Indian women’s cricket team makes a global mark

    2018-08-01T13:09:38+00:00August 18th, 2017|2017/2018, August 2017, Other Highlights, Year|

    We have built a strong foundation for women cricketers in India, says Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj. The captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, which narrowly lost in the World Cup at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London in July, believes her team’s performance has created a strong foundation for the future of women’s cricket in India. Mithali Raj, who has now also been named as the captain of the Women's World Cup 2017 tournament team by the International Cricket Council (ICC), said her team will take [...]

      An Indian in Lagos

      2020-03-12T08:27:20+00:00August 18th, 2017|2017/2018, August 2017, Other Highlights, Year|

      Nigeria’s largest and fastest-growing cities is home to many Global Indians. Besides its reputation as a major financial centre and being known as the commercial capital of Nigeria, Lagos also has the distinction of being a historic and lively city. Top 5 Business Hotels in Lagos Federal Palace Hotel www.suninternational.com/federal-palace Address: 6 – 8 Ahmadu Bello Way; Victoria Island; Lagos; Nigeria Email: reservations@ng.suninternational.com Telephone: +234 1 277 9000 Lagos Oriental Hotel www.lagosoriental.com Address: 3, Lekki Road, Victoria Island Lagos Email: [...]

        Nigeria, the next frontier

        2018-10-30T12:28:28+00:00August 17th, 2017|2017/2018, August 2017, Other Highlights, Year|

        Indian companies have marked out a significant presence in the large and prosperous Nigerian market. This presence will grow further as India’s public sector oil majors are expected to invest up to $15 billion in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. A vast majority of Indians are not aware that Nigeria is an economic powerhouse whose citizens, on average, earn $2,123 per year, 20 per cent more than India’s per capita income of $1,850. But Indian businesses have known about that [...]

          Finance education can be enriched by Jain wisdom

          2020-03-12T08:27:15+00:00August 16th, 2017|2017/2018, August 2017, Other Highlights, Year|

          An academic presents his take on the culture and ethics deficit in financial education in a new book. There is huge demand for finance education globally – from the accounting, banking and finance professions to business schools, students continue to flock. However, the quality and supply of education is generally poor. One of the worst aspects of this is the lack of culture and ethics in the content of the finance syllabus – it is primarily technical, and ignores the [...]