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Coronavirus Outbreak: Business confidence at 'sharpest moderation' since global financial crisis of 2008-09, FICCI survey
•A survey by industry body FICCI has "revealed sharpest moderation" in the confidence level of India Inc since the global financial crisis of 2008-09 as the coronavirus outbreak has adversely affected their businesses
CAIT writes to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking insurance cover for coronavirus-hit businesses
•Traders' body CAIT has appealed to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to direct regulator IRDAI to mandate insurance firms to introduce coverage for disruptions to businesses on account of the coronavirus outbreak
Businesses can apply for revoking cancellation of GST registration by 22 July after filing pending returns: CBIC
•Earlier this month, the CBIC had asked its field officers to be cautious while processing application for fresh GST registration by those businesses whose earlier registration has been cancelled.
Indianama takes design to Delhi's streets, collaborates with designers to give businesses distinct identities
Manik Sharma •Design is often an afterthought for most small businesses, but Indianama is working towards giving them a visual identity to enhance their prospects
WhatsApp Business API to enable messaging app to finally start making money
Tech2 News Staff •Businesses can receive Whatsapp messages from users for free during the first 24-hours.
Arvind Subramanian's three principles to ease formalisation woes: It's time these suggestions are acted upon
Seetha •Why should a government that pushed demonetisation allow tax officials to set the taxation agenda that affects lakhs of small enterprises?
GST returns filing: Panel to consult experts to make process convenient for businesses having nil tax liability
•The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council had set up this committee on 10 November to suggest ways for simplification of the returns filing process
Facebook relaunching its Events app as 'Local'; available for iOS and Android devices
Ians •Facebook is reportedly relaunching its "Events" stand-alone app as "Local" for Android and iOS devices.
Microsoft is likely to launch 'Surface Pro with LTE' on 1st December; aiming to entice businesses with LTE connectivity
Tech2 News Staff •In terms of specifications, the base variant of Microsoft Surface Pro with LTE model comes with 4 GB RAM and a 128 GB SSD for storage, priced at $1,149.
Konica Minolta to help businesses switch to digital industrial printing in India
Ians •Japanese printing technology company Konica Minolta is planning to expand its footprint in diverse markets in the country.