Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Heading towards capitulation?
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: New opportunities and challenges for solar sector, slow GDP likely in India's future, online gaming ecosystem in trouble, what's driving the SME IPO frenzy, and more
Moonlighting and its discontents
Don't play spoilsport is the message going out from the government and employees to IT companies cracking down on moonlighting
Why India will remain relatively insulated from US Fed action
While the US is almost certain to see a contraction as large hikes ripple through the economy at a record pace, in India’s case, the impact on growth trajectory is likely to be less onerous
Blocking aberrant promoters from insolvent companies is a challenging task
The recent ownership battle in McDowell Holdings has revived debates on the strength or weaknesses of the IBC
India’s online gaming quandary
The online gaming ecosystem, despite having huge economic and employment potential, is being targeted by state governments and the tax authorities. A national gaming commission to lay down transparent rules and supervise the industry is badly needed
Policy challenges to the unfolding crisis in India’s external sector
It seems inevitable that India will witness a slowing down in its real GDP growth rate as a response to the pressures in its external sector prompted by the actions of the US Fed
How can investors make the best of a falling market?
Corrections based on global flows, rapidly changing global sentiment and fast-moving basket selling trades are unlikely to give too much time to buy fundamentally sound stocks we wish to own
Is India's EV policy comprehensive enough?
The creation of a robust domestic manufacturing and supply chain with the right technologies and performance capabilities can enable India to emerge as a global EV component manufacturing hub
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | The case for a 50-bps rate hike
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: RBI's liquidity problem, Telecom draft bill needs rectification, plummeting Hang Seng raises China's concerns, India's road sector in quandary, and more
The seven economic wonders of a worried world
A few countries stand out as hopeful exceptions to prevailing pessimism, India is one of them
New Congress President will have to shed tag of ‘Gandhi rubber stamp’
Congress’ political rivals have already claimed that the incoming chief would be remote-controlled by the Gandhis
Changes in job market demand an ethical moonlighting policy
The dispensable attitude that many employers demonstrated during COVID-19 has led to an erosion of job loyalty among employees. Now more than ever, people are aware that organisations can give up on them, and that they must safeguard their own interests
The negatives in Telecom draft bill far outweigh the positives
The provision that seeks to make OTT services like WhatsApp, Gmail, Telegram and Signal requiring a license from the government is particularly silly
The Eastern Window: Fresh concerns about Chinese economy as Hang Seng loses $1.3 trillion
Hong Kong’s stock market, which has suffered the worst slide in a decade, is unlikely to recover soon. It has wide-ranging implications, including the fate of 248 Chinese companies listed on the Wall Street.
RBI will have to consider not just inflation, but also exchange rate and liquidity
Thanks to the RBI’s defence of the rupee, liquidity is now in deficit and short-term rates have inched up so that the effective policy rate hike is more than the actual 140 basis points hike in the repo rate this year
REITs can raise short-term debt at lower cost as Sebi allows issue of commercial papers: Industry
REIT, a popular instrument globally, was introduced in India a few years ago to attract investment in the real estate sector by monetising rent-yielding assets.
Three ‘E’s to evaluate moonlighting: ethics, expertise, efficiency
As long as customers see no lack of quality levels when a moonlighting worker is performing the task they need, then I guess there are fewer questions to worry about other than the big one of keeping company secrets
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | How much firepower does RBI have to defend rupee?
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Indian consumer market dons festivity look, Vedanta's rollercoaster ride, India’s edtech sector slumps, companies crackdown on moonlighters, and more
Time for retail investors to go into private equity?
The trend of marketing PE to private individuals has picked up speed in the US in recent years and is expected to accelerate in the UK too
Gautam Adani’s fortune, trumping Jeff Bezos’, deserves a keener spotlight
Gautam Adani’s burgeoning wealth, amassed chiefly from shares traded in India, could be a public-relations dream for the country — with some transparency around his offshore fund investors’ ultimate beneficiaries
Why trade couldn’t buy peace
We thought globalisation was immune from geopolitical risk. We were wrong
Banking on real money in the virtual world
As far as Indian banks go, there is nothing one can actually do in the metaverse other than potter around or get some basic information, which can be got in a quicker and easier to access fashion from a bank’s website
Now UK must wrestle with India’s Hindu-Muslim divides
The subcontinent’s divides are being globalized, spreading alienation, disinformation, radicalisation and violence in their wake
Indian consumer firms have a big gamble coming up this festive season
If spending shows a significant uptick, it might be proof that the Indian consumer market is distinct and different from markets elsewhere
