&P

S&P said India's union Budget is in line with its expectation of gradual fiscal consolidation and that undergirds the positive outlook on India's sovereign ratings 'BBB-'

100% FDI in insurance sector to woo more foreign players: Moody's

Presenting Budget 2025-26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to raise the foreign investment limit to 100 per cent from 74 per cent in the insurance sector

GST Council to soon take decision on rates, number of slabs: FM Sitharaman

The GST Council will soon take a decision on having fewer and lower rates as the review work is almost complete, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.

Rupee ends at 87.067 against dollar, US-China trade tensions in focus

The rupee ended at 87.0675 against the US dollar, against a record closing low of 87.1850 in the previous session, when it also fell to an all-time low of 87.28

Budget 2025: Internship scheme gets massive fund infusion, to see changes

Based on inputs from the pilot project, government is likely to introduce some tweaks to the programme to make it more viable for applicants and industry, besides raising awareness about the scheme

India to assess benefits of OECD's global tax deal after US quits: Fin secy

Pandey, in a post-Budget interaction of Assocham, said the tax deal is a multilateral approach where the US is much integrally needed

US-China trade war to benefit Indian exporters in increasing shipments

They said the country was the fourth-largest gainer when the US imposed higher duties on Chinese goods during US President Donald Trump's first tenure

Manufacturing PMI rises to 6-month high in Jan on exports and new orders

'Employment PMI suggested robust job creation in the manufacturing industry, as the index increased to its highest level since the series was created'

EFTA investor delegation to visit Delhi to explore business ties: Goyal

EFTA representatives will be in the national capital with more than 100 investors

FM Sitharaman says no targets for rupee value, it is market-determined

The rupee has been falling in recent weeks, and on Monday touched an all-time low of 87.29 against the American currency

Govt not worried about rupee volatility: Finance and Revenue Secy Pandey

This statement comes after the rupee fell to a record low of 87.29 against the US dollar, depreciating by 67 paise in early trading

PM Modi's Trump strategy sees quick concessions to avoid trade war

India's latest accommodation came on Saturday, when government unveiled the first-ever overhaul to its tariff regime, which included sweeping cuts to duties on imports from textiles to motorcycles

India's pace of debt reduction remains gradual, says Fitch Ratings

The rating agency expressed confidence in India's ability to stick to its medium-term fiscal framework and keep debt firmly on a downward path

Swiss firms eye investments in Rajasthan's key sectors after summit boost

The summit, held in December last year, resulted in memoranda of understanding and letters of intent worth around Rs 35 trillion

Drafting uniform toll policy to ease travel on National Highways: Gadkari

The highways ministry had constructed 13,435.4 kilometres in 2020-21; 10,457.2 km in 2021-22; 10,331 km in 2022-23, and 12,349 km in 2023-24

Draft bill seeking 100% FDI in insurance to be sent to Cabinet soon: DFS

"Finance Minister has already given her approval and announced in the Budget. Now we will prepare a draft bill with the help of the law ministry," he said in an interaction with media here