Budget 2020

Finance

03 February, 2020

Budget 2020: How it affects PE/VC funds, other dealmakers and investors

Private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) funds play a pivotal role in defining India’s economic growth by providing risk capital ......

Finance

03 February, 2020

Budget 2020 unlikely to revive growth, say economists

India’s new budget is unlikely to drag Asia’s third- biggest economy out of its worst slowdown in more than a ......

Finance

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Offshore fund managers get greater investment flexibility

The Budget has relaxed investment norms for fund managers or general partners (GPs) ploughing their own money into offshore funds ......

TMT

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Import tax hike may hurt IKEA, other foreign firms

India on Saturday raised taxes on imports of goods such as electronic items, toys and furniture, aiming to give impetus ......

Infrastructure

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Little to cheer for India Inc as infra and auto get cold shoulder

Corporate India has been looking forward to this year’s Budget perhaps more than any other segment of this country at ......

TMT

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Startups get a tax carrot, e-commerce firms get a TDS stick

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed tax reliefs and a slew of feel-good initiatives for startups, including the launch of a ......

Finance

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: No recapitalisation for state-run banks, but some sops for small businesses

The Budget proposed the sale of the government's balance holding in IDBI Bank but didn't announce any recapitalisation of public ......

Opinion

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Govt leaves heavy lifting in education sector to private players

The Economic Survey 2019-20 focused on wealth creation. But wealth creation depends on job opportunities and household savings. This requires ......

Consumer

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Govt hitting on rural cylinders to jolt countryside, consumption

The Budget fired on two cylinders for the countryside, proposing billions of dollars for farms and a water scheme in ......

Finance

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Growth, fiscal deficit targets tough to meet, says Moody's

India’s nominal growth projection and fiscal deficit target for 2020-21 will be challenging to achieve, a Moody’s analyst said on ......