Exports go full throttle for auto component makers, but revenue needs a spark
Apart from a handful of large companies that have made a mark in OEM and after-sales in international markets, the industry is dotted with medium and small enterprises, which thrive on the domestic supplies and after-sales market for business
Yellen’s new alliance against Leprechauns
The tax deal would also greatly reduce the incentive for countries to serve as tax havens in the first place
Defeating Cyclones | Let India’s west coast learn from its east
The east coast can show the west coast how to effectively invoke citizen awareness and a unified response mechanism by the administration
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Ironing out the vaccination wrinkles
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Solving the vaccination puzzle, mapping herd immunity, traction in recovery, the halo around commodities, tailwinds for IndiGo and much more
Mumbai’s iconic dabbawalas could use a smart impact investor
The dabbawala’s model is entirely self-sustaining and intrinsically profitable. There is no scope for losses
Copper boom: How clean energy is driving a commodities supercycle
Demand is set to explode with the rise in renewables technology, but years of under-investment threaten to leave supply short
COVID-19 in India | Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech instils hope, but challenges lie ahead
With confusion over the vaccine policy cleared, there are challenges for both the Centre and state governments. More types of vaccines would mean different protocols for its transfer and administration. Here seamless co-ordination between the Centre and states is essential
Needed, a foolproof formula to hold examinations post COVID
Cancelling the board examinations does not help much if the children still need to sit for an entrance examination to get into a college or technical institution. That is the problem that needs solving
Interview | Indian economy will be back on its feet again by 2021-end: Moody’s Analytics’ Steven Cochrane
Unlike last year when the bounceback was fast, this time the comeback in the third and fourth quarters will be slower, says chief APAC economist of Moody’s Analytics
Global tax deal — India must focus on fine print
To protect its own interest, New Delhi has to bargain hard at international fora so that a comprehensive agreement is reached
Yellen won a global tax deal. Now comes the hard part.
A divided US Congress and stiff resistance from Republicans and business groups mean closing the deal at home may be an even bigger challenge
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | G7 tax deal a step forward, but fault lines remain
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Global taxation takes a leap of faith, why inflation is not a dirty word, Nazara’s show of strength, Sharda Cropchem looks beyond COVID, what’s hot in value investing, a new prism for market bubbles and more
Trouble in Congress’ Punjab unit is latest example of a weakening high command
The crisis in Congress-ruled Punjab arose due to Navjot Singh Sidhu’s restlessness turning into a potential rebellion, the AAP’s reported growth in the state, and Chief Minister Amrinder Singh’s insistence on cornering all glory
Lex | G7/corporate tax: a hard but fragile bargain
The hype about this long-awaited corporate tax deal would be justified if it averted a costly tax and trade war
Don’t dismiss market bubbles — Some leave lasting progress behind
History will judge the bubblets of 2021 by what they leave behind, not just by how far they correct from here, says Ruchir Sharma
Is ESG investing a fad?
What works in the US and western world does not necessarily work in India.
Microfinance, down but not out, is ripe for value investing
It makes sense for investors to get into the microfinance sector now and wait for the second wave to recede, as it has already started doing, and valuations to pick up again
Wary of inflation? A bit of it is actually good for growth
Trying to push inflation down to the 4 per cent level has a cost by way of lower growth
New corporate tax deal: A tectonic shift in the global economy?
With the G7 agreement on a global minimum corporate tax rate, we could be seeing a new phase of Karl Polanyi’s ‘double movement’
World Environment Day | Teens in search of Chennai’s lost lakes
What started as a curiosity soon morphed into a passion and is now a mission for three high schoolers — to map the lost, as well as threatened, water bodies in and around Chennai
The Reading List: June 4, 2021
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
As Costa Rica joins OECD, New Delhi must improve ties with San José
The absence of Indian representation in San José has inhibited people-to-people contacts which provide oxygen for relations with other Hispanic countries
Tamil Nadu Politics | Trouble brewing in AIADMK as Sasikala hints at comeback
Sasikala is planning to return to active politics at a time when both Palaniswami and Panneerselvam have started pulling the AIADMK in opposite directions
Monetary policy committee flags the risks to growth
The intense nature of the COVID-19 second wave has prompted the RBI to increase its dovish hold and to do ‘whatever it takes’ to support economic recovery
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Inflation, the elephant in the room
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Clear signal from RBI, food prices on the boil, Weekly Tactical, tracking the herd immunity graph, tale of a virus and inflation, the monsoon vagaries and more
