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At 6.11%, India’s direct tax-to-GDP ratio in FY23 highest in 15 years, cost of collection down

Data released by Central Board of Direct Taxes shows India’s direct tax collections have been rising strongly over the past decade, as has number of those filing returns and actually paying tax.

‘57% of all frauds’ in India happen online, ‘26% of Indian organisations lost over $1 million’ to such scams

Report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers focuses on 'platform fraud', which happens via an online platform, and is the biggest source of fraud suffered by Indian companies.

Why India’s Unicorn population hit a peak & dropped off in 2022

An October report says number of unicorn start-ups fell from 105 to 84. Inflated valuations, rise in M&As & fresh IPOs next year can result in even more of them losing tag of unicorn.

40% of Indian firms lost $50k-$100k to fraud, economic crime during peak Covid, says PwC report

Silver lining is that there’s decline in fraud due to prevention measures taken up by managements, finds survey. As many as 112 Indian companies were part of global survey.

Talk Point: Is SEBI’s ban on PwC over the Satyam scandal well deserved or too little too late?

On Wednesday, SEBI banned PwC and all its audit firms from auditing any listed company in India for two years, after finding it guilty in the Satyam scam.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.