Also, the budget needs to address pressing concerns over unemployment, inflation, rising inequalities in income and wealth, growing concentration in industry and distress in the MSME sector
Pursuing a simple idea ferociously is the key to success in business and investing
Recession, a prolonged war, energy shock, high interest rates leading to demand destruction and corporate earnings falling are the key themes in most 2023 market projections
To save Himalayan towns from further deterioration, and future disasters, the focus needs to be on sustainable development and not aggressive unplanned development
The capital goods firms have been ticking all boxes in the recovery from the pandemic. Will this sustain?
The FM is expected to keep the capex tap turned on this year in the Union Budget 2023 and banks will be asked to step up their financing of infrastructure and other term loans
Insurrection in Brasilia shows the damage that can be done when Meta, TikTok and other platforms neglect viral misinformation in foreign markets
There are lessons to be learned from a faded social media site and a ’70s sitcom
The fact that applicants in a few Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) code cases had to approach the courts to restrain lenders from considering bids that were made after the deadline is shameful. Such bids should automatically be thrown out or delays will be endemic
The Oracle of Omaha struck a gusher with his stakes in Japan’s major trading houses
The dating app needs more women and Gen-Z users to swipe right in order to revive growth. Success is far from guaranteed
Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis had a long, slow but painful impact on sales and profit of the software outsourcing industry. Is a repeat possible?
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Budget boost to Indian firms, trade diplomacy tweak to improve India-US ties, India's steel demand grows, Xi Jinping plans to reset China’s economy, and more
Steel companies are reporting an uptrend in sales as domestic demand is on the rise. But they need steel prices, which are down due to global factors, to perk up
Warnings that Joshimath was situated on an old landslide zone and could sink if development continued unabated were ignored. By 2013, 292 big hydro projects were under construction or planned for India’s Himalayan region, one every 10 kilometres or so
Amid a chaotic exit from COVID lockdowns, China is looking to reduce its international isolation and boost its growth rate
For India to achieve its net zero goal by 2070, it is imperative to decarbonise not only the electricity sector but others like steel, cement, transport, refining etc. Green hydrogen is one of the most promising ways forward
The government and companies must work in tandem to build up globally competitive champions. Over to the Budget 2023-24
The connection between chefs, the quality of food and media brands
Advanced estimate of national income shows that government final consumption expenditure remains the only encouraging component. Consumption demand is yet to become broad-based and sustainable
PTC India is in the limelight because of a potential change in ownership. But investors should be wary about its weak financial performance and changing business dynamics
Many pure-play analytics firms headquartered outside Chennai are now making a beeline to tap into the city’s rich domain capability across industries such as financial services, manufacturing, consumer goods, transportation, healthcare and life sciences
Windfall currency gains no longer translate into higher earnings for exporters, thanks to renegotiation clauses
Being accommodative in the bilateral relationship can help New Delhi deepen commercial engagements with Washington at a time India’s export growth is losing momentum
In a country that is well-known for IT services prowess, we lag far behind in products that we even import basic things like email or cloud storage. That must change. Then benefits such as direct job creation, technology know-how creation, and wealth creation will follow