International Financial Services Centre

Federal Bank: 1st to list Payment Gateway on New tax platform

August 4, 2022

Federal Bank, based in Kerala, is the first bank to get listed its Payment Gateway platform on “TIN 2.0 platform” of the Income Tax Department. TIN 2.0 platform was started on July 1, 2022. Highlights of the platform include: On the TIN ..

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IFSCA approves two new regulations

October 28, 2020

On October 27, 2020, International Financial Services Centre Authorities approved to new regulations during the board meeting held. Highlights During the meeting the following new regulations were approved International Financial Services Centre authorities Bullion exchange regulations, 2020 International financial services ..

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Five Point Agenda for GIFT City to make it Credible Jurisdiction

July 24, 2020

According to the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, the government is working on a five-point reform proposal in which it is being seen that IFSC in Gujarat does not turn out to become a tax haven in the ..

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Injeti Srinivas appointed First Chairman of International Financial Services Centre Authority

July 7, 2020

On July 6, 2020, the retired 1983 batch IAS officer from Odisha Cadre, Injeti Srinivas was appointed as the first chairman of the International Financial Service Centre Authority. Highlights The retired diplomat has been appointed as the chairman for a ..

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Usha Thorat heads RBI task force on Offshore Rupee Markets

August 9, 2019

The RBI task force on Offshore Rupee Markets (ORM), headed by Usha Thorat, has suggested liberal currency market for offshore users. The panel recommended that onshore market hours may be suitably extended to match the flexibility provided by the offshore ..

Key Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 (Part 2)

July 7, 2019

TAXES Direct Taxes Performance: India’s Ease of Doing Business (EDB) ranking under ‘Paying Taxes’ category jumped from 172 in 2017 to 121 in 2019. In past 5 years, Direct tax revenue increased by over 78% to Rs. 11.37 lakh crore ..

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