India Inc. Staff2018-09-27T13:12:59+00:00October 18th, 2016|2016, India-UK, October 2016, Year|
Shailesh Vara MP was elected to the British Parliament in 2005 and has held a number of senior positions, including former justice minister and former work and pensions minister. Prime Minister Theresa May recently appointed him co-chairman of Conservative Friends of India (CFI) alongside Ranjit Singh Baxi. ‘India Global Business’ caught up with him to discuss his priorities in a new post-Brexit scenario.
India Inc. Staff2018-09-27T13:14:08+00:00October 18th, 2016|2016, India-UK, October 2016, Year|
‘India Global Business’ reviews India’s growing investment interests in the UK as the second-largest job creator for the country. Official UK government statistics for 2015-2016 reveal India’s firm hold among the top three source markets for foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK.
With the shadow of Brexit hanging over India-UK ties, the latest figures for Indian investment into Britain paint a fairly promising foundation for the UK to build on. As the country negotiates its terms of exit from the European Union (EU) and seeks to strike out stronger partnerships with other economies, there are clear reasons...
India Inc. Staff2018-09-27T13:25:04+00:00October 18th, 2016|2016, Emerging Markets, October 2016, Year|
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, a sub-bloc within ASEAN, are all former socialist economies transitioning to the market. India can help this process and increase its economic and strategic footprint across South East Asia.
The acronym CLMV would have elicited blank or quizzical looks at most gatherings even a few years ago. It is still not the stuff of regular cocktail circuit chatter, but many more people now know that it stands for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Many will also know that these countries, all part of the ASEAN, also make up a sub-group that is of particular economic and strategic interest to India.
India Inc. Staff2018-09-27T13:30:55+00:00October 18th, 2016|2016, October 2016, Sector Focus, Year|
The Indian IT sector must reskill its workforce and move up the value chain if it wants to retain its dominant position in the world as well as its double digit growth rates.
On July 15, 2016 a sombre looking Vishal Sikka, the CEO and MD of Infosys Ltd, India’s second largest exporter of IT services announced the company’s first quarterly results. While revenue and profit were below market expectations, what surprised many was the downward revision of annual revenue growth forecast. Markets were swift to mete out punishment. The shares of the company crashed by about 10 per cent in a single trading session, wiping out nearly $3.5 billion in market capitalisation.
India Inc. Staff2018-09-27T13:40:19+00:00October 18th, 2016|2016, Last Word, October 2016, Year|
If one goes by the views of the expat Indian community in the US, it’s a settled debate. A recent survey says an overwhelming 87 per cent of Indian Americans support Clinton, while a minuscule 6 per cent back Trump.
But a more detailed analysis of where they stand on issues of importance to India shows that the issue may not be as simple as that.
India Inc. Staff2018-05-18T13:05:15+00:00October 17th, 2016|2016, Emerging Markets, October 2016, Year|
Indian companies have carried on their developmental strides into the emerging markets, from healthcare to telecom.
India Inc. Staff2020-03-16T11:04:02+00:00October 17th, 2016|2016, More from this edition, October 2016, Year|
There is some visible improvement in India’s export track record, reflecting positively on the Narendra Modi led administrations many efforts in the field.
India Inc. Staff2018-10-31T14:21:06+00:00October 17th, 2016|2016, India-UK, October 2016, Sector Focus/Renewables, Special Edition - November 2016, Year|
India’s state owned energy major, NTPC, recently celebrated its Green Masala Bond listing at London Stock Exchange (LSE), raising $300 million – double the initial target set. ‘India Global Business’ caught up with Kulamani Biswal, finance director of the company, in London to explore what lies behind this first ever Indian quasi sovereign’s Masala Bond issuance, the proceeds from which will be invested in the renewable energy market in India. What does this first Green Masala Bond at the London Stock Exchange mean [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-09-27T13:22:59+00:00October 17th, 2016|2016, Emerging Markets, October 2016, Year|
Mumbai-headquartered Marico Limited is a consumer goods company providing products and services in the area of health and beauty. Vivek Karve, the chief financial officer (CFO) of the firm, speaks exclusively to ‘India Global Business’ about the firm’s global expansion strategy, why Africa has been a focal point for some of its well-known brands and what other Indian firms with global ambitions can learn from its success story.
India Inc. Staff2018-05-18T13:05:15+00:00October 17th, 2016|2016, India-UK, October 2016, Year|
As the UK prepares to trigger the formal exit process from the European Union (EU), Indian firms have provided the country with much to cheer.
