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Budget Spl - Need to address issues related to delayed payments and bounced  cheques for MSMEs: Power2SME

Budget Spl - Need to address issues…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) The MSME segment is in dire need of level playing field, with not only great policies and campaigns but also with proper implementation…

Budget Spl: Bihar MSMEs want Centre to fulfil its promise to provide Special Package to state

Budget Spl: Bihar MSMEs want Centre to…

Patna, Jan 25 (KNN) The Bihar MSMEs seem to be a little upset with the Centre for not fulfilling its promise made before Assembly Elections in the state…

No final decision taken on recommendations of Panel of CMs on Digital Payments:  Finance Ministry

No final decision taken on recommendations of…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) The Finance Ministry has clarified that no final decision has been taken on the recommendations of the Committee of Chief Ministers…

Pharma industry seeks more tax clarity & incentives for R&D purposes

Pharma industry seeks more tax clarity &…

Mumbai, Jan 25 (KNN) With less than a week left for the Union Budget to be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, industry has demanded more clarity…

CMs Committee on Digital Payments recommend tax on cash withdrawal of Rs 50k  and above

CMs Committee on Digital Payments recommend tax…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) If the recommendations of high-powered committee on digital payments are accepted, then withdrawal of Rs 50,000 cash and above might…

RBI likely to continue per week withdrawal limit for few more weeks

RBI likely to continue per week withdrawal…

Mumbai, Jan 25 (KNN) With the speculations that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) might continue with cash withdrawal limit of Rs 24,000 per week for another…

Corporate Tax Reduction, CapEx Cycle and skilled employees are the immediate needs of MSMEs: Economist (Watch Video)

Corporate Tax Reduction, CapEx Cycle and skilled…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) Reduction in Corporate Tax Rates in the upcoming Union Budget is one of the most prominent demands emerging for and from the MSME…

Rubber units expect increase in import duty up to 30%

Rubber units expect increase in import duty…

Kochi, Jan 25 (KNN) Rubber MSMEs have asked for increase in import duty on finished rubber goods from 10 per cent to 30 per cent in the wake of substantial…

MEA-Department of Posts to extend outreach of Passport Services through Post Offices

MEA-Department of Posts to extend outreach of…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) In order to extend passport services to the Indian citizens in the remote locations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and…

20 sectors being tapped in Global Exhibition on Services 2017: Sitharaman

20 sectors being tapped in Global Exhibition…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the services sector today is knowledge driven and alongwith technology…

Working in setting up a financial sector resolution corporation: RBI

Working in setting up a financial sector…

Mumbai, Jan 25 (KNN) According to N.S. Vishwanathan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), said the central bank is engaged in setting up a financial…

Anshu Sinha will be the new CEO of KVIC

Anshu Sinha will be the new CEO…

New Delhi, Jan 24 (KNN) The Khadi & Village Industries Commission will soon have a news CEO as the government has approved the name recommended by the…

Punjab Election: MSMEs not impressed with party manifestos

Punjab Election: MSMEs not impressed with party…

Chandigarh, Jan 24 (KNN) With the polling day for Assembly Elections approaching in Punjab, parties are introducing their manifestos to woo voters. KNN…

Budget Spl: Textile Association wants low interest rate to help MSMEs increase volume of exports

Budget Spl: Textile Association wants low interest…

Mumbai, Jan 24 (KNN) Textile Association (India) is expecting a lowest tax structure slab for the MSMEs in the sector in the upcoming Union Budget 2017.

Basic objective of creating small finance banks appears to be to legalise operations of MFIs: Expert

Basic objective of creating small finance banks…

New Delhi, Jan 24 (KNN) As two Small Finance Banks commence operations from January 23, experts say the basic objective of creating small finance banks…

Cabinet approves Interest waiver for Nov-Dec for farmers accessing short term crop loans from Cooperative Banks

Cabinet approves Interest waiver for Nov-Dec for…

New Delhi, Jan 24 (KNN) Government has given its ex-post facto approval for interest waiver for the two months of November and December, 2016 for farmers…

CBDT issues Guiding Principles for determination of Place of Effective Management (POEM) of a Company

CBDT issues Guiding Principles for determination of…

New Delhi, Jan 24 (KNN) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued Guiding Principles for determination of Place of Effective Management (POEM)…

Govt approves redevelopment Pragati Maidan at a total cost of Rs.2,254 crore

Govt approves redevelopment Pragati Maidan at a…

New Delhi, Jan 24 (KNN) Government has approved plan for redevelopment of Pragati Maidan by setting up of a world class Integrated Exhibition-cum-Convention…

Two Small Finance Banks start operations from Jan 23

Two Small Finance Banks start operations from…

Mumbai, Jan 24 (KNN) In a move that would help the micro enterprises get access to credit, two Small Finance Banks - Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited…

Union Budget: DICCI wants FM to allocate Rs 200 cr each for SC and ST entrepreneurs

Union Budget: DICCI wants FM to allocate…

Pune, Jan 24 (KNN) The Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DICCI) wants Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to allocate Rs 200 crores each for Schedules…