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Insurance penetration in India likely to cross four pc this year, says ASS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Government's policy of insuring the uninsured has gradually pushed insurance penetration in the country and proliferation of insurance schemes are expected to catapult this key ratio beyond four percent mark by the end of this year, reveals the ASSOCHAM
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ASSOCHAM reaction: Wholesale Price Index for January 2017
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM on Tuesday said that the rise in WPI (Wholesale Price Index) numbers for January 2017 is against the industry's expectations of falling demand post-demonetisation.
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Govt. should increase cyber-security spending to match growing threat land
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): The government should sharply increase spending on cyber security to a level that matches the changing threat landscape, noted a paper jointly conducted by ASSOCHAM-PwC.
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Air India's balance sheet to be restructured & debt reduced: Jaya
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.9 (ANI): Air India's balance sheet has to be restructured and debt reduced as part of the transformation of the national carrier, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today.
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No decision taken on bank transaction tax; govt. examining recommendations
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): The government has not taken any decision with regard to the tax on bank transactions, though it has received a set of recommendations from the Committee of Chief Ministers, Economic Affairs secretary, Shaktikanta Das said at ASSOCHAM's 96th Annual Functi
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Two key labour reform bills to come up in Parliament, says Bandaru Dattatr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): As a part of Labour reforms, the government would introduce two important bills relating to wages and industrial relations in Parliament in March for simplification and rationalisation of the Labour Laws, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said at an ASSOCHAM
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ASSOCHAM seeks RBI nudge to banks for full transmission of interest cuts,
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): As the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India meets on February 7 and 8 for next bi-monthly credit policy, apex industry body ASSOCHAM has impressed upon the central bank and the Finance Ministry to ensure adequate transmission of cuts in the i
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ASSOCHAM seeks fine prints of electoral bond scheme
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has said that fine prints of the electoral bond scheme for donations to the political parties by businesses and wealthy individuals should aim at maximizing clean-up of the system and transparency in political funding.
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Honest tax-payers will still be burdened: ASSOCHAM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): ASSOCHAM General Secretary D. S. Rawat said that with all the hype about lenient taxation and investment policies, the budget was unable to live up to expectations.
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Remonetisation and easing taxation is crucial, says ASSOCHAM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): ASSOCHAM President Sunil Kanoria lauded the Economic Survey that was presented on Tuesday, hailing it to be a correct analysis of the impact of demonetisation on society.
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Revival of economy might take another three quarters, says ASSOCHAM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31, (ANI): D.S. Rawat, General Secretary, Assocham has complimented the Chief Economic Advisor for presenting a project which would economically establish the credibility of the government.
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Arun Jaitley faced with excessive hopes on 'Solve-All' Budget: A
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.28 (ANI): Meeting excessive expectations riding on the forthcoming Union Budget in the aftermath of demonetisation could be a challenging task for the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, a pre-Budget assessment by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (A
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