The shift towards real-time payment data is transforming how businesses assess creditworthiness, allowing for proactive risk management and operational efficiencies in an increasingly dynamic environment. Business-to-business credit is becoming less about what a customer looked like last quarter and more…
A nuanced debate among Indian retail traders highlights the tax classification challenges of intraday trading income and its implications for presumptive taxation, risking inadvertent non-compliance. A tax-filing debate among Indian retail traders has turned on a narrow but important point:…
As social media and AI tools flood the internet with financial tips of varying quality, advisers see a turning point where expert guidance becomes increasingly valued amid widespread misinformation and client confusion. Financial advisers are finding that the flood of…
Authorities in Islamabad have issued a warning about a new scam that uses fake e-challan messages to trick residents into revealing banking details, highlighting a rising trend in cyber fraud linked to government enforcement notices. Islamabad Traffic Police have warned…
A parliamentary committee in India has recommended stricter oversight on private hospital charges, including capping room rents and medical device prices, amid concerns over rising costs and foreign investments. A parliamentary committee has urged India to tighten oversight of private…
A forecast of below-normal rainfall across India over the next two weeks, compounded by El Niño conditions, threatens to impact vital summer crops and exacerbate drought fears in key farming regions. India’s monsoon is set to weaken across much of…
Founded by IIT Madras alumni, Discovered Materials secures $9 million in seed funding to advance AI-driven thermal management solutions for next-generation semiconductor chips, highlighting a surge in AI-focused materials research and investment. Discovered Materials, founded by two Indian Institute of…
Economist Arvind Panagariya advocates for Kerala to foster a business-friendly environment, maximise Vizhinjam port potential, and push for public sector reforms to fuel economic growth and urban development. Arvind Panagariya has urged Kerala to back policies that give entrepreneurs room…
India’s move to unify mineral rights taxation aims to streamline industry rules but threatens to override state powers, sparking a legal and political debate over constitutional authority and fiscal rights. India’s plan to tighten the rules on mineral taxation may…
Emerging research reveals that high consumer and corporate debt levels are influencing environmental outcomes, with strained household budgets encouraging resource-intensive choices and debt costs affecting ecological accountability across sectors. Financial debt is usually treated as a private problem, but it…
