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<ul><li><keyword id="7681538" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tech-Mahindra-CFO">Tech Mahindra CFO</keyword> <keyword id="388883" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Manoj-Bhat">Manoj Bhat</keyword> is happy with the budget but feels more could have been done to address the needs of the IT services industry specifically.</li><li>Taxation, for instance, could have been simplified to ease the cost of doing business across multiple geographies.</li><li>Since the IT services industry has been a huge job creator in India, it would also have been helpful if there were more incentives for employment generation.</li></ul>India’s latest budget did acknowledge the role of technology in economic revival. For instance, the government plans to introduce e-courts for faster resolution of disputes. It also earmarked ₹1,500 crore to dole our financial incentives for digital transactions. However, what the IT services players in India, like <keyword id="43217" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tech-Mahindra">Tech Mahindra</keyword>, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), wanted to see was some relief on taxes and incentives for job creation. “I think the government has come up with a budget that is investment oriented. In a lot of ways that ticks a lot of the boxes. But, specifically for IT services, there’s nothing there,” Tech Mahindra CFO, Manoj Bhat told Business Insider in an exclusive interview. Taxation is getting more complicated world over The industry lobby, NASSCOM, hoped for some clarity on the tax framework with more employees working from home — a trend that many companies plan to stick to in some form or the other in the long run. “As companies like us become larger and operate in so many countries, helping us work through some easier tax situations esp in international context whether its around transfer pricing or some of the other laws that are coming through would have been nice,” said Bhat. Transfer pricing relates to the prices charged by different entities — located in different jurisdictions — for goods and services. The tax rules related to transfer pricing are complex. Governments, in India and abroad, are becoming increasingly proactive in scrutinising transfer pricing policies and practices. The IT services industries is a big job creator At a time when the Indian economy needs a demand boost, Tech Mahindra’s CFO also believes that the budget could have done with adding some incentives for job creation. “That’s something they should consider perhaps in terms of continuing some of the benefits that were offered in the past few years that are no longer there,” said Bhat. In the past, the sector has been a huge boon for creating new opportunities and helping the economy grow. NASSCOM estimates that the $200 billion industry created over 200,000 new jobs in 2019 — a year that saw massive unemployment in India. “We require WFH to be enabled in SEZs (Special Economic Zones on a long-term basis. Since this requires movement of duty-free goods like laptops etc outside the SEZs, the Finance Ministry should provide the requisite clarifications under Customs and GST,” said NASSCOM in their pre-budget expectations. Even though bigger players can do without the incentives, smaller and upcoming IT companies would have welcomed the relief. The demand for talent is also on the rise as businesses that were once hesitant about going digital are bringing up their timelines to ensure that their customers can still reach them even if stepping out of the house isn’t an option. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/markets/news/india-becomes-the-first-asian-country-allow-small-investors-to-directly-lend-to-the-government/articleshow/80701417.cms">India becomes the first Asian country to allow small investors to directly lend to the government</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-will-transform-in-2021-as-india-pumps-big-money-to-draw-in-startups-for-the-second-space-age/articleshow/80683054.cms">ISRO will transform in 2021 as India pumps big money to draw in startups for the 'second space age'</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/news/new-citizenship-law-pulls-india-down-in-the-democracy-rankings-and-2021-is-not-looking-better/articleshow/80671194.cms">New citizenship law pulls India down in the democracy rankings — and 2021 is not looking better</a>

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<ul><li>The demand-supply gap between fresh talent and the skill demands of the <keyword id="6368235" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="IT-services">IT services</keyword> industry is only going to increase in the coming days.</li><li><keyword id="43217" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tech-Mahindra">Tech Mahindra</keyword> points out that while skills are high in demand, clients are willing to pay a premium because the pace of change is so fast.</li><li>For now, talent availability is trumping the ‘rate discussion’ as clients look to speed up their digital transformation.