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ASSOCHAM calls for greater attention to agri sector
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The ASSOCHAM on Sunday opined that agriculture sector needed the maximum of the government's attention and that it should be the top most priority in the upcoming Budget, as it has seen a major setback in Kharif production, leading to overall laggard growth o
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ASSOCHAM urges govt to reduce corporate tax
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): ASSOCHAM has suggested the government in the customary pre budget consultations with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to reduce the Corporate Tax to 25 percent in order to encourage large investment by domestic and foreign corporates in India.
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Healthcare sector may witness three-fold growth by 2022
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): India's healthcare market may see threefold rise as its size in value terms is likely to reach USD 372 billion by 2022 from USD 110 billion as of 2016, thereby clocking a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22 per cent, according to an ASSOCHAM-RNCOS joint
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ASSOCHAM urges equal GST rates for hydropower, wind, solar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM urged the Centre to fix Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates for hydropower at par with wind and solar so that value added cost and tax are commensurate for all renewable power projects.
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Cyber Resilience Summit addresses India's most pressing security c
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.30 (ANI-Businesswire India): On November 29, 2017, India's most important decision-makers congregated at The Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM)'s Cyber Resilience Summit held at Le Meridien, New Delhi. The august gathering included top professionals
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GST reshaping FMCG logistics into modern business, says study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Trade and industry may have faced teething troubles from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) but the entire business landscape of FMCG (fast moving consumer goods), retail and logistics is going to be transforming into modern and efficient model with introductio
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Looming inflation may hamper interest rate cuts
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Inflation is expected to remain a key concern both for the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI), thus reducing hopes of a cut in interest rates, the ASSOCHAM said.
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Research-based market plan for exports being prepared: Suresh Prab
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu stated that a business plan is being prepared based on scientific market research to promote goods and services globally.
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ASSOCHAM writes to Jaitley, RBI Governor over private equity inves
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): In a bid to resolve the vexed issue of 'assured return' on private equity investment, industry body ASSOCHAM wrote to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, urging a meeting between his officials and the global private equity funds so that investments worth several t
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Hiring to remain stagnant until beginning of next fiscal
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): The hiring outlook in the private sector is expected to stay muted till the beginning of fiscal 2018-19, an ASSOCHAM assessment, based on its feedback from members, indicated.
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Pollution likely to impact tourism in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov 11 (ANI): Delhi's ongoing tourism season which is yet to pick up completely, could be severely hit owing to the deadly smog in the capital city, according to an ASSOCHAM report.
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ASSOCHAM solicits relief for exporters under GST
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): In lieu of the 23rd meeting of the Goods and Services Council in Guwahati starting Thursday, the ASSOCHAM recommended examining the impact of the taxation scheme on exports in a bid to help exporters receive their tax refunds without any further delay.
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