India's entertainment and media (E&M) industry may grow by 10.5 per cent cumulatively next five years, to touch Rs 92,950 crore (Rs 929.50 billion), a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report said on Wednesday.
This comes in the wake of allegations of financial irregularities by the erstwhile management led by Harish Moolchandani.
After two decades of impressive growth, the automobile sector's performance has not been encouraging after 2006-07, but its growth turned modestly positive last fiscal, touching a domestic turnover of Rs 2.19 lakh crore, the Economic Survey said.
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The mobile subscriber base in India is set to exceed 771 million connections by 2013, growing at a CAGR of 14.3 per cent in the same period from 452 million in 2009, a study by research firm Gartner said.
"Till the second quarter of last fiscal, the industry was on track to achieve the $50 billion export target by 2008-09. The aspiration to reach $60 billion by fiscal 2010 is at risk since an unprecedented slowdown is expected in key markets overseas, especially the US and Europe, which account for about 80 percent of Indian software exports," Nasscom president Som Mittal said. Nasscom has now extended the target year for achieving $60 billion export revenue to 2011.
Set to be unveiled at the Auto Expo in New Delhi, it is likely to be priced below Rs 400,000, and will come with air-conditioning and the option to choose from six colours.
Most of the NBFCs do not take public deposits but that does not mean they cannot create systemic risks. The banking system has at least Rs 57,000 crore exposure to IL&FS. Haven't the banks invested public money in IL&FS papers, asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
India's steel industry is surging ahead, entering into global deals and taking the country's economy to new heights. The Indian government plans to invest over $350 billion in steel industries related to infrastructure and construction. The Indian government estimates that steel production would grow at a CAGR of 16 per cent to touch 124.06 MT by 2011-12. India's steel production capacity is estimated to be 200 MT by 2020.
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The top 100 companies have created wealth worth Rs 25.4 lakh crore during the period 2003-08, a study has revealed. "The top 100 companies, analysed during the period 2003-08, created wealth worth Rs 25.4 lakh crore," the Motilal Oswal 13th Annual Wealth Creation Study released on Friday said. Reliance Industries, with a significant wealth creation of Rs 3.1 lakh crore became the biggest wealth creator, said the study.
While participation of start-ups in the space sector has largely been minimal so far, their involvement will be key towards building India's very own aerospace companies such as Maxar, Elon Musk's SpaceX and Rocket Labs, according to experts.
The company has a market capitalisation of $743 billion.
The revenue from cellular services in India is projected to exceed $37 billion growing by 18 per cent annually till 2012, IT research and advisory firm Gartner Inc says.
While Hindware is expecting sale of its air purifiers to double this year, brands like Xiaomi, Blue Star and Daikin, too, are expecting significant rise in sales.
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The size of the banking software application market globally is estimated to be at about $75 billion in 2007. The market is growing at about 5 per cent a year.
Hollister, which posted an annual turnover of $55 million in 2006, has been posting 40 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the last four years.
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According to a Gartner study, Indian IT services market is likely to grow to USD10 bn by 2011.
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Private companies have been increasing their dividend payouts at a much higher pace than their public-sector counterparts, though some state-run companies are making huge payouts in absolute terms.
Any economy, which has to sustain a wage CAGR of 6-7%, slips into recession within 15-20 years.
The print media's declining share of the media industry is not as worrying as its attitude to the factors critical to growth.
With a surge in users and transactions in two weeks, payment wallets step up cashbacks to get more users online.
The information technology (IT) industry has increased its contribution to the country's GDP from 1.2 per cent in 1997-98 to 5.2 per cent in 2006-07, according to a Nasscom-Deloitte study.
The Indian entertainment and media industry is expected to outgrow the country's economy every year between 2007 and 2011.
Buoyed by increased viewership and a relatively controversy-free tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen a spike in its brand valuation to $5.3 billion after the 10th edition, according to global valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps.
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
Cellular services segment in India, the world's fastest growing wireless market, is expected to more than double to $25 billion by 2011, global consultancy and research firm Gartner has said.
During the 11 years ending FY15, Tata Sons cumulatively earned dividend income of around Rs 31,500 crore from TCS.
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However, projections made over the last few years indicate a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 80-90 per cent. Research firm TPI believes this is "not easily achievable".
India has the fastest growing healthcare IT market in Asia, with an expected growth rate of 22 per cent, followed closely by China and Vietnam, says a report.
For the animation industry, the share of domestic demand is just 10 per cent of the total market.
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The Indian software and BPO segment will grow at a rate of more than 16 per cent to become a $ 132 billion industry by 2012, global infotech analyst International Data Corporation said. Together with IT and ITeS, and exports revenue of Rs 3,20,278 crore (Rs 3.2 trillion), the total IT and ITeS industry would grow to Rs 5,29,976 crore ($ 132 billion) by 2012, representing a growth of 16.5 per cent, said IDC. Exports continue to be the biggest segment at Rs 97,492 cr (Rs 974).
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The Indian information technology and related services industry is predicted to become a $100 billion plus industry by 2011, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 18 per cent, states an IDC report.