</li></ul>Reskilling employees in the IT services sector is not a new phenomenon. However, since COVID-19 pushed so many businesses to expedite their digital journey, the demand for these skills is higher than ever. “I see some of the skills which are high in demand, but clients are willing to pay a premium because of the pace of change. What is impacting us, is also impacting our clients,” Vivek Agarwal, the head of corporate development and global head for healthcare and financial Services at Tech Mahindra told Business Insider in an exclusive interaction. A study by <a href="https://nasscom.in/knowledge-center/publications/futureskills-talent-india-demand-supply-analysis">NASSCOM</a> estimates that India’s demand for digital talents is around eight times larger than the size of its fresh talent pool. In another three years, this demand is expected to be twenty times greater than the available manpower. Analysts <a href="https://www.livemint.com/market/mark-to-market/tech-mahindra-s-stellar-margins-steal-the-show-but-may-not-sustain-11611933180424.html">caution</a> that hiring based on specific talents could come at a higher cost. This could possibly impact the stellar margins that Tech Mahindra has seen over the past two quarters. “Talent availability is trumping the ‘rate discussion’ right now for a lot of these ‘very much in demand’ skills,” said Agarwal. Tech Mahindra has four vertices in its line of sight According to Tech Mahindra’s CFO, Manoj Bhat, the company will be doubling down on four vertices — communications, manufacturing, healthcare and BFSI. “That is where our investments are going to be,” he told Business Insider. And, within these vertices, cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital is where the company is looking for the right set of skills. “Full chain execution — where somebody can deliver a program effectively — is more important to clients than just finding the right individual talent,” explained Agarwal. More deals, more money, and the need for more talent According to Bhat, Tech Mahindra’s pipeline today may be at an ‘all time high’. “It’s a very big pipeline today. We should see acceleration of deal wins going into Q4 and beyond, hopefully,” he said. And, with more deal wins, having the right talent on hand is more important than ever. COVID-19 has highlighted the drawbacks of what happens when a business doesn’t go digital, which is why businesses want ways to access their customers in a manner that is not solely dependent on a physical connection, according to Bhat. “A lot of customers are also looking at total outsourcing in a very different manner, which will then allow them some sayings on their operational spends, which will help fund a lot of these initiatives,” he explained. On the one hand, talent is going to get more expensive as the demand-supply gap widens. But, at the same time ‘work from anywhere’ is going to help expand the fresh talent pool as Indian IT services companies like Tech Mahindra look to capitalise on the third wave of outsourcing. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/heres-why-indias-biggest-banking-stocks-went-nuts-today-and-what-they-missed/articleshow/80626013.cms">Here's why India's biggest banking stocks went nuts today — and what they missed</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/india-needs-a-regulator-for-private-hospitals-and-doctors-says-chief-economic-advisor/articleshow/80585394.cms">India needs a regulator for private hospitals and doctors, says Chief Economic Advisor</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/migrant-workers-to-get-minimum-wages-rental-homes-but-experts-unhappy-with-lack-of-mnrega-push/articleshow/80631215.cms">Migrant workers to get minimum wages, rental homes but experts unhappy with lack of MNREGA push</a>

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<ul><li>Tech Mahindra’s share price hit a new high of ₹910 apiece after announcing its plans to target $100 billion in cloud services and its leverage in 5G.</li><li>According to analysts, the company is well poised to gain from the global increase in IT spend and has the healthiest deal pipeline of the last four quarters. </li><li>However, Tech Mahindra CFO Manoj Bhat notes that the gains from the company’s investments in 5G are unlikely to kick in before the next fiscal year. </li></ul>Tech Mahindra’s share price is up by 1.5% after analysts gave the company an optimistic review. The company even hit a fresh 52-week high of ₹910 per share in early trade. <div type="image" title="kotak mahindra bank share price (1)" msid="79506920" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Tech Mahindra share price since 1 January 2020&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The key factors driving the rally behind Tech Mahindra are 5G and cloud migration. On the one hand, the company believes there’s a multi-billion dollar opportunity in 5G network services, which it calls ‘Network Services 3.0’. On the other hand, it also wants to get its hands on the $100 billion in IT services spend, expected to come through large deals, data centre monetisation, and scaling up software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms. “We remain positive on the company as it is well poised to capture improving IT spend in communication and digital traction on the enterprise side. Further, in the long term, we believe TechM will be a key beneficiary of 5G opportunities,” noted ICICI Direct. