'Despite a challenging FMCG environment, ITC Foods has grown at or above the industry rate.'
Romance may be personal, but when it enters the workplace, particularly in reporting hierarchies, it becomes a matter of governance.
'The steel industry has a multiplier effect on direct and indirect employment, national security on the supply chain, technology access etc.'
Last year, HPL posted losses of around Rs 960 crore (Rs 9.6 billion) on revenues of Rs 8,662 crore (Rs 86.62 billion).
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'In India, mega projects in any sector face initial hurdles. That's a reality for all companies or sectors. We need to have the tenacity and perseverance, which we have,' says Koushik Chatterjee, CFO, Tata Steel.
A global steel producer is putting up 14-million-tonne capacity, Essar Steel aims to achieve a global capacity of 20-25 mt.
'Due to tariff uncertainty, automotive customers reduced their steel uplift by almost 15 per cent.'
Not a single opposition party is saying it is against industrialisation and this reinforces our belief that people are not against industrialisation as a concept
Last fortnight, State Bank of India Chairman C S Setty lifted the veil on a subject long spoken of in corporate corridors: Why can't our banks finance mergers and acquisitions (M&As)? Change is in the air: Indian Banks' Association (of which Setty is the chairman) is to "make a formal request" to Mint Road to make way for it. Thus far the exclusive turf of foreign banks even though its funding remains offshore - as in, it's not on these entities rupee-book (and a few select shadow banks) - a most lucrative segment in the investment banking suite, M&As, will be homeward-bound.
The "weaponisation" of economic activity - through tariffs and sanctions - is now a reality, with countries leveraging these tools strategically, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at the Raisina Dialogue recently.
'Spending by the middle class is limited with a focus on savings. However, there is buoyancy at the top-end.'
'The steel industry expects the government to decide on safeguard measures from dumping post-Budget'
'When you look at reviving private sector capex, I don't think there's a better story than steel.'
Pakistan military spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry told a hurriedly called press conference in Islamabad at around 4 am that th Pakistan air force's Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) airbases were targeted.
'Which is growing fast and where we are very strongly positioned.'
Within two days, the business school had 108 recruiters making 370 domestic and international offers, including 23 new final recruiters with an average salary of Rs 25.08 lakh.
'The biggest impact will be on coal and hence on power cost. Then comes iron ore, coking coal, bauxite.'
'The UK is more of a structural problem, and that's why we're doing the restructuring.'
If the war in the Israel-Gaza region escalates into a larger West Asian conflict, it could pose problems.
'In India, managers and the leadership almost glorify overworking.'
'As Tata Steel we will obviously use group-level leverage to make progress where we want.'
West Bengal has a 2,200 km porous border with Bangladesh over 10 districts.
'The Budget will be positive, continuing on the path of growth taken so far.'
Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) reported a 25 per cent rise in net profit attributable to the owners of the company for the January-March quarter of 2024-25, owing to higher revenues and an exceptional gain. For the quarter under review, L&T posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 5,497.3 crore, while revenue rose 10.9 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 74,392.28 crore.
'While every year presents new challenges, it also provides opportunities for better growth and performance.'
Corporate India is starting to step up its capital expenditure plans amid government incentives and signs of rising demand, company executives and analysts have indicated. This coincides with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently citing a double-digit growth in private capital expenditure. Healthy balance sheets of banks and corporates, along with increasing capacity utilisation and improving business sentiment, are contributing to a favourable environment for sustained growth in private sector investments, the RBI said in its policy last week.
Many CEOs said they plan to give special leave to women employees so as to encourage their participation in the workforce.
ArcelorMittal could be interested in Bhushan Steel or Essar Steel, two of the five steel companies referred by RBI for insolvency proceedings.
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Mamata Banerjee predicts the BJP-led NDA will not get more than 150 seats in the next Lok Sabha election.
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'It's an open secret that the UK business is structurally not in a great place.'
'While lower steel prices may impact a part of the quarter, this will be offset by softer raw material prices.'
Indian companies are planning to increase investments in the new year to expand capacity, acquire companies, and go on a hiring spree, a survey of top executives showed. They, however, cited rising costs, weak consumer demand, and increasing interest rates as major concerns for 2023 which may impact their plans.
Cricket doesn't need development. In football there are two elements - one is the game and the other is the philanthropy element. Cricket is a purely commercial decision.
Analysts said the higher capex by PSUs, along with government spending, could trigger a capex revival for the corporate sector by the second half of FY17
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