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Indian Fintech Market Is Expected To Reach $150 Billion By 2025, Says Pankaj Chaudhary

The minister of state for finance said India's fintech adoption rate is 87 per cent as against the global average of 64 per cent

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Infrastructure Gets a Big Boost, Expecting High Growth Trajectory

Funding of these projects involves heavy capital expenditure and long gestation period and finding resources for the same is a crucial and challenging issue

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Here's What Startups and MSMEs Expect

The government in various forums has communicated and demonstrated that MSMEs are the backbone of the Indian economy

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Enable the Creation Of a High-Trust, High-Performance Economy

The bridge between reality and ambition comprises three pillars: enabling consumption to drive demand, investment to create wealth and healthy financial habits to manage wealth

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Expectations From the Education Sector

The budget allocation for the education sectors should be increased by at least 9-10 per cent compared with the previous year

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[Budget 2020] Seed Funds, ESOP Tax Deferral By 5 Years Announced For Start-ups

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said start-ups "have emerged as engines of growth for our economy" and announced some key policies benefiting the community

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The New Taxation Laws Bring Respite for the Manufacturing Sector

The recently passed Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will help to promote foreign investment in India for firms looking to invest outside of the US and China following their trade war, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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Will Privatization of PSUs Turn Beneficial for the Modi Government

Indian government in a bid to execute a disinvestment plan is queuing up the sale of five public sector units including major business stakes

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All You Need to Know About Telecom Sector Woes in India

The Supreme Court's decision on adjusted gross revenue will lead to INR 92,000 crore blow for telecom companies.

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2 Ways Government's New Tax System Will Benefit Taxpayers

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to inaugurate the new tax initiative to begin by IT department and government of India which would bring ease in business and taxation process for public

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Why Cut in Corporate Tax Rate for New Manufacturing Units makes India Stand Out Among Asian Peers

FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced a cut in the corporate tax rate for manufacturing such units to 17 per cent which is likely to attract MNCs to establish units in India, especially when companies are looking beyond China given its trade war with the US

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Loan Melas Are Here, But Why Now?

FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday asked banks not to announce any stressed loan account for MSMEs as NPA till March 2020 and work on its debt modification

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6 Measures Taken by the Government to Revive the Economy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced huge capital inflows in the real estate and export sector in an attempt to mend an ailing economy

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How Govt. Will Uplift Infrastructure Sector And PSUs through Task Force

FM Finance ministry constitutes a task force to identify infrastructure projects worth 100 trillion

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What Effect Would GST Cut Rate Have On Auto Sector?

FM mentioned that proposal has been submitted to GST council for bringing down the tax rate higher from 28 percent