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brokerage </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Target price </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Edelweiss </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 1,253 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">CLSA </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 1,030 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jefferies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 1,000 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Morgan Stanley </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 980 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Emkay </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 1,070 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Motilal Oswal </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 940 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nirmal Bang </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 1,017 </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Respective reports The gains from 5G won’t kick in till next year Like many other industries, 5G has not been immune from the effects of COVID-19. The roll-out of the new network has slipped on the list of priorities for many in the battle against the pandemic. Even though Tech Mahindra’s focus is squarely on 5G, there is a lack of clarity around the timeline, according to Motilal Oswal. While the IT services company will definitely gain if and when 5G emerges full throttle, especially as a partner with the Japanese Rakuten Mobile, it won’t likely be in the current fiscal year. “Activity in the telecom sector is starting to happen, both in the IT and networks side. But the network side revival has been slower. It has grown slower than the rest of the business. We still believe 5G will appear more in FY 22, and not in the current fiscal,” Tech Mahindra CFO Manoj Bhat told Business Insider in an interview last month. Currently, Tech Mahindra sees 5G as a $63 to $83 billion opportunity between 2020 to 2025. According to <a href="https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/tech-mahindra-stock-hits-an-all-time-high-on-bullish-analyst-ratings">Jefferies</a>, the company is well-placed to leverage the 5G cycle once it kicks off. A new strategy for cloud and platforms Global spending on cloud services is expected to hit $1 trillion in 2024 spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). The strongest growth in the ‘as a service’ category set to account for more to 60% of cloud revenues worldwide. Within that, Tech Mahindra is targeting the smallest cloud category — infrastructure build. This includes hardware, software, and support for enterprise private clouds and service provider public clouds. According to the management, there are currently 73 large deals in the pipeline, which shows a 20% growth over the last six months. “Deal pipeline healthiest in the last four quarters,” noted <a href="https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/tech-mahindra-stock-hits-an-all-time-high-on-bullish-analyst-ratings">Morgan Stanley</a>. 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Tech Mahindra's share price hits a new high as the company targets the $100 billion cloud opportunity and guns for 5G

New Delhi, Apr 30 () IT services firm Tech Mahindra on Thursday reported 29 per cent fall in consolidated net profit at Rs 803.9 crore for the March quarter, 2019-20.The firm had logged a profit of Rs 1,132.5 crore in the year-ago same period, Tech Mahindra said in a statement.The net profit (excluding impairment) was at Rs 1,021 crore. Revenue during the latest quarter stood at Rs 9,490.2 crore, up 6.7 per cent from Rs 8,892.3 crore in the year-ago period, as per Indian Accounting Standards.Earnings per share (EPS) was at Rs 9.14 for the March quarter.For 2019-20, the company's net profit was at Rs 4,033 crore, while revenue was at Rs 36,867.7 crore. COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented change in business model for the IT industry, Tech Mahindra Managing Director and CEO CP Gurnani said."While the demand traction seen through the first three quarters of Fiscal 19-20 has reversed in Q4, we expect that the focus on Digital Transformation, Remote Working, and Network Modernisation will recover in the medium term," he said.He added that the company has shown a strong growth for FY20 and remains committed to deliver sustainable solutions to customers enabling them to adopt to the "new normal".Manoj Bhat, Chief Financial Officer of Tech Mahindra, said the fourth quarter saw some of its metrics being impacted by the environmental challenges. "Efficient operations, cost optimisation and delivery automation will be the key focus areas going into the next year," he added.Bhat said the company's strong balance-sheet combined with a focus on cash conservation will help it "tide over the volatility in near term" as it looks to emerge stronger and leaner to capture opportunities ahead.Its total headcount was at over 1.25 lakh, up by 4,154 year-on-year. Cash and cash equivalent stood at USD 1.16 billion as of March 31, 2020. SR ANUANU

Tech Mahindra Q4 net falls 29 pc to Rs 804 cr

