New MRP tags

NEW DELHI: The government has allowed companies, till March 2018, to paste price stickers on unsold packaged products to reflect the new MRP post GST, consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Saturday. After the goods and services tax (GST) became effective from July 1, companies were asked to use stickers on unsold packaged commodities to display the new maximum retail price (MRP) till September, which was later extended till December. PTI

Forex reserves

• NEW DELHI: The country's foreign exchange reserves rose $488.2 million to $401.38 billion in the week to December 15 on account of a rise in foreign currency assets. Foreign currency reserves, a major component of the overall reserves, rose $478.3 million to $376.906 billion. PTI

BoB bonds

• NEW DELHI: Bank of Baroda will raise up to Rs 4,000 crore from bonds for expansion. The bank's board has "approved raising Basel-III compliant tier-I capital up to Rs 4,000 crore", the bank said on Saturday. PTI