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    Kerala joins the global Masala Bond drive

    2019-07-12T14:05:24+00:00July 5th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – June 2019|

    The Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) became the latest Indian entity to reach out to the international markets for its fundraising needs. The Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board’s (KIIFB) celebrated its debut Masala Bond listing on the London Stock Exchange with a special market open ceremony recently. KIIFB is the first sub-sovereign entity in India to tap the offshore Rupee international bond market with the $312 million equivalent senior secured fixed-rate bond and is aimed at accessing capital from international investors for the southern state’s infrastructure development. “KIIFB strives [...]

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      Modi’s team selection puts delivery first

      2020-03-20T09:06:42+00:00July 5th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – June 2019|

      Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Council of Ministers signals both continuity and change. The most important changes in the so-called Modi 2.0 Cabinet were the induction of BJP President Amit Shah as Home Minister and the appointment of former Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar as External Affairs Minister. But from the perspective of foreign investors, the appointments of Nirmala Sitharaman as Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal as Commerce Minister (in addition to his old charge of the Railways Ministry) and Nitin Gadkari [...]

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        IKEA hopes Indians will embrace the DIY model

        2019-07-12T13:41:48+00:00June 7th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – June 2019|

        The Swedish brand’s Indian foray created a lot of excitement last year. Peter Betzel, CEO of IKEA India, discusses the brand’s journey so far as well as what it takes to be relevant in a constantly-evolving market and making a social impact while doing so. What makes India a good test case for IKEA worldwide; please give some insights on the India journey? Our ambition is to build a unique, loved and meaningful IKEA in India. Our strong foundation in India over the [...]

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          The sustainable energy sector holds opportunities for collaboration

          2019-09-03T10:41:00+00:00June 7th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – June 2019|

          The founder of Africa GreenCo how shared expertise between Africa, India and the UK can lead to noteworthy developments in emerging markets. Over the last 10 years, sub-Saharan African trade and economic diplomacy have slowly trended away from developed countries and toward emerging economies. Since 2006, the region’s exports to the United States has declined by 66 per cent, whilst exports to India have more than doubled. Exports to the UK are not yet as significant but could become so [...]

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            Sweden invites Indian investments

            2019-09-03T10:42:37+00:00June 7th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – June 2019|

            Being one of the most competitive economies in the world, the Scandinavian nation, offers Indian firms access to an innovation ecosystem unlike no other. Sweden is one of the world’s most innovative countries and is home to the third highest unicorns per capita, globally. This is not surprising if we stop to think that Sweden spends over 3 per cent of its GDP on supporting research and development and has a robust system of integrated innovation ecosystem by bringing research [...]

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