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Home-grown auto major <keyword id="6357096" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mahindra-Mahindra">Mahindra &amp; Mahindra</keyword> on Friday reported a standalone <keyword id="394539" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="profit-after-tax">profit-after-tax</keyword> (PAT) of ₹163 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2021, on the back of robust sales of passenger vehicles and tractors. The Mumbai-based company, along with its subsidiary in the automotive sector Mahindra Vehicular Manufacturers Ltd, had reported a net loss of ₹3,255 crore for the January-March quarter of 2019-20 fiscal. On a consolidated basis, its PAT from continuing operations for the January-March period of 2021 stood at ₹1,635 crore, against a net loss of ₹588 crore in the year-ago quarter. Its revenue on standalone basis rose to ₹13,338 crore during the period under review from ₹9,005 crore in the fourth quarter of FY20, <keyword id="46869" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="MM">M&amp;M</keyword> said in a statement. For the entire 2020-21 fiscal, the company posted a standalone PAT of ₹923 crore, up 25 per cent as compared with ₹740 crore in the 2019-20. Its standalone revenue during the last fiscal declined by 1 pc to ₹44,574 crore as against ₹44,866 crore in FY20. The consolidated revenue for January-March 2021 from operations stood at ₹21,456 crore as against ₹16,315 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal. For the entire 2020-21 fiscal, the company reported a consolidated PAT of ₹3,702 crore as compared with ₹2,713 crore in 2019-20. Its consolidated revenue from operations stood at ₹74,278 crore for the financial year 2020-21, as against ₹75,382 crore in 2019-20. The Mumbai-based automaker said overall demand for the company's passenger vehicle models remained robust in the fourth quarter of FY21. However, the global shortage of semiconductors impacted the production and sales for the quarter, it added. The company sold 1,06,333 units during the fourth quarter, up 18 per cent from 90,481 units in the fourth quarter of FY20. Total sales of PVs during the last fiscal however dropped by 26 per cent to 3,48,621 units, against 4,71,141 units in 2019-20. The automotive sector continued its focus on cost optimisation and reduced its fixed expenses by over ₹900 crore over the last two years and hence keeping its margin resilience even under challenging times, M&amp;M noted. The company sold 93,044 tractors duing the fourth quarter of 2021, as compared with 58,817 units in January-March period of FY20. In the entire last financial year, the company sold 3,51,431 tractors, up 18 per cent from 2,98,927 units in 2019-20. "Our associates deserve all the credit for an outstanding performance in a tough year. Our primary focus has been "people first", keeping our associates and our communities safe. We have delivered our promise on capital allocation actions and have seen very positive results. We are now focused on growth... across our core businesses, growth gems and digital platforms," M&amp;M Managing Director and CEO <keyword id="469861" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anish-Shah">Anish Shah</keyword> said. The company's board recommended a dividend of ₹875 (175 per cent) per share of the face value of ₹5 each for FY21. "The strong margins and turnaround of global subsidiaries in FES (farm equipment sector) along with a robust automotive demand momentum through the focused <keyword id="45454" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="SUV">SUV</keyword> strategy has set the ground for us to now accelerate to fly. New products and technologies, farm machinery opportunity and cost management sets us up for a bold, aggressive growth trajectory," M&amp;M Executive Director Rajesh Jejurikar said. The company noted that its operating cash generated for FY21 rose by 119 per cent to ₹10,022 crore driven by improved profitability and robust working capital management. "Our journey towards our goals of streamlining capital allocation and delivering superior returns has begun well. We are delighted by the robust operating cash flow in a year which saw the impact of the pandemic as well as multiple supply-side challenges," M&amp;M CFO Manoj Bhat said. M&amp;M shares were trading 2.21 per cent up at ₹846.90 apiece on the BSE. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/twitter-is-at-odds-with-india-in-the-battle-to-control-online-speech/articleshow/83030224.cms">Twitter is at odds with the Indian government over new laws — reigniting the age old battle of national interest versus freedom of speech</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/mukesh-ambanis-reliance-industries-share-price-sees-the-fourth-best-weekly-gains-in-2021/articleshow/83031946.cms">Despite the nearly 6% rally, this is only the fourth best week for Reliance Industries’ shares this year</a>

Mahindra & Mahindra clocks a standalone profit of ₹163 crore in Jan-March quarter on stronger sales of PVs and tractors

New Delhi, Jan 31 () IT services firm Tech Mahindra on Friday reported a 4.7 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 1,145.9 crore for the December 2019 quarter.
