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50% Indian businesses believe their successors will be appointed from within the business

24 Feb 2014

48% Indian businesses are either using or have used the services of a business coach to develop their leadership skills

Indian M&A should perk up post elections: Grant Thornton

30 Jan 2014

In an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Elan Dutta, Raja Lahiri, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Grant Thornton India, spoke about how the mergers & acquisitions space played out in 2013.

India slips from top to 8th spot in biz optimism

11 Jan 2014

“India has slipped from top-ping the optimism charts in the IBR for five consecutive years to now falling to number eight on the global tables,” Grant Thornton India LLP National Managing Partner Vishesh Chandiok said.

India slips from top to 8th spot in global business optimism index: Survey

10 Jan 2014

India has slipped from topping the optimism charts in the IBR for five consecutive years to now falling to no 8 on the global tables,” Grant Thornton India LLP National Managing Partner Vishesh Chandiok said.

India Inc. optimistic about growth, economy in 2014

09 Jan 2014

With 2014 beginning to unravel, most Indian businesses are optimistic about the growth of their operations and hold a positive outlook for the economy during the year ahead, according to the new research from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR). During the last quarter of 2013, 69% of businesses expressed optimism over the country’s economy in 2014, as compared to 57% in the third quarter of last calendar year. The appointment of Raghuram Rajan as the new governor of Reserve Bank of India seems to have steadied the economy and provided the much-needed confidence to Indian businesses.

Plugging the TDS loophole on payments abroad

06 Jan 2014

The presence of multinational companies has led to increased cross-border transactions between Indian companies and their overseas affiliates. Amongst others, Indian companies make payments to their non-resident parent company or group companies towards allocation or sharing of common costs, recovery of expenses borne by the non-resident company on behalf of the Indian company, and so on.

Limitation of benefits clause: Indo-Mauritius tax treaty

06 Jan 2014

By introducing a clause limiting benefits in the Indo-Mauritius treaty, treaty shopping is sought to be discouraged.

Tread cautiously on the guarantee path

06 Jan 2014

Companies must employ common sense while placing guarantee transactions.

A fine balancing act

06 Jan 2014

With so much being made of India’s aggressive tax administration, it’s encouraging to see positive judicial intervention.

How well do you know the company you’re after?

06 Jan 2014

“It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.”