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FTP 2023 pragmatic, will pump country's share in global trade: India Inc

India's new foreign trade policy is pragmatic and positive, and has set a stage for exporters to increase the country's share in global trade, industry bodies and experts said. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal unveiled a 'dynamic and responsive' Foreign Trade Policy 2023 on Friday with the objective of raising the country's outward shipments to USD 2 trillion by 2030, pushing the rupee trade and incentivising e-commerce exports. Director General of industry chamber CII Chandrajit Banerjee said with many innovative measures, the new FTP will go a long way to help India achieve USD 2 trillion in exports of goods and services and is in line with the many policy announcements to promote exports in the recent past. "At a time when the world is looking for resilient global value chains, FTP 2023 will facilitate the regulatory environment, foster globally competitive firms and make exports more inclusive," he said. Commenting on the policy, Assocham Secretary General Deepak Soo

BS Annual Awards: A high-powered jury selects India Inc's best seven

Seven leading decision-makers met virtually to pick the outstanding achievers in seven categories

India Inc faces new challenges to maintain growth momentum in FY23

The interest burden on India's public finances will be even bigger if the RBI hikes rates further to tame inflation

From debt to equity: Why are India's 'national champions' changing tack?

Among reasons for the shift could be higher cost of servicing debt, bond holders' risk awareness making roll-over option expensive at the time of repayment, and reputation issues, writes T N Ninan

PM asks India Inc to step up investment, take advantage of opportunities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged India Inc to increase investment and take advantage of the opportunities unveiled in the Budget 2023-24. Addressing the 10th webinar on Budget, Modi said the government has increased outlay on capital expenditure to Rs 10 lakh crore, the highest ever. In this backdrop, he said, "I would also call upon the private sector of the country to increase their investment just like the government so that the country gets maximum benefit from it." The prime minister further said as opposed to the past, the tax burden has come down significantly in India due to GST, reduction in income tax and corporate tax. This, he said, has resulted in better tax collection. In 2013-14 gross tax revenue was about Rs 11 lakh crore which rose to Rs 33 lakh crore in 2023-24, an increase of 200 per cent. The number of individual tax returns increased from 3.5 crore to 6.5 crore from 2013-14 to 2020-21. "Paying tax is such a duty, which is directly related to natio

Top headlines: India Inc commits Rs 11.87 trn to AP, RBI fines Amazon Pay

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Private consumption likely to take a hit on India's IT sector squeeze

In all, listed IT companies accounted for 47 per cent of incremental growth in India Inc's salary and wages bill in the last 12 months

India Inc must step up: EAM S Jaishankar on China trade imbalance

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the responsibility for the trade imbalance with China rests squarely on businesses as well, blaming Indian corporates for not developing the right sourcing arrangements. Speaking at the Asia Economic Dialogue here, Jaishankar said the government is doing its bit by bringing in policies like the thrust on Atmanirbhar Bharat and made it clear that the "massive external exposure" puts national security at threat. Terming the challenge posed by the trade imbalance with China as very serious and formidable, the career bureaucrat turned politician said the responsibility here is not just of the government, but it is an equal responsibility of businesses as well. "Indian corporates have not developed the kind of backwards (integration), vendor supplies, components and parts, ingredients and intermediates that should be supporting us," he said. With lots of people, including former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, asking India to focus on

Half of Indian firms may offer double-digit salary hikes in 2023

Of the 1,400 companies surveyed across 40 industries, 46% of organisations are expected to give double-digit salary increases in 2023

RHI Magnesita investing Rs 3,600-cr in India to expand capacity: CEO Borgas

Vienna-based RHI Magnesita is investing Rs 3,600 crore in the Indian market over the next two-three years to increase its production capacity and modernise plants, its global CEO Stefan Borgas said. The company has utilised a portion of the Rs 3,600-crore capital expenditure to acquire two refractory assets in India, Borgas told PTI here. "We have earmarked a Rs 3,600 crore investment in India. This would go towards organic and inorganic capacity expansion and modernisation of the Indian manufacturing facilities," the CEO said, adding that the capital infusion will be through its subsidiary RHI Magnesita India Ltd. RHI Magnesita India is a manufacturer and supplier of refractory products, systems, and solutions for industries such as steel, cement, non-ferrous metals, and glass. The company recently completed the acquisition of Dalmia OCL and the refractory business of Hi-Tech Chemicals for Rs 1,708 crore and Rs 621 crore, respectively. The refractory building capacity of the comp

Non-BFSI companies' net profits shrink sharply for second quarter

Banks account for most of incremental growth in India Inc earnings

Psychological safety ​key performance indicator, crucial for India Inc

According to a new report, 34% of the surveyed employees feared burnout, 25% feared failure at psychologically unsafe workplaces

Top headlines: Adani in crisis, India Inc to gain from Rs 10 trn infra push

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Budget 2023-24: India Inc to gain from Rs 10-trillion infra push

CEOs expect big orders from govt as private capex picks up in tandem

India Inc's capex juggernaut on the roll, says Economic Survey 2023

Private capex at Rs 3.3 trillion recovers in first half FY 2023 vs Rs 2.6 trillion in first half of 2022

Corporate India's new mantra for employees on leave: Do Not Disturb

Plan your own leave, unlimited paid vacation days, and multiple leave options are India Inc's attempt at respecting time off

Tata Motors one of many as India Inc turns averse to ADRs and GDRs

Tata Motors joins growing list of domestic firms to delist ADR programme

Large companies must take responsibility to handhold MSMEs: Piyush Goyal

Goyal was speaking at the fourth Plenary Session of the B20 India Inception Meeting on Building Resilient Global Value Chains in Gandhinagar

CMAI inks pact with AREAS for exchange of knowledge on policy, innovation

The MoU aims to work towards a common goal of strengthening the country's journey towards becoming a carbon-neutral economy and aid in the development of the Indian carbon market

TMS Ep349: India Inc yearly outlook, UPI, power stocks, trans-shipment hub

What's behind Indian CEOs' cautious outlook? Will UPI disrupt the billion-dollar remittances market? Will cold wave keep power stocks warm this winter? Why is a trans-shipment hub? All answers here