 The Mumbai-based firm had registered a net profit (attributable to owners of the company) at Rs 1,202.9 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal, Tech Mahindra said in a statement.
 However, its revenue from operations grew 7.9 per cent to Rs 9,654.6 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 8,943.7 crore in the year-ago period, it added.
 Earnings per share (EPS) was at Rs 13.13. In dollar terms, the net profit was up 1.3 per cent sequentially to USD 160.6 million, while revenue grew 5.1 per cent to USD 1,353 million in the said quarter.
 This is a quarter of strong growth across the company's Communications and Enterprise businesses, Tech Mahindra Managing Director and CEO C P Gurnani said.
 "We continue to win marquee deals and are well poised to capitalise on new market opportunities with technology shifts like 5G, which continues to be a key focus area in the year ahead," he added.
 The company's total headcount was at 1,30,839 people, a reduction of 683 people from the September 2019 quarter.
 The company witnessed substantial operational and financial metrics improvement with healthy cash flow generation this quarter, Manoj Bhat, chief financial officer at Tech Mahindra said.
 "We continue to invest in emerging technologies and streamline delivery as we ready ourselves for the next phase of growth," he added.
 Tech Mahindra also announced the acquisition of 70 per cent stake in Bengaluru-headquartered Cerium Systems.
 "Cerium will boost the company's Engineering Services practice in VLSI (very large scale integration) and Embedded Software.
 "We continue to invest in niche digital assets complementing our service offerings. Cerium provides cutting edge solutions with a strong foothold in global semiconductor industry," Tech Mahindra Head of Corporate Development and Portfolio Companies Vivek Agarwal said.
 Shares of Tech Mahindra closed marginally higher at Rs 796.00 on the BSE on Friday. SR SHW
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<ul><li>The National Association of Software and Service Companies (<keyword id="6372077" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="nasscom">NASSCOM</keyword>) is urging the US administration to shorten the duration of <keyword id="6358066" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="h-1b-visa">H-1B visa</keyword> suspension to 90 days.</li><li>It believes that US President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword>’s extension of the H-1B visa freeze is “misguided and harmful” for the US economy keeping companies from accessing the talent they need from overseas.</li><li>However, India IT giant <keyword id="43217" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tech-Mahindra">Tech Mahindra</keyword> doesn’t believe that Trump’s visa freeze will have much of an impact on the company in the near or medium term. </li></ul>The nodal Indian tech lobby, the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), has urged the US government to shorten the duration of the H-1B visa suspension to 90 days and to rethink US President Donald Trump’s stated plans to change laws to restrict immigration and increase the cost of the visa. NASSCOM — which represents Indian IT services giants like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, and HCL Tech — believes that Trump’s extension of the H-1B visa freeze will be “misguided and harmful” keeping companies from accessing the talent they need from overseas. The Trump administration ruled that H-1Bs or L-1s, as well as other visa types, will not be allowed to enter the United States after June 23, with very few exceptions, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/trump-signs-a-proclamation-halting-h1b-work-visas-and-other-temporary-visas/articleshow/76520775.cms">until the end of the year</a>. “Lengthening these burdensome restrictions on U.S. companies that are trying to recover from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic will only serve to harm our economy,” it said in a statement. “Study after study from the Federal Reserve, National Academy of Sciences, General Accounting Office, National Foundation for American Progress, Pew Research Center, CATO, Brookings Foundation, PPI, top academics, business groups and others all reveal the immeasurable value nonimmigrants have and will bring to America,” the NASSCOM statement added. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76522530" title="Google’s Sundar Pichai, Facebook and Amazon — here’s how American companies reacted to Donald Trump’s H1-B visa freeze" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Indian IT firms, like Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and others have been increasing their local workforce in the US over the last few years as denial rate of initial employment has been in an upwards trajectory. <div type="image" title="h1b (4)" msid="76524580" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Denial of initial employment&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> And therefore, the Indian IT majors have increased local hiring in US in recent years.“From a near or medium-term perspective, we don’t see much of an impact because of the current situation and travel restrictions,” Tech Mahindra CFO, Manoj Bhat told Business Insider in a statement. "Since April of 2017, we have hired about 9,100 people as of March 2019. This has actually helped us in strengthening our business model and becoming less dependent on visas for talent or ability," said Infosys COO UB Pravin Rao during the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) last year. Wipro, in its annual report, pointed out that its local employee base in the US has hit nearly 70% in 2020. The North American country is its largest market contributing nearly 59.1% to the company’s total revenue. TCS, on the other hand, hasn’t disclosed how many employees it has hired in the US but experts estimate that it’s close to 40,000 of its total headcount of 448,464 people. “The numbers are substantial and it has gone up year-on-year…In last few years, TCS has created more than 20,000 jobs in the US," Milind Lakkad, global head of HR at TCS told <a href="https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/tcs-continues-localisation-in-us-to-hire-1-500-employees-by-this-fiscal-11576119389690.html">LiveMint</a> in December 2019. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/googles-sundar-pichai-facebook-and-amazon-heres-how-american-companies-reacted-to-donald-trumps-h1-b-visa-freeze/articleshow/76522530.cms">Google’s Sundar Pichai, Facebook and Amazon — here’s how American companies reacted to Donald Trump’s H1-B visa freeze</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/trump-signs-a-proclamation-halting-h1b-work-visas-and-other-temporary-visas/articleshow/76520775.cms">Trump signs a proclamation halting H-1B work visas and other temporary visas</a>

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<ul><li>NASSCOM and Bank of America are at odds about the job cuts set to occur across the Indian IT industry in the ongoing fiscal year.</li><li>Bank of America asserts that up to three million people could find themselves unemployed as a result of automation while NASSCOM asserts that only 1.4 million are employed in the ‘low skill’ segment to begin with.</li><li>Companies in the Indian IT sector may continue to be ‘net hirers’ in FY22, but that doesn’t mean that people won’t be losing their jobs to software programs that can perform day-to-day tasks better than humans. </li></ul>India’s leading information technology (IT) lobby, NASSCOM, and analysts at Bank of America are sparring over how many employees in the sector are set to lose their jobs this year. Whether it's half a million or three million, ‘low skilled’ <keyword id="57650" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="IT-jobs">IT jobs</keyword> are under threat of automation — and even the executives recognise this. Bank of America has estimated that Tata Consultancy Services (<keyword id="6357150" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="tcs">TCS</keyword>), <keyword id="6354512" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Infosys">Infosys</keyword>, <keyword id="141968" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="HCL-Tech">HCL Tech</keyword>, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant and others will see a 30% reduction in ‘low-skilled’ jobs globally by 2022 because of robot process automation (RPA). The global financial services company gauged that around 9 million people are employed in such roles in India, which means 3 million — one third of the total — will find themselves unemployed by the end of the year. NASSCOM has hit back saying that only 1.5 million people are employed in low-skilled and BPO roles, not 9 million. Which means, even if there are to be job losses, at the same rate as Bank of America is predicting, they may only amount to around half a million. However, the IT lobby asserts that the sector will be a net creation of jobs in the ongoing fiscal year. <div type="ExtQuote" text="The Industry continues to be a net hirer of skilled talent, adding 138,000 people in FY2021, and robust hiring plans for FY22 with the top 5 Indian IT companies planning to add over 96,000 employees." auname="NASSCOM statement"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Who should be afraid of automation?" comment="subhead" text="Who should be afraid of automation?">Who should be afraid of automation?</cmsannotation> RPA isn’t actually robots — it’s software. And it’s programmed to complete specific business processes, which are routine, high-volume activities like routine help desk requests, call centre operations, data migration and other applications. RPAs can be chatbots, virtual assistants, data retrieval as well as claims processing algorithms. The justification for their use — despite the threat to actual human jobs — is that they will allow employees to focus on more specific tasks that require soft skills. At the same time, they will save companies a bucket-load of money. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Job roles in decreasing demand across industries:</td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Data entry clerks </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Administrative and executive secretaries </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Accounting, bookkeeping and payroll clerks </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Accountants and auditors </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Business and administrative managers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Client information and customer service works </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">General and operation manages </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Financial analysts </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sales representatives </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Relationship managers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Human resources specialists </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: World Economic Forum’s ‘Future of Work 2020’ report