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    Momentum is behind ease of doing business in India

    2018-12-04T11:43:25+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Policy India, Year|

    Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s commerce minister, maintains a punishing 14-15 hour daily work schedule. Over the last two years, she has been in the thick of the action and has earned a reputation for being a tough task master and a committed reformer. She spoke exclusively to India Inc.'s Consulting Editor Arnab Mitra and discussed a wide range of economic issues in this exclusive interview. There have been mixed reports on how Brexit will impact India. What is the government’s take [...]

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      Rexit Reality Check: Investors don’t have much to fear

      2018-12-04T11:40:31+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Policy India, Year|

      Now that Brexit is done, dusted and fading from the front pages of Indian newspapers, it is time to return to a question that has more immediacy in the domestic context: What after Rexit? The shrill reactions have subsided. Knee jerk reactions like “After Rexit, ruin,” have, fortunately, proved premature and alarmist. Rexit, of course, borrowing a reference from Brexit or Britain's exit from the European Union (EU) to reflect Raghuram Rajan's impending exit as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) [...]

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        Open Sesame: The FDI magic India had hoped for

        2020-03-12T08:13:44+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Policy India, Year|

        The Narendra Modi government firmly underlined its reformist credentials and signalled unequivocally to foreign investors that it is serious about economic liberalisation by opening up or easing foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for nine sectors including defence, pharmaceuticals, food processing, single brand retail and aviation. “Today's FDI reforms will give a boost to employment, job creation & benefit the economy," Modi said on Twitter shortly after the announcement of the new FDI norms. The Indian Prime Minister, who invoked his [...]

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        Silver lining in sight for the Indian realty sector?

        2020-03-16T13:21:48+00:00July 1st, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Wealth, Year|

        India’s commercial property segment may be in for some good news but the residential segment seems to be lagging behind. Here is an overview of some key developments that will determine future growth in the country’s property market. The months of April and May have been good for commercial leasing across major locations, reflecting an uptick in commercial activity. Commercial projects have low appetite for funding by institutions as an exit from such loans are subject to the vagaries of [...]

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          India’s Rexit: A reality check for foreign investors

          2020-03-12T08:13:44+00:00June 21st, 2016|Latest from India Inc., Year|

          The shrill reactions have subsided. Knee-jerk comments like “After Rexit, ruin,” have, fortunately, proved premature and alarmist. Now that the dust is beginning to settle over Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan’s surprise announcement that he will be returning to academia at the end of his term as India’s central banker, it is a good time for a reality check on how his decision will impact the Indian economy.

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            Red; Orange; Green: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan signals time for a global monetary review

            2018-10-31T10:09:46+00:00June 2nd, 2016|2016, India & The World, May/June 2016, Year|

            India’s banking chief Raghuram Rajan is recognised worldwide among a handful of those who had foreseen risks in the system before the 2008 financial crisis. As governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), he has become a leading voice for the developing world in international fora. During a recent visit to the UK, he articulated his traffic signal model to move the world towards a more responsible monetary policy.

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            Easier for Global Indians to buy property in India

            2018-12-04T10:45:45+00:00April 28th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal April/May Edition, Wealth, Year|

            The over 1.5 million Global Indians in the UK are among the most prolific investors in India’s real estate space. Srividya Rajan, General Manager, Corporate Sales & Brand Engagement, Sumansa Exhibitions, gives some key pointers on investing in India to coincide with the annual Indian Property Show in London in April 2016. Cities to invest in In terms of the most preferred city, according to a study conducted by Sumansa Exhibitions, Mumbai has topped the charts followed by Delhi, Bangalore, [...]

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