www.skpcrossborder.com August 2003  Your eye to India-centric and International updates Email to a friend I would like to send this newsletter to a friend.   Send to Name Email address Sent from Name Email address   In the News Pune- attracting IT investments India - no. 5 among the emerging retail market Interesting Reads FIGURING OUT THE "GAAP" New scheme BOT invites Bids for Highway upgardation Regulations on service tax - A clarification on "Business Auxiliary Services" Special Economic Zones V/s Export Oriented Units- A comparison of schemes for setting up a manufacturing-export base in India Quick Links New opportunities for CAD- CAM vendors as SMEs opt for sophisticated design tools MNCs eye Indian market for cooking oil / India's Cooking Oil market- too tempting for MNCs!!! Ceiling raised on Forex Remittance to $100,000 Govt hikes pace of reforms as the nation gets set for the next polls Insurance Companies next to benefit in SEZs Franchising - the MNC route to the Indian retail market Indian COs stay ahead in the race for patents Cheaper loans to SEZ units from SBI SC to decide on Taxman’s right to probe Mauritius Cos Service Tax on Commissioning & Installation of plant, equipment or machinery Hope you enjoyed this edition of ‘eye to I’ Please feel free to mail us - - any suggestions / comments that would help us enhance this e-supplement - requests for further information or advice - a request to meet © 2003 SKP Crossborder Consulting Pvt Ltd Email to a Friend | Unsubscribe | Feedback | Disclaimer