development finance siphoned from Africa, whether through the extractive industries, or land grabs, are unlikely to be revealed as the IMF scrapped mandatory information exchange. Global watchdogs, such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) remained beholden to high-income nations as a ‘subsidiary’ unit in the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Meanwhile, the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB), founded and finance by the ‘big four’ accounting firms – maintaining units in secrecy jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands – prefers multinationals to self-regulate trade via arms length transfer. What this effectively does is enable multinationals, conducting 60 per cent of global trade within rather than between corporations, to determine the future of entire continents such as Africa, where primary commodities – extracted by corporations, account for 80 per cent of exports.
harishareddy on 17 Oct 18The Companies Amendment Act, 2017 ("Amendment Act") was executed with the sole determination to resolve the challenges arising upon the implementation of the Companies Act 2013.. The primary basis for the Amendment Act 2013, is the report of the Company Law Committee(CLC). The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") had established the Company Law Committee with the approval to: (a) Pass instructions on the challenges arising from the enactment of the Companies Act 2013. (b) Review the approvals received from the Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee, the Law Commission of India, and other agencies, the High-Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility. In the beginning, The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had disclosed 43 sections of the Amendment Act compatible to its notification dated 9 February, 2018. It also briefed 28 additional sections on 7 May, 2018. As a practice, the modifications released (dated 7 May, 2018) have provided improved transparency on the clarification of the various provisions of the Companies Act. Additionally, the MCA insists to ease the procedural requirements under the Companies Act, including the fines imposed in the event of failure to comply. Additional provisions notified. Modifications to the following main provisions were announced on the 7 May 2018:
