Infosys and its disciples are increasingly being battered by forces that refuse to follow the logic of the global market
The Tesla CEO’s track record proves he’s a pre-eminent builder of businesses and maximizer of shareholder value
During COVID-19, when wage theft was rampant, remittance to India fell. In 2021, when millions of Indian workers were forced to return from West Asian countries, India's remittances fell by 0.2 percent to $83 billion
Cross-border CBDC payment solutions have the potential to create a seamless, low-cost, and transparent system for cross-border payments that allows for real-time settlement
Arvind Kejriwal's fresh bid to claim Ambedkar's legacy is part of his well-crafted strategy to consolidate the support of Dalits not only in Delhi but across India
Safe assets, like reserve currencies and financial centres, have largely lost their pre-eminent status thanks to war
Successive governments have failed to back renewables, cutting the country off from the cheapest source of indigenous energy. The new prime minister could change all that.
Promoting organic farming and heedlessly printing money, the country’s ruling clan has conclusively demonstrated why some ideas should remain on the shelf
In the current geopolitical environment, it becomes critical to keep track of major geographical revenue contributors
The company had a skeletal presence in Russia implying little impact of the exit on performance, but the timing raises questions on why it took that decision
One cannot just have an export target and revel in its achievements. One must look at imports too. Given the global interconnectedness of business, the focus should be not just on geographically locating the finished product within one’s boundaries, but to ensure that maximum value addition also takes place within one’s borders
The forex reserve heap is down $38 billion from its record high. Of this, a fall of $28 billion has come in the last five weeks
China is sitting on requests from Sri Lanka for help, endangering its image as a friend in need. The Ukraine war has also put at risk the China-Europe rail service and several other projects under the prestigious Belt and Road Initiative in which Beijing has invested $800 billion
As prices in the spot electricity market soar, buyers will rediscover the benefits of long term PPAs with linkage coal supplies
The talk of maverick entrepreneur Elon Musk’s bid to take over Twitter has set the tongues wagging. The question is: where will he find the money?
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
Share pledges and finding a deep-pocketed partner among ways Tesla chief could pay for his latest scheme
If Elon Musk is serious about a takeover, he’ll have to sell a chunk of his Tesla shares or get a consortium of big buckaroos with social media interests to chip in.
In the 2022 institutional view, the IMF has continued with the 2012 stance saying countries should reap the benefits of capital flows, while managing the associated risks in a way that preserves macroeconomic and financial stability
This is the age of the solopreneur. The evolution of the creator economy will now rely on building businesses around these creators
Democracies do coalesce on shared values, but they diverge on key issues, as national interests supersede any overarching democratic kindred spirit code
Sri Lanka’s biggest macroeconomic mismanagement was the central bank’s failure to handle the impossible trinity — the truism that a fixed exchange rate, free capital flows, and sovereign monetary policy cannot co-exist
Like the India-UAE CEPA, a stringent rule of origin should be included in the agreement with the United Kingdom to guard against duty-free imports of transhipped products along with a permanent bilateral safeguard mechanism to deal with any sudden surge in imports
Global shortages during the pandemic are down to long-term weaknesses that must be urgently addressed
Bailouts are a last resort but action will be inevitable if market stress becomes systemic
