Digvijay Laxmansinh Gaekwad, a Florida-based investor, is required to appoint a merchant banker to comply with Sebi's takeover rules before making an acquisition offer for Religare Enterprises. Gaekwad has offered Rs 275 per share, a 17% premium over the Burmans' Rs 235 offer. Approval from RBI is required for him to open an escrow account.
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GQG Partners LLC and Fidelity Investments, among other major investors, have bought shares in Bharti Airtel. Indian Continental Investment sold over 0.8% stake, raising approximately $976 million. Bharti Telecom acquired nearly a quarter of the shares. The sale aims to fund founder Sunil Bharti Mittal's international ventures, including investments in Africa and the UK satellite company OneWeb.
Small businesses in India's manufacturing, trade, and services sectors employed over 12 crore workers between October 2023 and September 2024, adding more than one crore employees since 2022-23, according to the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises. The number of establishments grew by 12.8%, with significant contributions from the services sector. Female-owned enterprises and internet usage also saw notable increases.
Four Kirloskar companies plan to legally challenge Sebi's directive to disclose a family settlement deed from 2009. They assert the deed does not impact them, while a legal dispute among Kirloskar siblings over the deed continues. Sebi deems disclosure necessary under listing regulations.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman refuted concerns of any GST rate increase, emphasizing that the GST rates have been reduced since its introduction, with the average rate dropping to 11.3% from 15.8%. She credited the GST Council for their thorough work in simplifying the tax system.
The finance ministry is preparing for Union budget 2025 with potential reforms in healthcare, insurance, and taxation. A State Bank of India report recommends increasing healthcare spending to 5% of GDP, exempting GST and taxes on insurance premiums, and rationalizing GST on medical devices.
New Income Tax Bill 2025: The language used in the Bill at many places is extremely lucid and is reader friendly as it has tables and formulas as against the traditional verbose style.
Wall Street and global markets plummeted after President Trump's announcement of new global tariffs, intensifying trade war fears. The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq futures saw significant drops, while oil prices and the US dollar also fell. Economists warn that these tariffs could slow growth, increase inflation, and heighten economic uncertainty worldwide.
India's manufacturing sector saw its slowest growth in December 2024, with the PMI at 56.4 due to softer increases in factory orders and production. Despite this, buying levels and employment continued to expand. Manufacturers remained optimistic about 2025, although concerns about inflation and competitive pressures tempered their outlook.
President-elect Donald Trump's newly debuted digital token, trading under the “Trump†ticker on the Solana blockchain, surged to a $15 billion market value over the weekend, causing major speculative activity within the cryptocurrency market. However, its value decreased to below $10 billion following the launch of a similar token by his wife, Melania.