The case for investing in education in India

    2020-05-11T04:47:04+00:00April 10th, 2020|2020, Expert View - India Global Business, Guest Columns - India Global Business, North America Edition – 10 April-23 April 2020, UK Edition – 10 April-23 April 2020|

    Innovative financing structures focussed on outcomes can go a long way in bridging the education gap in India. Highlights: For individuals and families, education can lead to higher wages, improved health, and the ability to make effective choices that promote long-term prosperity. The need for directing impact investment towards education in India is urgent and important. Innovative financing structures can go a long way in bridging the education gap in India. South Asia is the second-lowest achieving region in [...]

      Australia can help with India’s nation-building agenda

      2020-05-11T03:26:05+00:00March 2nd, 2020|2020, Expert View - India Global Business, Guest Columns - India Global Business, Home Page, North America Edition – 28 Feb-12 March 2020, UK Edition – 28 Feb-12 March 2020|

      India’s growing population and increasing urbanisation creates great opportunities for Australian businesses looking to invest in India. Highlights: India’s exports in goods to Australia have grown at 10 per cent from $2.6 billion in 2014 to $3.7 billion in 2018. India accounts for only 2.7 per cent of Australia’s total service imports, leaving a big potential for growth for Indian exports to Australia. India can explore investment opportunities in the Australian market to manage its domestic resource requirements. The [...]

        Diversity makes good business sense

        2020-05-11T03:19:38+00:00February 14th, 2020|2020, Expert View - India Global Business, Guest Columns - India Global Business, Home Page, North America Edition – 14 Feb-27 Feb 2020, UK Edition – 14 Feb-27 Feb 2020|

        The CEO of the UK’s leading digital venture builder expounds on the need for diversity and inclusion in workplaces and how this can be achieved. Highlights: Public struggles on gender-related issues within the workplace have real and immediate costs. There is empirical evidence that points to more gender diverse teams achieving higher productivity as well as improved business outcomes. A recent study showed that companies that have more diverse management teams had around 19 per cent higher revenue due to [...]

          Canadian investors at the forefront of India’s private equity and infrastructure investment landscape

          2020-05-09T17:14:47+00:00January 10th, 2020|2020, Expert View - India Global Business, Guest Columns - India Global Business, North America Edition – 10 January 2020, UK Edition – 10 January 2020|

          The CEO of India’s first sovereign wealth fund reflects on the developments in India’s infrastructure sector and what the recent big-ticket investments by Canadian giants means for the relationship between the two countries. Highlights: The recently released a National Infrastructure Pipeline by the Indian government opens up huge investment opportunities in India’s infrastructure sector. Canadian investors have been at the forefront of investing in India, taking a long- term view on the economy. The Indian start-up space, with around 30,000 [...]