'Investors hate uncertainty and the demonetisation move certainly creates that.'
'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.
Jigar Shah, chief executive officer, Maybank Kim Eng Securities is not certain that the DMart listing would trigger a re-rating of the Indian retailing sector.
Report points out corporate vulnerability indicators remain elevated.
Observing that the turmoil in global capital should come as a wake-up call for South Asia, which was the second-fastest growing region in the world in the aftermath of the global crisis, the World Bank said on Wednesday its recent performance has been less stellar, and it has been sustained by potentially volatile portfolio inflows.
The world economy is going through a tough phase.
The earlier government was blamed for non-performance, the current one will be rightfully blamed for mismanagement
While office and mall properties enjoyed revival and saw some big PE deals, residential real estate was hit by double whammy - stagnating prices and demonetisation
If the government delivers its election promises, then activity in the industry should increase.
Real estate will prosper, small developers won't.
Listening -- really listening -- to advisers in the government and outside would help. India has plenty of wise economists who have worked within the bureaucracy during previous crises, points out Rahul Jacob.
The league said last week that the deal, called 'Boost La Liga', would strengthen its clubs and give them funds to spend on new infrastructure and modernisation projects as well as increasing how much they could spend on players' salaries.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively
The three promoters - Anil Kumar Sharma, Ajay Kumar and Shiv Priya - had diverted Rs 1,500-1,600 crore through bogus methods like loans and advances between group firms at inflated rates.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
The background work of creating a suitable digital architecture of a website also remains unfinished as it has been a challenge to shortlist technology partners.
Experts say it's not only important to get due-diligence done by an independent firm but it needs to be cross-checked, too.
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Change will have to begin with Mr Modi, who by all accounts has shown little active interest in macro-economic issues, preferring instead to focus on the effective implementation of projects and programmes, points out T N Ninan.
The 50-share NSE Nifty too closed down 168.30 points, or 1.58 per cent, at 10,498.25 -- a level last seen on January 3 when it closed at 10,443.20.
The first six months of the financial year (Siemens follows an Oct-Sept calender) has not been encouraging.
'The telecom companies are our lifeline now, despite having nearly collapsed under debt because of ill-advised policies.' 'Perhaps our obvious dependence on telecom services will spark well-conceived policies for this sector,' says Shyam Ponappa.
The Finance Ministry expects GDP growth to be 8-8.5 per cent in 2015-16.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 297 points at 27,438 and the 50-share Nifty closed 93 points lower at 8,305.
An impulsive decision to resign could eventually turn out to be a big career mistake, warns Srividya Kannan.
The chairman of one of India's biggest industrial groups, Larsen & Toubro Ltd sees little sign of a recovery in Asia's third-largest economy,
Major shareholder Kinnevik, a Swedish investment firm, devalued Quikr by 45%, referring to the exaggerated revenue resulting from fraudulent transactions that rocked the company. Quikr is now valued at about $577 million.
The new CEO's next challenge is to grow margins.
The economic slowdown has made it difficult for companies to record financial closure of a few awarded projects.
Digital India and Make in India (initiatives) are designed to give special boost to manufacturing and India has huge potential in these areas.
The short answer, as usual, is I don't know. But this is what could happen in the next one year...
The idea is to boost household savings and turn more of them into growth capital. If the plan succeeds, sustained eight per cent-plus rates of gross domestic product growth should be within reach in a few years.
India has a unique window of opportunity to effectuate long-lasting structural change in its banking sector, says Riju Agrawal.
The winter session of Parliament will commence on November 26.
Government is expected to rely more on divestment proceeds to keep the fiscal deficit in check
The government kept its nerve in the face of a massive shock. It chose not to resort to a massive fiscal stimulus. It focused instead on providing liquidity support and easing restrictions on movement in stages, observes T T Ram Mohan.
The two nations share a problem of corporate debt gone bad that is so large and opaque.
The Bank suggested reforms in infrastructure sector.
In all, RBI has cut interest rates by 110 bps this year. But this has not yet led to a boost in economic activity. While the growth rate has slowed to a five-year low, consumer confidence is waning and foreign direct investment has plateaued.
Fuel price hike will impact demand going forward.
