As the loan mix improves, loans are repriced, deposit growth rises, high-cost borrowings are retired, and cost of funds reduces, HDFC Bank’s NIM is expected to expand
Comprehensive standards and mandatory requirements for interoperability should be put in place, along with data protection measures
Copper demand will surge globally as electric vehicles, renewables and artificial intelligence data centres require the metal far more than the current industries
Choosing a successor in an environment where market forces are ever changing is less about who can manage the business better and more about who can manage the unpredictable future better
Tightening of rules, risk weight increases and even ban on select issuers has not derailed fresh credit card issuance and spends, which continue to grow.
In the second phase of voting, the BJP is defending its 52 Lok Sabha seats won during the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
According to a recent report, not a single SDG 5 (Gender Equality) indicator is at the “target met” or “almost met” level, reminding us of the uphill battle women and girls face globally.
ICICI Securities recommended hold rating on Hindustan Unilever with a target price of Rs 2350 in its research report dated April 25, 2024.
HUL’s calibrated approach to achieving volume sales growth with an eye on maintaining profitability points to a long wait ahead for higher sales and earnings growth
The Financial Conduct Authority already has deterrence tools at its disposal
As earnings growth recover, a value-focused strategy can benefit from higher earnings growth and re-rating of stocks. Timing is crucial in this strategy, for entry and exit
The change of election period to the summer months of April and May could be a key reason why voter turnout is becoming a sore point for the election commission
Business restrictions globally are used in extreme cases of malfeasance, fraud or questionable conduct of the entity. The RBI’s actions on Kotak Mahindra Bank may seem harsh in light of global practices.
India’s manufacturing take off is at early stages and full benefit will be seen over 3-5 years
After a lull, 1Q2024 marks the second consecutive quarter of improved venture capital investments, but the positive mood is yet to trickle down to early stage funding
The dossier to take part in the World Bank’s new business environment ranking should be prepared in such a way that it raises the welfare level of the country
The new CEO will have to address the structural issue of subdued revenue growth and sagging profit margins
China toppled an India-friendly regime in Kathmandu by uniting Nepal’s top communist parties and smaller Left parties into a formidable alliance. The new government is determined to needle India at Beijing's behest by framing the unresolved territorial dispute as a key bilateral issue. But New Delhi should not lose its cool and must exercise strategic patience to retrieve the lost ground in its neighbourhood.
Strapline: BIS researchers find that while output always increases, it can grow by up to twice as much for the same AI-induced increase in productivity when AI affects sectors producing consumption goods rather than investment goods
The Patanjali Ayurved case saw the Supreme Court bring FMCG companies into the picture on misleading claims made in advertisements
An ECB interest rate cut soon would make sense, but the Fed faces a more difficult call in the US
The commercial property market is dotted with multinational captive centres that are morphing from providing back-end operational support to even managing cutting-edge innovations for their parent firms
While volatility goes up during the general election, this time around the India Vix is hovering near its historical lows
With the clock ticking, the company faces a two-year deadline to commence payments to the government for its spectrum and AGR (Adjusted Gross Revenue) instalments
A part of the positive sentiment in the stock also came from the management’s comments around sustained investments that the company is making in artificial intelligence and in ramping up production of the Cybertruck
