Banks to report all related party forex derivative transactions: RBI

Mumbai: RBI has required banks to report all foreign exchange derivative deals involving the rupee undertaken in India and globally by their entire group, including overseas branches, subsidiaries, and parent entities. This brings into view offshore trades that were earlier largely invisible. This applies to both OTC deliverable and offshore non-deliverable contracts, meaning even speculative…

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Index for services, like IIP, in offing

New Delhi: After years of discussion, India’s official statistical machinery is set to compile an index of service production (ISP), which will complement the existing index of industrial production (IIP) and help improve the assessment of short-term performance of the economy.Besides, the index will be useful for augmenting the list of indicators used for compilation…

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Amazon to take Q-comm to 100 cities

Mumbai: Amazon is betting big on its quick commerce business, with plans afoot to take the instant delivery service to 100 cities from three locations now as it plays catch-up with rivals Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto, which together hold the bulk of the market share.The development comes a few days after the firm made…

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How India benefits from ‘once-in-a-generation’ trade deal with New Zealand – 0% tariffs, visas for professionals, $20 billion investment

India-New Zealand FTA: The India-New Zealand trade deal or Free Trade Agreement signed on Monday has been called a ‘once-in-a-generation’ trade pact. For one, it gives Indian exporters duty-free or zero duty access to all exports. The implementation of the trade deal is now contingent on New Zealand Parliament’s approval, and in the case of…

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From ’12/10′ summit to silent showdown: China’s subtle economic play against US

The last meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended on a positive note. Trump had rated the summit a “12 out of 10”, and White House said China would “effectively eliminate” rare earth export controls and stop retaliatory actions against American firms.However, recent developments suggest that Beijing has altered its…

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