In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Indian healthcare sector on recovery path, investors back Chinese equities, decoding the US midterm election results, RBI reports glaring gaps in municipal financing, and more
The former US President will swing the loyalty of his hard-core base like a cudgel against party elders who are considering abandoning him
Twitter, Meta, and Amazon are repeating what history has proved to be a deeply risky strategy, weakening companies in the long term for short-term savings
Funding of election campaigns come with the inevitable apprehension of blurred lines, which should glow bright red between private and public interest, especially once political parties form the government
The worst possibility would not be for disinflation to be done too slowly but for policymakers to give up too quickly
Nepal, despite being the smaller neighbour to India, justifiably prides itself on its sovereignty. New Delhi should remember this, regardless of who comes to power in Kathmandu
The good news is that services exports from India have almost caught up with goods exports
While the introduction of the GNA framework is a welcome move, any apprehension about the accompanying connectivity rules needs to be addressed
Healthcare companies expect the growth momentum to continue, driven by the addition of new hospital beds, services and optimisation of existing facilities
The Expert Committee’s report on governance changes at MIIs recommends wide ranging changes, many of which are to prevent wrongs similar to those alleged in the NSE case. However, it keeps the biggest issue of conflict of roles of simultaneously being profit seeking entity and regulator by MIIs unaddressed
The Bank of America survey of Asia Pacific fund managers sees policy reversals in China, which is fuelling a jump in Chinese equities, despite extreme bearish sentiment
While the US wants to co-operate with China on ‘transnational challenges’ such as climate change, global macroeconomic stability, health and global food security, on the economic front it will continue to ‘compete vigorously’, code for saying that the economic war will continue
As per present projections, Democrats could lose a net 6 seats by the time all the results are announced. This is a far better showing than the mid-term election results for Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Obama
Nykaa's fundamentals do not justify a bonus issue and the bonus has been announced when the lock-in period is expiring
Most states use Urban Local Bodies for achieving various political objectives, which includes extending state patronage
The story of ‘Eight Billion’, however, is not one of god, though religion too has a role in it. For the better part it is a saga of politics and economics — in which Malthus (economics) and Darwin (evolution) play lead roles
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Pricing of off-patent drugs is not the solution, personal investment is like a running a marathon, days of ‘jumbo’ rate hikes might be over, and more
The general trend with respect to copyright protection by Indian courts must be categorised as one of restrictive protection rather than an all-encompassing scope of protection
A few months ago I saw a tweet from a professor who wrote that when he taught in Lebanon at the American University of Beirut, one of his students complained that her parents "have no idea how complicated and stressful the world has become."
Population ageing will have implications on economic growth rates, labour force participation, and brands. For the last three decades, the dominant mantra for brands has been: get the youth hooked. This may have to change
No other sport comes close to soccer in its global reach. US football failed dismally in its attempt to cross the Atlantic. US baseball only extends to bits of Latin America and pockets of Asia.
The government stepping in to fix a ceiling for off-patent drugs is a sign that competition in the market isn't working
Economists expect smoother monetary tightening as monetary policymakers worry about damage to growth
A brutal blockade, orchestrated by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, a pandemic, and a cynical Western media could not thwart Qatar’s crusade to host the FIFA World Cup
Observers and negotiators from the global south have expressed concerns regarding the ability of the Egyptian COP presidency in ensuring real outcome in second week