Daily News Monitor: 16 March 2020

HEADLINES:

1. PM Narendra Modi proposes SAARC fund to combat coronavirus outbreak

2. GST Council meet: Finance Ministry to examine possibility of borrowing from market to solve compensation issue

3. India, US discuss COVID-19 developments

4. Customs duty on e-transmissions: India, South Africa make new submission at WTO

5. New upgraded IT system for GST by July, e-invoicing to be implemented from Oct 1

6. ITAT: Only one representative of litigant allowed in courtroom

7. Indo-American trade: FTA talks may start after US elections

8. With India-Iran trade at standstill, banks set to lose low cost deposits

9. Tax officials ready with rules, forms to implement Vivad Se Vishwas scheme

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