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Best of BS Opinion: A Brexit nervous breakdown, PM's Diwali gift, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Dovetail 'cost of business' with 'ease of doing business': Tata Steel CEO

He said that will give a fresh impetus to the manufacturing sector and make it more competitive

Ease of doing business for NRIs

There seems to be a fundamental flaw in the way some of the income tax provisions are administered that hurts non-resident Indians' (NRI) real estate investments in India

India Inc wants Centre to take more steps on ease of doing business

Industry representatives asked officials to "create more freedom for industry to perform"

Best of BS Opinion: Does IBC work for financial companies?

From the manner in which dormant sub-nationalism is coming to the surface to all that could possibly go wrong if the resolution of financial service providers happens under the IBC, here's a selection

You can shop till wee hours in Karnataka soon: All you should know

Retailers are more bullish about the ease of doing business and increase in sales as the government has permitted shops and commercial establishments to be open on a 24x7 basis

India will soon break into top 50 in ease of doing business: DPIIT Secy

India jumped 14 places to the 63rd position in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking released in October

Losing the edge in tech competitiveness

Improved ranking in Ease of Doing Business is welcome, but it doesn't improve ability to compete externally. It helps investors in India but doesn't help talent to become better in a competitive world

The problem with investment scores

The various reports on investment climate of states do not match the ground reality

12 hours to 12 minutes: Customs clearance to take the swift route

The move will result in significant savings in cost and time and help further improve India's ranking in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index

One-fifth of British companies say they find doing business in India tough

: Over a fifth of British companies feel conditions surrounding ease of doing business with India have not improved, a survey by the UK India Business Council has said. A majority 56 percent of those surveyed by the body, however, disagreed and feel it is easier to do business with India, an official statement said. Number of those who blame corruption as a barrier to business has reduced to 17.5 percent in 2019, down from 50 percent in 2014, it said. The survey findings said 'legal and regulatory impediments' are the biggest barrier to do business with India, with 59 per cent of them flagging it. ************************ Piramal Foundation partners with Bill Gates Foundation The Piramal Foundation announced a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for setting up a tribal health collaborative. This multi-stakeholder collaborative will focus on improving health and nutrition outcomes in high-burden and tribal districts, including the aspirational ...

Best of BS Opinion: India's policy, politics, air pollution and more

Since the growth has slowed, it is likely that Indian consumers, especially in rural areas, may have had no choice but to cut consumption further

Ease of doing what?

Difficult process to obtain Indian visa has meant we have handicapped our ability to capture the more than 10 per cent of global GDP and 27 per cent of global services exports

56% UK companies upbeat about doing business in India: UKIBC Report

When the UKIBC published its first Doing Business in India report in 2014, over 50 per cent of respondents cited corruption as a top barrier to operating in India

Policy instability reigns

Investors will see government action as primary risk

Letter to BS: Delhi airport's 'blink green' making trade more competitive

Our hopes to join the top 50 club in terms of ease of doing business should get a leg up with all this

Delhi 'blinks green' as the fastest air cargo hub among India's metros

The colour-coded Customs dashboard is meant to help India break into top 50 ease of business club

Ease of doing business, not sops, to draw investors: PM Modi at global meet

Modi said the states earlier used to perform charity and provide many incentives to attract investment. One state would waive tax, another would provide free power.

Ease of doing business: Four key parameters on which India needs to improve

The country is still ranked below 100 in starting a business, registering property, enforcing contracts and paying taxes

Economy may be struggling but Narendra Modi's right turn project is not

India's global reach hinges on its ability to drive the global economy over the next decade