HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh has lashed out at the government for it's policy flip flops. ...
08:39 AM, Apr 18, 2012
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday directed Muthoot Fincorp Ltd arm - Muthoot Estate Investments - not to accept any deposits from public in any manner. "The RBI has directed Muthoot Fincorp Ltd to stop allowing the use of its premises or branches or officials, in any manner by Muthoot Estate Investments for accepting deposits from public," the RBI said in a notification. Muthoot Fincorp Ltd, a...
09:53 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Bangalore: Tech-savvy Karnataka on Wednesday unveiled a special policy on animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) to attract investments and generate employment for thousands of educated youth in the sunrise sector. "Karnataka is the first state in the country to formulate a separate policy on AVGC with a view to making the state a preferred destination in the new sunrise sector," state Labour Minister B.N. Bacchegowda said while releasing...
03:24 PM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor on Friday came out strongly against the Supreme Court ruling ordering all 2G licenses to be scrapped saying that the order was a "very serious attack" on the firm's investments. "The Supreme Court ruling is a very serious attack on the firm's investments. Quitting the Indian market now is an option being considered," a statement by the company read. It added, "(The firm) may...
08:42 AM, Feb 03, 2012
Mumbai: Overseas investments by Indian companies stood at $ 797 million in January, with Tata Group, infrastructure major IL&FS and pharma major Lupin emerging as major investors. As many as 418 overseas investment transactions were carried out by various companies last month. However, outbound foreign direct investment (FDI) in the month of January was over 45 per cent less than the $ 1.46 billion figure during December 2011, according to...
07:57 PM, Feb 02, 2012
New Delhi: Although the economy is in a difficult situation, things have not come to such a pass that people should start eating lizards, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday. "The economy is in a difficult situation, but it does not mean that we should start eating lizards. Our basic fundamentals are still strong," he said in Lok Sabha in reply to a discussion on the second batch of...
09:44 PM, Dec 07, 2011
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet gave its nod for foreign funds in retail on Thursday, a move that the beleaguered UPA hopes will help salvage its image. It's also the government's first big policy initiative that sends a clear message to dissenting allies like TMC chief Mamata Banerjee as to who's calling the shots in the coalition. Sources say both the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Commerce Minister Anand Sharma...
07:12 AM, Nov 25, 2011
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared 50 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and 100 per cent FDI in single brand retail despite division within the UPA on the issue. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Left, UPA ally Trinamool Congress along with some Cabinet ministers Veerappa Moily and Mukul Wasnik have opposed it. While the BJP feels that FDI will lead to unemployment, the...
08:49 PM, Nov 24, 2011
New Delhi: India is considering opening fully its single-brand retail sector to foreign direct investments. The announcement was made on Monday by the Industry Secretary, R P Singh. The step is being seen as a possible boon to the government's reform programme, which has appeared on the backburner. India currently allows 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in single-brand retail and 100 per cent in wholesale operations. The government...
12:03 PM, Oct 03, 2011
Markets swing in volatile trade, Some recovery mid-session over talk of policy action by the US Fed. ...
11:56 PM, Aug 09, 2011
Mumabi: Overseas investments by Indian companies in July was $2.69 billion, with Tata Steel, Crompton Greaves and Glenmark, among the leader players committing investments abroad. The FDI outflows last month is almost half of $5.47 billion outflow in June. According to an RBI data released on Tuesday, as many as 289 overseas investment transactions were carried out by various companies last month, with Sanmar Group International leading the pack. It...
10:37 PM, Aug 02, 2011
New Delhi: Investing, much like contract bridge, is a loser's game which means that the best performers succeed by minimising their own errors and taking advantage of other people's mistakes. The behaviour of most investors today suggests that risk is not uppermost on their minds. Since future returns are driven by perceived risk, the equity market today is not priced for above average returns during the next 12 months. The...
11:18 AM, Jun 07, 2011
Kolkata: Inviting NRIs to make large-scale investments in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said her government was working to open a cell under the Finance Ministry, to be monitored by her, to cater to their investment proposals. "I request NRIs to join the present drive to develop West Bengal which has great investment potential and has largely remained untapped for the past 34 years of Left Front rule,"...
07:48 PM, May 28, 2011
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