Retail investors have matured and have moved away from investing in only in-vogue products, says the managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Prudential AMC.
The Sheikh Hasina-Narendra Modi summit put India-Bangladesh ties on a firmer pitch. Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd) takes stock.
'Every few days, I wake up with a sense of restlessness that time is running out'... 'We have created a due process for stressed assets to resolve, but there is no concrete plan in place for public sector bank balance sheets,' says RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya.
The RBI must cut rates to spur growth, say experts.
Jaitley said govt would achieve 4.1% fiscal deficit target in FY15.
RBI had previously cut repo rate by 0.25% each in January and March.
Rajan retained the short-term lending rate at 6.5 and the cash reserve requirement of banks at 4 per cent.
There has been a decent growth in FDI proposals and new announcements in India to attract foreign investment.
Rajan strongly defends RBI's decision to hold the key rates in the absence of any new data points.
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
Does the rally reflect expectations of improving fundamentals or they are likely to correct?
With the stock market entering a bull phase, many believe the Singals can bring in the much-needed equity capital and reduce their debt.
Only three percent of Indians pay income tax; our tax-GDP ratio is among the lowest in the world. This must change. Our elites must realise that India's poverty has damaging consequences for them, and that they can help decrease it. The food security bill, with all its limitations, will hopefully contribute to generating such awareness, says Praful Bidwai.
Another year of strong performance by these export-oriented sectors likely as US economy revives and rupee is expected to be under pressure.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
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