INDIA – WTO SERVICES

Keith NuthallTHE INDIAN government is considering allowing foreign accounting firms to conduct audits in India, a privilege that has so far been reserved for accountants or partnerships registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. It is consulting Indian business on the idea, which could be written into a formal offer to liberalise the country's services sectors through the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Doha Development Round. This must be issued by May 31 under the negotiations' timetable to update the WTO's General Agreement on the Trade ...


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