Bank of America estimates that $100 billion in annual salaries and associated expenses will come in as savings as a result of automation. “Given that robots can function for 24 hrs a day, this represents a significant saving of up to 10:1 versus human labour,” said the report. However, according to NASSCOM, existing business process outsourcing (BPO) employees won’t be impacted by automation because most of the work that is being done now involves “higher end expertise”. That is to say, that ‘low skilled’ jobs have already been ‘filtered out’ — employees were either fired or upskilled — over the last few years. But one of its members, Tech Mahindra, disagrees. During an <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/it-companies-set-to-slash-3-million-jobs-by-2022-due-to-automation-report/story/441821.html">analyst call</a> in February, the company’s chief financial officer (CFO), Manoj Bhat, disclosed that automation will result in savings for the company. India’s fifth-largest IT exporter also disclosed that it planned to lay off 5,000 employees within its BPO vertical by April this year with chatbots and virtual assistants increasing the productivity per employee. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Hiring trends by Indian IT companies in the previous and ongoing fiscal years: </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Indian IT company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Freshers hiring in FY21 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Freshers hiring plans for FY22 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TCS </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">40,000 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">40,000 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">21,000 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">26,000 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Tech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">12,000 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">12,000 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Around 9,000 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Undisclosed </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech Mahindra </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Undisclosed </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">At least 5,000 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TOTAL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">82,000 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">83,000 </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Quarterly earnings calls by the respective companies <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Automation is a global phenomenon — not an India-specific problem" comment="subhead" text="Automation is a global phenomenon — not an India-specific problem">Automation is a global phenomenon — not an India-specific problem</cmsannotation> While India is among those most at risk due to automation, it’s hardly alone in trying to face this dilemma. The US, which was grappling with high unemployment numbers during the pandemic, is set to see 1 million jobs disappear due RPA, according to Bank of America. “We are seeing increasing use of artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation, which can destroy millions of jobs,” American economist <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/interview-nouriel-roubini-professor-of-economics-new-york-universitys-stern-school-of-business-talks-about-the-future-of-global-economy-post-covid-19/articleshow/78746518.cms">Nouriel Roubini</a> said during the Business Insider Global Trends Festival 2020. With the COVID-19 crisis, the adoption of automation has accelerated. Globally, around 85 million jobs are on the line, according to the World Economic Forum (<a href="http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs_2020.pdf">WEF</a>). Not just in IT, but other sectors like retail and healthcare. And, India is racing ahead of the rest of the world. <div type="ExtQuote" text="“While 58% [of businesses in India] are accelerating automation of tasks, compared to 50% globally, as many as 87% are accelerating digitalisation of work processes, above the global average of 84%.&quot;" auname="World Economic Forum’s ‘Future of Work 2020’ report"></div> While some jobs may go out the window, new jobs will also be created as a result of automation. Overall, with 85 million jobs expected to disappear globally by 2025, 97 million new jobs will be created, as per the WEF report — that’s a net addition of 12 million jobs. For those caught in the crosshairs of ‘digital transformation’, upskilling and reskilling will be their saving grace. However, that window of opportunity is getting smaller. "The Industry is upskilling more than 250,000 employees in digital skills and has hired more than 40,000 fresh digitally trained talent, indicating at its commitment and investment towards rapid enhancement of workforce capabilities," said NASSCOM. 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Whether it's half a million or three million — 'low skilled' IT jobs in India are definitely at risk

<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image">REUTERS/Amit Dave A girl dressed as Hindu god Krishna waits backstage to perform during celebrations ahead of the Janmashtami festival in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 25, 2013. The festival, which marks the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, will be celebrated across India on August 28. </div></div>Good morning! Here's what you need to know.
