Reforms In Retail

Japan’s crypto exchanges are pushing for a relaxation of curbs on margin trading, unbowed by last year’s global digital-asset market crash. Many people in the industry want permitted leverage for retail investors of four to 10 times whereas currently, customers can at most double exposure via borrowing.

Analysts now expect PM Modi will be emboldened to embark on more reforms including foreign investment in the retail sector.

Lauding the government's efforts for improving ease of doing business, leading single brand retailers such as IKEA India and Tommy Hilfiger on Thursday pressed for more reforms in labour and land policies to help operationalise their businesses.

Vowing to keep inflation under control, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he has tried to stay away from populism which the past regimes practised to get recognition while "emptying the exchequer".

The government's move to relax foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in sectors, including civil aviation, single-brand retail, defence and pharma, will help attract big investments and boost job creation, India Inc said on Monday.

Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in an interview to NDTV speaks on the recent reforms in Foreign Direct Investment, announced by the Modi government, which includes relaxation in single brand retail paving way from Apple and IKEA stores in the country. Here are the highlights of the interview:

Bullish on a series of reforms unveiled in the year passing-by, the government expects FDI inflows to rise by 40-45 per cent in the New Year while further steps could be on anvil to attract foreign capital.

Retail inflation in India cooled to a record low in July and annual growth in industrial production hit a four-month high in June, bringing cheer to investors fretting that a gridlock in Parliament is stalling reforms.

Key oil and gas sector reforms like diesel deregulation and a new gas pricing policy will have a positive impact on companies engaged in fuel retailing and gas production, Fitch Ratings has said in a report by Fitch Ratings.

Pitching for greater transparency in rule-making and other functions of regulators, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to work towards attracting more retail investors to the capital markets.

The growth in retail participation is even sharper, over 10 times, after removing those IPOs which got either withdrawn or were very large in size, shows an 'impact analysis' of policy measures implemented by Sebi in the primary market segment during 2012-13.

Unleashing the second wave of FDI reforms, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved relaxing the foreign investment norms in a number of sectors including telecom, insurance and petroleum refining.

Other figures showed industrial output in June rising slightly less than forecast compared with a year earlier, but retail sales increasing more than had been expected.

Expressing commitment to continue with reforms, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today indicated government will further liberalise Foreign Direct Investment or FDI regime in the coming months and push the land reforms measures.

Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce & Industry, speaks to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about reform process giving a positive signal to foreign investors. He also speaks about the Supreme Court's move to question government's FDI in multi-brand retail policy. Here is the edited tra...

Japan’s crypto exchanges are pushing for a relaxation of curbs on margin trading, unbowed by last year’s global digital-asset market crash. Many people in the industry want permitted leverage for retail investors of four to 10 times whereas currently, customers can at most double exposure via borrowing.

Analysts now expect PM Modi will be emboldened to embark on more reforms including foreign investment in the retail sector.

Lauding the government's efforts for improving ease of doing business, leading single brand retailers such as IKEA India and Tommy Hilfiger on Thursday pressed for more reforms in labour and land policies to help operationalise their businesses.

Vowing to keep inflation under control, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he has tried to stay away from populism which the past regimes practised to get recognition while "emptying the exchequer".

The government's move to relax foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in sectors, including civil aviation, single-brand retail, defence and pharma, will help attract big investments and boost job creation, India Inc said on Monday.

Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in an interview to NDTV speaks on the recent reforms in Foreign Direct Investment, announced by the Modi government, which includes relaxation in single brand retail paving way from Apple and IKEA stores in the country. Here are the highlights of the interview:

Bullish on a series of reforms unveiled in the year passing-by, the government expects FDI inflows to rise by 40-45 per cent in the New Year while further steps could be on anvil to attract foreign capital.

Retail inflation in India cooled to a record low in July and annual growth in industrial production hit a four-month high in June, bringing cheer to investors fretting that a gridlock in Parliament is stalling reforms.

Key oil and gas sector reforms like diesel deregulation and a new gas pricing policy will have a positive impact on companies engaged in fuel retailing and gas production, Fitch Ratings has said in a report by Fitch Ratings.

Pitching for greater transparency in rule-making and other functions of regulators, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to work towards attracting more retail investors to the capital markets.

The growth in retail participation is even sharper, over 10 times, after removing those IPOs which got either withdrawn or were very large in size, shows an 'impact analysis' of policy measures implemented by Sebi in the primary market segment during 2012-13.

Unleashing the second wave of FDI reforms, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved relaxing the foreign investment norms in a number of sectors including telecom, insurance and petroleum refining.

Other figures showed industrial output in June rising slightly less than forecast compared with a year earlier, but retail sales increasing more than had been expected.

Expressing commitment to continue with reforms, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today indicated government will further liberalise Foreign Direct Investment or FDI regime in the coming months and push the land reforms measures.

Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce & Industry, speaks to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about reform process giving a positive signal to foreign investors. He also speaks about the Supreme Court's move to question government's FDI in multi-brand retail policy. Here is the edited tra...