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Governance practices can be revamped only if PSU banks cut their umbilical cord to the government. All proposals in this directions – and umpteen committees have suggested this too – have just remained talk.
While at one hand the Left government is trying to project an image of being business-friendly, on the other it is stuck in petty red-tape.
Before he became a commentator on the economy and markets, our columnist was a public sector banker.
Co-working as a business model is getting all the attention. But Oyo has to deal with a tough challenge from the likes of WeWork
Conflicts between tenants and landlords are well known. The draft new Act is a long overdue attempt to set the house in order
How Pakistan deals with Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case after the ICJ verdict and to what extent it makes serious attempts at convicting Hafiz Saeed will be test cases for Islamabad’s commitment to seeking normalisation of ties with New Delhi.
The government's proposed amendments to the IBC could go a long way in ensuring that the insolvency code's objectives are achieved, and in a timely manner
The June quarter should see a slowdown in volume growth while price-led growth does some moderate lifting. That could mean that margins may either hold up or even improve.
There are other ways of protecting small investors and dampening trading interest in a stock. Increasing margins is one key example.
Its political opponents don’t realise the potential of the CAB in polarising the electorate and how it could propel the BJP to a spectacular victory in the West Bengal assembly election in 2021.
Infant mortality has improved, but India still lags behind some much poorer countries.
The gutsy leader, who has always been in search of a cause, is no stranger to controversy. He can be an alternative pole in Tamil Nadu politics.
The fall in g-sec yields is understandable because investors are assuming further rate cuts. However, one can still not be sure if these cuts will deliver higher investment when the broader economic environment is not yet conducive.
Byju’s valuation is making news. The sheer size of India’s education market and growth prospects could be the key factor at play
Businesses are discouraged from investing when demand is tepid. We need to watch out for the precursors of a permanent lowering of income expectations by consumers. It is time to shine the spotlight on the structural aspects of the slowdown.
Structural issues in the wind power sector, wrong management calls, poor financial numbers and the very structure of FCCBs offer a clue on why bondholders would be lucky to get their money back.
Belief in central bank omnipotence is fading. Investors need to a close watch on how this tail risk evolves.
Compliance-related issues with the US FDA just don’t seem to be going away any time soon. In India, a key threat is the government’s efforts to make drugs affordable, and what policy changes it adopts to fulfil that objective.
Any thought that the ongoing political crisis in Karnataka will cast a shadow on Amarinder Singh’s government in Punjab is something that even BJP strategists haven’t visualised. The political developments in Punjab having little to do with the BJP.
Those who oppose Delhi government’s proposal to allow women for free public travel talk of loss of revenue. But spare a thought for the benefits that far outweigh the costs
The reasons for plummeting optimism are all too familiar. Companies are worried about a slowing economy, public policies, weak sales, rupee depreciation, lack of skilled labour and even water shortages.
Non-oil goods imports in June 2019 lower than in June 2017
Loan taps are drying up, rains are playing hide and seek, and a technological disruption is looming. Not exactly the best of times for automobile companies.
Recent reports from the Line of Actual Control and global events come at a time when India-China ties are entering a new, more sensitive phase. Given this, both Modi and Xi have much to discuss during their ‘informal summit’ on October 12 at Varanasi.
There is no denying that governance levels at Indigo could be strengthened. Even so, there is no taking away from the fact that the promoters have delivered – to run a profitable airline in the current environment is no small feat. The battle between the two sets of promoters will do more damage to shareholder returns than the issues getting raised by this discord.