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<li>Asian markets were mostly lower. The Nikkei closed down -0.69%, while Korea's Kospi composite was off -0.11%. India's BSE got rocked, falling -3.18%. European markets are down across the board, with Germany's FTSE down -1.44%.</li>
<li>Three big economic datapoints today: at 9 am, S&amp;P will publish the Case-Shiller Home Price Index for June. Analysts expect a seasonally-adjusted gain of 1.0% against 1.0% prior. Then at 10 am we get both Conference Board Consumer Confidence for August — 78.0 expected versus 80.3 prior — and the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for August, which is expected to show no gain against -11 prior.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/currencies/indian-rupee-plumbs-new-depths-as-confidence-in-government-ebbs/article13965645/?cmpid=rss1&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;_rob_utm_medium=twitter">India's Rupee hit another new low</a>, ticking 66.075 against the dollar. The currency had already hit a record low of 65.56 last Thursday. The most recent plunge was triggered by the government's announcement that it would be providing $20 billion in grain subsidies to the poor, <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/currencies/indian-rupee-plumbs-new-depths-as-confidence-in-government-ebbs/article13965645/?cmpid=rss1&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;_rob_utm_medium=twitter">Reuters' Swati Bhat and Manoj Kumar say</a>. The Rupee has also been hit by fears of U.S. Fed tapering.</li>
<li>Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Congress in a letter that <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/debt-ceiling-deadline-october-boehner-obama-deficit-shutdown-2013-8">the U.S. government would hit its debt limit sometime in mid-October</a>. Congress must now go through another round of deliberations to raise the debt ceiling, and some House Republicans are already demanding deep spending cuts, especially in "Obamacare," in exchange for doing so. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/larry-summers-to-be-named-fed-chair-2013-8">CNBC's John Harwood says an Obama Administration official told him that Larry Summers would be named new Fed Chair in a few weeks. </a></li>
<li>Germany's business climate index <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/german-business-confidence-rises-to-its-highest-level-in-over-a-year-2013-8">improved to its best level in over a year</a>. Ifo Institute's print for August ticked 107.5 against 107.0 expected and 106.2 prior. The index hasn't seen that level since April 2012.</li>
<li>After initially shrugging off Sec. of State John Kerry's remarks on Syria, Brent crude futures are up 1% this morning to $111.89, a level not seen since February. U.S.-traded WTI is up 0.92%. Gold is also up 1.33%. Also, major <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/dubai-and-saudi-stock-markets-getting-totally-smoked-2013-8">Mideast stock markets are getting clobbered</a>.</li>
<li>Bill Ackman's Pershing Square group <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/bill-ackman-gives-up-on-jc-penney-sells-entire-stake-2013-8">announced it would sell its entire stake in JC Penney</a>. The fund will have taken a 40% bath over the length of its 17.7% holding.</li>
<li>Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz <a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130827/AUTO01/308270037/Obama-may-revive-25-billion-auto-loan-program?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp">told The Detroit News' David Shepardson that the agency is considering reviving its $25 billion auto loan program</a>. Created in 2007, the fund was halted in 2011 after two of five companies that had received loans stopped production. On the other hand, Tesla was also a recipient, and the company now enjoys a market cap about half of GE's. </li>
<li>The Wall Street Journal says <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324694904578599632378204750.html?mod=rss_mobile_uber_feed">China is expected to begin formally dismantling key parts of its state investment fueled growth model during the Party's upcoming Plenum meeting</a>. "Changes under consideration include lifting restrictions on land ownership and urban residency, adjusting the tax system to give more resources to cash-strapped local governments and relaxing controls on energy prices," the paper said. "Financial reforms to free up interest rates on bank deposits and allow money to flow more freely in and out of the country are also near the top of the agenda." The meeting is set to occur before year's end.</li>
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