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Even in economically challenging times, a lot of equity capital today is chasing prime real estate assets, presenting a monumental market for refurbishing and repositioning. This is especially true because prime products in prime locations are so thin on the ground. In Mumbai, the iconic Express Tower is a good example of a real estate …
India, 04 March, 2013: Serco, the international service company, today announces the opening of a new business process outsourcing (BPO) delivery centre in Cape Town, South Africa. The new centre, located in the Cape Town Central Business District, is expected to accommodate over 500 new employees and serve a range of international and domestic customers …
Singapore and Hong Kong – 1 March, 2013 – Twelve Asia/Pacific financial institutions were conferred the prestigious Financial Insights Innovation Awards (FIIA) today. The FIIA award ceremony was held on the second day of Asian Financial Services (AFS) Congress 2013 at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore. These winners set the new benchmarks for industry best …
In its efforts to stimulate growth, the government has been trying to attract foreign investors and strengthen its capital markets.However, the measures included in the plan were widely regarded as falling far short of accomplishing these goals, according to Reuters. Here are some of the measures rolled out in the FY13-14 budget. “Uniform registration and …
Today business premises of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg were searched by the Federal Cartel Office. According to the search warrant the matter involves alleged anticompetitive agreements between market participants relating to specific steel supplies to the automotive industry in Germany. Antitrust violations are not tolerated in the Group. Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger, Chairman of the …
“Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has maintained the status quo from the tourism point of view. Double taxation still exists. We pay luxury tax + sales tax + service tax and the GOI tax is on an average 50% to 200% higher than the actual owners net profit, making tourism in India an expensive product. This …
Reaction from The Four Fountains Spa to the Union Budget 2013-14 Disappointed that there has been no reduction in Service Tax on spa services We would have liked to see Service Tax on spa services reduced from 12% to 6% in order to make spa therapies more affordable. High prices of spa services are a …
Kishor Pate, CMD – Amit Enterprises Housing Ltd: It was not an impressive budget, especially for real estate. While the additional income tax deduction of Rs.1 lakh for home loans up to Rs. 25 lakh taken by first-time home buyers is positive, the fact is that it will not benefit the growing middle-class who are …
Findings released by the scientists behind the study at a Dialogue Workshop organised by Centre for Science and Environment, Indian Council of Medical Research and US-based Health Effects Institute Annual premature deaths caused by particulate air pollution have increased by six times since the year 2000 With one fifth of global deaths, India shows the …
Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles accepted and unveiled a Task Group report to make India an International Trading hub for rough diamonds. The task group on diamonds was constituted by the Minister of Commerce, Industries and Textiles under the Chairmanship of Director General of Foreign Trade, Dr. Anup K. Pujari …