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Fixed income markets reverse gains since start of year in ‘reality check’ over path of interest rates
Ajay Banga has been nominated to preside over the World Bank in trying times. Can he tilt the governance of the Bretton Woods institutions towards emerging and developing economies?
The regulator wants full disclosure, board opinion on these matters and shareholder approval is needed for new and existing agreements
UPI’s become ubiquitous as a payment system in India and is taking gradual but sure steps towards global adoption
A new study by the Reserve Bank of India finds that, in the long-run, bank mergers are good for both the parties involved
Whatever its outcome, Russia would emerge as a diminished power from the Ukraine war. This would affect India’s interests in several ways. The West has come to accept India’s neutral stance and its refusal to condemn Russia. It would welcome India’s role in the peace negotiations instead of allowing China to step in
A study has found that only 42 per cent of the children sampled can meet the overall proficiency levels and even fewer, 37 per cent, are able to meet the overall level of proficiency in mathematics
Nagaland is, at best, an oligarchy where the rich live dual lives, spending only some time in Nagaland as and when it suits them, and the poor spend all their energy trying to survive
The correlation between “mistake” frequency in the shareholder letter and Berkshire’s subsequent one-year performance relative to the S&P 500 is effectively zero. Buffett has always been disdainful of short-term performance metrics, though, so I also looked into the link between mistake mentions and average outperformance over the subsequent five years.
Deliver on his 17-year-old promise of a mass-market car and sell more of today’s lineup
Toshiba has proved difficult to govern, but even so, foreign investors have failed to do much for its operations
“Whispers” of LVMH taking over Richemont have the potential to change the bling landscape
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
SEBI’s proposal is that all directors should be subject to the majority shareholders’ will. But they already are since the same majority can remove any such ‘permanent’ director at any time
The new grammar of political reforms and governance is an evolving rule book that will have implications on how economic progress gets translated into social equalities, an area that Banga may like to spend some time on in the World Bank
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Corporate earnings to compress further, HUL loses two major businesses, investors wary of creative accounting, Indian IT companies manage to stay afloat, and more
What is it about the US and the UK that emboldens persons of Indian origins who are rank minorities in those countries to aspire for top political posts? The answer: These are open societies that recognise talent
Barring China, most large steel producing countries saw their output decline in the first month of 2023
The TTP is a powerful presence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the Afghan provinces bordering Pakistan. Porous borders mean that without Afghan Taliban help, Pakistan’s military operations against TTP won’t succeed
The decision to invade was taken after consulting only a tiny circle. The Russian leader has since become even more isolated
Over a long enough timeline, devastating quakes are certain to hit major metropolitan areas. Most estimates show lifting building standards to levels that would hugely improve outcomes isn’t hugely expensive
Joe Biden's choice to lead the World Bank should depart from prevailing wisdom on prioritising climate change, and instead recognise the sucess achieved in financing public health interventions
No one has a clear definition of victory or end goals. The Western bloc is enthusiastically pursuing sanctions against Russia for the moment but countries like India have wisely chosen to prioritise its own economic needs
For India’s volatile neighbourhood, the first anniversary of the Ukraine war may mean a new chapter of violence in Afghanistan and further destabilisation of Pakistan
Capgemini projects revenue slowdown in 2023 but the company continues to see decent order bookings
