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Working to implement common KYC for financial transactions: FM Sitharaman

Says developed nations haven't done their bit on climate change

LIC taking steps to transform corporate governance: DIPAM Secretary

Some of these steps include improving LIC's 13th month and 25th persistency ratio, which is less than its peers

Ficci commits to adopt 100,000 patients under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

The scheme aims to bring together all community stakeholders to accelerate the country's progress towards TB elimination

FICCI-IBA survey: Banks say NPAs may rise in MSME sector in next 6 months

Retail trade, hospitality, aviation at high risk; long-term credit demand growing for infra, chemicals, food processing, and iron and steel sectors

Employers favour administrative labour reforms over legislative ones

Report reveals that just 20% of fixed-term employment contracts are renewed

India's FY23 growth forecast cut to 7%, RBI to stay hawkish: FICCI

The Indian economy is expected to expand 7% in fiscal 2022/23, slower than a previous estimate of 7.4% and the central bank's 7.2% projection, according to a survey by India's leading industry body.

Industry body voices concern over 5% GST on hospital room tariffs

Ficci bats for zero GST on health care in letter to FM; CAIT against tax tweaks on food items

Export duty hike: Ficci seeks 3 months to clear 'pending steel orders'

Three-month exemption will provide some relief to the players whose orders are in the pipeline, an industry executive said.

A merger wave in media

A mix of history, the pandemic and its cascading effects are among the reasons for this action

South cinema comes into its own in India, shatter box-office records

In the last six months, movies such as Pushpa, RRR and KGF2 have shattered box-office records; the trend is expected to stay as more big-ticket regional films await release

India's FY23 GDP growth estimated at 7.4%, RBI rate hike by year end: Ficci

RBI is likely to start a rate hike cycle in the second half of 2022, while a repo rate hike of 50-75 bps is expected by the end of the current fiscal.

Relationships India built at Dubai Expo will become business partnerships

The event was an opportunity to reach out to major economies, explore trade opportunities and help widen India's trade basket.

Advertising sector to touch Rs 1 trn revenue by 2024, says EY-FICCI report

The Indian advertising sector is expected to grow with a CAGR of 12 per cent and should reach Rs 1 lakh crore revenue by 2024, said a joint report by industry body Ficci and consultancy firm EY. The Indian Media and Entertainment sector revenue grew 16.4 per cent to Rs 1.61 lakh crore (USD 21.5 billion) in 2021, said the report titled Tuning into consumer - Indian M&E rebounds with a customer-centric approach'. "We expect the M&E sector to grow 17 per cent in 2022 to reach Rs 1.89 lakh crore (USD 25.2 billion) and recover its 2019 pre-pandemic levels, then grow at a CAGR of 11 per cent to reach Rs 2.32 lakh crore (USD 30.9 billion) by 2024," it said. Though television remained the largest segment, digital media cemented its position as a strong number two segment followed by a resurgent print, it added. "Digital media grew the most at Rs 6,800 crore and consequently, increased its contribution to the M&E sector from 16 per cent in 2019 to 19 per cent in 2021," it ...

Foreign capital in realty jumped 3-fold to $23.9 bn during 2017-21: Report

Total investments in Indian real estate stood at USD 49.4 billion during the 2012-2021 period, of which 64 per cent came from foreign investors

'SMEs and startups will benefit from India-UAE CEPA', says FICCI

The CEPA signed between India and UAE on Friday will lead to opening doors to new opportunities for trade and investments between two countries and benefit SMEs and startups, FICCI said on Saturday.

India's Q3 manufacturing outlook improves, cost of doing biz concern: FICCI

The outlook for India's manufacturing sector seems to have improved in the October-December 2021 quarter even as the cost of doing business remains a cause for concern, according to a FICCI survey.

Ficci suggests support measures for housing sector in Budget

Housing and construction sectors have forward and backward linkages and impact nearly 200 sectors, it said

FICCI President Sanjiv Mehta on the path to economic recovery

In an interview with Business Standard, FICCI President and HUL CMD Sanjiv Mehta says better capacity utilisation and capital spending is needed to achieve the desired macro-economic growth

TMS Ep72: Ed-tech, FICCI's Sanjiv Mehta, markets in 2021, loans

Govt advisory on ed-tech firms - a moment of reckoning? What is Sanjiv Mehta's take on economic recovery? What shaped the markets this year? What are the different types of loans? All answers here

Tepid private consumption holding back investments: Ficci president Mehta

India needs 'virtuous cycle' of demand prompting capital spending that will lead to job creation, he says in an interview.