Corporate

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved several proposals pertaining to improving the ease of doing business in relation to various regulated entities in the securities market vide its 209th board meeting held on 24 March 2025.

The Finance Minister has announced the increase in the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit for the Indian insurance sector from 74% to 100% as part of the budget speech for 2025.

The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 have recently undergone an important amendment, introducing a series of significant updates aimed at simplifying compliance, improving ease of doing business, and aligning regulatory frameworks.

Section 11 of the Foreign Exchange Management, 1999 (FEMA) empowers the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue directions to authorised persons to inter alia lay down the modalities as to how the foreign exchange transactions should be undertaken.

Following Karnataka in the race to entice multi-national corporations to establish Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in its state, the Government of Andhra Pradesh through an order dated 12 December 2024, has introduced the ‘Andhra Pradesh Information Technology (IT) and GCC Policy (4.0) for 2024 – 2029’ (Policy).