Assocham

An immediate fallout of the demonetization of high value notes would be a mushrooming growth of non-bank entities like Paytm and Freecharge into the payment business, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday citing a study. "One immediate fallout of the...

Assuring the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi of India Inc’s full support in the fight against black money and corruption, the Assocham today said though the short – term hardship would lead to long-term cleaning up of the economy,...

Advising policy makers to keep an eye on prices of essential products, Assocham said that the prices of these products are continuously on a rice and its important to check and adderss this through supply side responses. Assocham Secretary General...

Arguing against the levy of cess, Assocham has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to hike the proposed Goods and Services Tax by 1-2 per cent to compensate states for revenue loss under the GST system. "The idea of levying...

Reacting to India's rank remaining unchanged in the latest World Bank Doing Business report, the Indian Government said on Wednesday that reforms undertaken by it and the states have not been adequately captured in the rankings released. "I am a bit...

Union Consumer Affairs and Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has appealed to celebrities to consider consumer interests before endorsing products. The minister said the Government is making provisions in the new Consumer Protection Bill to ensure strict action against misleading...

With just over two per cent of annual production processed, industry body Assocham on Thursday urged the Centre to fill infrastructural gaps to improve growth of the food processing sector in India. "Just over two per cent of annual production...

Fashion conscious working women in the country are driving up the growth of India's $9 billion worth luxury market and account for overall market share of about 15 per cent, according to a recent survey. "Growing number of young working...

With e-commerce giants offering heavy discounts, Indian consumers may splurge nearly Rs 25,000 crore in the upcoming festive season, according to a report. "This is expected to be the busiest festive season for e-commerce companies as Indian consumers are likely...

Clocking a CAGR of around 16 per cent, the packaged food market in India is expected to have crossed the $51.5  million mark in 2015, said a joint study undertaken by the Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM). // ...