The Centre has prepared a list of non-essential items whose imports can be curbed and also drawn up a separate list of goods whose exports can be boosted with a little policy intervention.

NRIs, OCIs (Overseas Citizens of India) and RIs (Resident Indians) have been permitted to hold non-controlling stake in FPIs.

The forex reserves have been declining in the past few weeks as the Reserve Bank is selling the US dollar to contain rupee depreciation

Continuing its intermittent fall against the US dollar, the Indian rupee dived to another all-time low of 72.98 on Tuesday. The currency has lost over 13 per cent in value against the greenback since the beginning of the year.

The bonds are directly pegged to the Indian currency. So, investors will directly take the currency risk or exchange rate risks. If the value of Indian currency falls, the foreign investor will have to bear the losses, not the issuer which is an Indian entity or a corporate.

India stands out on the global stage for fund raising through IPOs. The future looks promising too.

Besides, SEBI is expected to deliberate on a proposal on doing away with the requirement of one per cent security deposits for public issuance of debt securities.

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The weakening rupee against the US dollar and high crude-oil prices in the international market have swelled the current account deficit in the first quarter. The domestic currency has been Asia's worst performing currency so far this year

After several objections were raised by the FPIs, the regular has now formed a working group, which will be headed by former RBI Governor HR Khan. The group will look into issues like KYCrequirement and disclosures regarding beneficial ownership.

Continuing its losing streak against the US dollar for the seventh consecutive session, the Indian rupee on Thursday breached the 72 mark for the first time.

The regulator is hiring these officers as part of its plans to beef up the headcount for faster and more effective execution of newly granted powers.

The Indian rupee continued to lose its value on Wednesday, falling to a record low of 71.79 against the US dollar.

Rupee's near-continuous slide against the dollar has been unrelenting.

The central bankers and governments of the EM countries have taken a number of steps to protect the value of their currencies

The BSE Sensex closed lower, snapping its two-day record-closing run largely due to losses in key energy stocks of Reliance Industries and Coal India. The 30-share index hit an all-time intra-day high of 38,989 at the outset but the market lost steam as investors preferred to book gains after the recent rally.The BSE index settled at 38,722 points, down 173.70 points, or 0.45 per cent over the last close.Nifty index too finished lower by 46.60 points or 0.40 per cent in choppy trade a...

The government has introduced a single application form for foreign investors to enter into the domestic capital market as part of the exercise to improve ease of doing business.

After a seemingly endless stream of gloomy news and falling values, sentiment has finally started to show signs of improvement globally against the backdrop of the upcoming visit of Chinese delegates to the US in order to re-ignite trade talks.

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Swarup Mohanty, CEO of Mirae Asset Global Investment (India), talks about market conditions, impact of SEBI mandates, his company's growing focus on debt products and massive digitisation of mutual fund transactions in a freewheeling chat with Renu Yadav. Edited excerpts: