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    South Korea and India: A win-win partnership

    2019-01-02T07:32:32+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, Other Stories, Year|

    India can learn a lot from South Korea’s ascent from poverty in the 1950s to the ranks of the most technologically advanced societies especially in the fields of manufacturing, defence technology, electronics and skills development. And India can, in turn, help South Korea in areas like software and space technology that it excels in. It is a warm and deepening economic and strategic partnership that could well become the template for India’s engagement with other geographically smaller but economically dynamic [...]

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      The man behind an electrifying challenge

      2019-01-02T07:27:26+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, Cover Feature, India Investment Journal May Edition, Year|

      Piyush Goyal was among Mumbai’s most successful chartered accountants and merchant bankers when he gave up a flourishing professional career to become India’s power minister in May 2014. Actually he was appointed  more than just power minister. As a 50-year-old who had never held ministerial office before, he was put in charge of an entire energy feedstock chain, with the Departments of Mines, Coal and Power under him, and with New and Renewable Energy as well. In previous times, these [...]

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        India’s race to $100 billion

        2018-12-31T13:44:24+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, The Big Story, Year|

        It’s not a target but it remains an aspiration. Given the trajectory of the Indian economy, there’s every reason to be optimistic that this ambitious goal is within reach. It is not an official target and no one in the government will speak about it on record. But in private, off-the-record conversations, they will admit that receiving $100 billion in annual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows is an aspiration the Indian government is not giving up on. That figure isn’t [...]

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          FACT SHEET: An Expat’s Guide to Chandigarh

          2020-03-12T14:19:29+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, State Focus, Year|

          Chandigarh is a Union Territory in North India which serves as the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. With world-renowned architecture, Chandigarh claims to be among the best-planned cities of India. The city, named after an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, is a visible attempt at balancing modernity with environmental preservation. Designed by the well-known Swiss-French modernist architect Le Corbusier, Chandigarh sits comfortably as a cosmopolitan hub on the confluence of two important states. Popular Fairs & Festivals: Festival of [...]

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            Investing in manufacturing in India

            2019-01-02T07:32:42+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, Policy India, Year|

            A leading consultant analyses the factors that have made investing in India easier and a more rewarding experience as long as investors go in with a level of preparedness. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently altered its predicted growth rate for India slightly downward to 6.8 per cent, but this is still attractive compared to the sluggish rates of growth elsewhere in the world. Foreign investors’ confidence in India has also recently improved, making it the eighth most attractive [...]

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              Best time to be an entrepreneur in India

              2018-12-31T13:44:40+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, Start-up India, Year|

              Naspers has been behind investments in some of India’s most successful start-up ventures in recent years. Here Larry Illg, CEO for Ventures, explains what makes India an exciting prospect for the firm. What would you attribute Naspers' success in the Indian market to? Naspers is active in more than 130 countries and markets across the world, and our approach to investing in companies has been fairly consistent over the years. Firstly, we ensure that we understand the business model. Do [...]

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                Powering ahead

                2019-01-02T07:32:53+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, State Focus, Year|

                A proactive, business-friendly government, great location and sound macro fundamentals are powering Haryana’s economic surge. This is not the kind of news that makes for banner headlines. So, it was no surprise to find the news on Gurugram, the commercial capital of Haryana, getting an International Arbitration Centre (IAC) buried in the inside pages of most newspapers. The city, part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and till recently known as Gurgaon, will be the second Indian city after Mumbai [...]

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                  India goes on IPO overdrive

                  2019-01-02T07:21:15+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, Policy India, Year|

                  The year 2016 was one of the best years in recent times for initial public offering (‘IPO’) in India owing to stronger macroeconomics, pro-business political regime, continuing regulatory reforms and an overall positive investment climate.  Indian companies raised more than $4bn through IPOs in 2016, which is close to the aggregate equity raised over preceding four years from 2012-15. The IPO pipeline for 2017 looks promising with some of the large companies expected to tap the equity markets including NSE, [...]

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                    Is India’s rooftop solar market taking off?

                    2018-12-03T11:56:54+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, Flagship Scheme, India Investment Journal January Edition, India Investment Journal May Edition, REWIND 2017, Year|

                    A relatively slow-moving solar market in India is showing some signs of promise. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced a 1,000 MW tender in order to allocate rooftop solar projects on government buildings across the country. This is the largest ever rooftop solar tender announced in India till date. Riding on the success of a previous 500 MW rooftop solar tender announced in April 2016, SECI has now doubled the allocation size. This is a welcome move [...]

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                      The business of travel made easier

                      2019-01-02T07:21:23+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, Other Stories, Year|

                      A visa strategist gives some crucial updates on recent changes to the visa regime for travellers to India. There have been some important changes to the e-TV and business visa regime that are worthy of note. These changes, which became effective from April 1 this year, are expected to stimulate economic growth, increase earnings from export of services like tourism, medical value travel and travel on account of business and to make ‘Skill India’, ‘Digital India’, ‘Make in India’ and [...]

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