Office realty: Advisors send out contrasting signals

A leading international consultancy has created a stir in the real estate market as its optimistic report on the Indian office space is a contrast to at least three others.US-based CB Richard Ellis......

Single-brand retail chains step up India entry pace

After a slow start, action has picked up in the single-brand space in the past month. At least three international companies -- Italy's Officina Farmaceutica Italiana, Thailand's Lotus Arts de......

Foreign retailers may wait till 2014 for India action

If the retail sector rulebook was changed in 2012, it's only in 2013 that international chains and other foreign investors will get down to action. Apart from the slowdown in international......

Post-Budget pessimism on investor interest in SEZs

In the wake of the Union Budget proposals, developers of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) say the scheme is heading for an end, with investors' interest certain to reduce drastically.Developers of......