Singapore emerges as top FDI source in Apr-Dec FY26, high inflows from tax havensSingapore emerged as the top source of FDI equity inflows into India during April-December FY26, contributing $17.6 billion. The US and Mau...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
19 defunct foreign venture capital firms lose licencesThe regulator said during examination it observed from the website of Business Registration Department of Mauritius, Cyprus and Singapore, ...
19 Feb, 2025, 06.37 AM IST
Lens on investments via tax havens worries PEs"Many investments were made in India through Singapore, Mauritius and Cyprus entities that merely existed on paper... where it appears thes...
13 Dec, 2021, 07.05 AM IST
BLS International resumes accepting visa applications for India, Spain, othersIt has also resumed services for accepting visa applications for Lebanon in India, for Brazil in China and Lebanon, for Cyprus in Qatar, fo...
09 Jun, 2021, 02.38 PM IST
Investors worried: Gaar may spoil tax treaty benefit for FPIsFPIs are worried that benefits under the amended treaties for derivatives & debt instruments may be questioned under Gaar, which will take ...
21 Jan, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
India-Cyprus DTAA from April, Mauritius to remain preferred routeDeloitte Haskins & Sells LLP Senior Director SP Singh said, "Mauritius has remained the favoured route for foreign investments and for the ...
16 Dec, 2016, 01.00 PM IST
Mauritius to remain major FDI source till March 2019: Experts"It seems that Mauritius is a better treaty on two counts -- 50 per cent concessional capital gains tax rate and 7.5 per cent withholding t...
25 Aug, 2016, 06.01 PM IST
Tax treaty negotiations with Cyprus may be over: Pranav Sayta, EYInvestments made prior to 31st March 2017 will continue to be grandfathered under the Cyprus India Treaty and Cyprus precedence will contin...
01 Jul, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
Finance Ministry to conclude tax treaty revision with Singapore, Cyprus in FY17Last week, FM Arun Jaitley met Demetrios A Theophylactou, High Commissioner of Cyprus to India and is believed to have discussed the renego...
22 May, 2016, 12.58 PM IST
India gearing up to apply Mauritius tax treaty fix to double taxation avoidance accord with CyprusTalks to amend the double taxation avoidance treaty are at an advanced stage and the two sides will soon exchange formal proposals, a gover...
18 May, 2016, 01.15 AM IST
After Mauritius, government now needs to look at pacts with Cyprus, Netherlands to plug similar gapsThe current tax treaty with Cyprus provides for exemption from payment of capital gains tax. Almost similar is the case with the Dutch trea...
12 May, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
Decision to blacklist Cyprus for not providing tax data will hit developers and realty fundsIndia's recent decision to blacklist Cyprus for not providing tax data will hit developers and realty funds.
06 Feb, 2014, 03.51 AM IST
- Cyprus comes calling after Mauritius treaty faces heat
For the first 10 years since the birth of the Mauritius treaty in '83, Mauritius was used by Indian businessmen for outbound investments to...
21 Jun, 2011, 04.33 AM IST
- Indian investments in foreign JVs up by 53.2 per cent in FY 08
India's total outbound investments in joint ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries (WOS) abroad grew by 53.2 per cent in FY 08, at $23.071 ...
20 Jul, 2008, 11.05 AM IST
- Unitech Singapore IPO under taxman lens
Unitech group’s proposal to raise money through an initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore is under taxman’s scrutiny.
17 Oct, 2007, 05.24 AM IST
- FIIs' tryst with tax waiver gets done?
Residents and FIIs routing their investments may have to pay a 10% short-term capital gains tax.
30 Apr, 2007, 01.23 AM IST
- Indo-Singapore treaty to affect manufacturing cos
The imminent Indo-Singapore treaty has turned on the heat on tax haven Mauritius, and to some extent Cyprus. FIIs may now route their funds...
23 Jun, 2005, 02.41 AM IST