Raamdeo Agrawal, joint managing director at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, tells Sheetal Agarwal key trends in this earnings season and investment themes in Indian markets.
The Reserve Bank of India held its policy rate at 7.25 percent on Tuesday.
Ajay Piramal bets highly on infrastructure, realty
Keep your mobile number and e-mail updated. When you receive the weekly report on cash holdings, check to ensure there is no discrepancy between the amount you have kept with the broker and what the latter has reported, advises Sanjay Kumar Singh.
'One out of three phones sold in India is a Xiaomi phone.'
Consumer durables and electronics companies are putting the final touches to their festive period plans.
Inflow of more funds is likely to widen the reach of insurance and drive M&A activities in the sector where growth has stalled.
The sector employs around 1 million skilled and unskilled workers directly and indirectly and decline in exports is a major worry for participants in the value chain.
This weakness is likely to continue in the near-term.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
'If I had to highlight one area that will do well, it is the financial assets -- that is the private sector banks, insurance and mutual funds.'
'We have already sanctioned loans worth over Rs 3,000 crore to around 120,000 customers.'
Investors must be cautious and follow a prudent diversification strategy to mitigate against any risks in case of any unforeseen events.
The specifics will also cover what's fit and proper to be a chest manager; the insurance and re-insurance aspects; and the new capital threshold, which is Rs 100 crore now.
Andhra Pradesh now comes third in ease of doing business.
MRF test drives a new, more luxurious, brand.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
Historically, the RBI has tried to keep the crooks at bay by issuing a circular a day. What it needs is more onsite supervision. Merely checking high-frequency data with the help of technology is insufficient, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Not just from the likes of Alibaba and Didi Chuxing, Indian startups saw a surge in Chinese funding from financial investors in 2019. This is a seven-fold jump from $459 million in 2016.
The 2015 World Bank group's Doing Business index ranked India at 142, down from 140, which it was the year before.
The fuel reforms are a very important signal of the government's commitment to tough economic reforms.
With the stock market entering a bull phase, many believe the Singals can bring in the much-needed equity capital and reduce their debt.
Did men and women of redoubtable experience and public service, upholders of the country's steel frame and paragons of corporate governance, never smell a rat?
With regard to his investment in Ola, Bansal said that on the one hand, the ride-hailing major had emerged as a global force in the mobility space and on the other it continued to build deeper for various needs of a billion Indians through its platform. This is the largest funding by an individual in the app cab.
The exemption from MAT does not apply retroactively.
In a society where corruption is endemic and you want to get something done then it is all too tempting to offer a bribe, Swraj Paul said.
New real estate portals like PropTiger and Commonfloor are also focusing on the secondary market in a big way.
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RBI on Wednesday surprised the markets by leaving key policy rates unchanged, notwithstanding persistent high inflationary pressure.
Chetan Ghate, Pami Dua and Ravindra Dholakia have been appointed for 4 years
The Parsi community runs India's respected corporate houses like the Tata, Wadia and Godrej groups.
In one of the largest FDI deals in realty sector, global private equity Warburg Pincus will invest Rs 1,800 crore (Rs 18 billion) in Piramal Realty, which would use the funds to develop mixed-use projects in the megalopolis.
Did you know that the Government of India has granted certain tax exemptions to start-ups for a prescribed period?
If companies manage to raise Rs 10,000 crore, this will be the best year for IPOs since FY11.
Only double-income households can buy flats in India's top 8 cities, except Mumbai
'There is no difference between the earlier government and the present government.' 'They are all following the economic policy based on the Chicago School of thought.' 'This school of thought says the government should have very little role in governing the country and the majority of the work should be handed over to the private sector.' 'This has not succeeded in the US.' 'Yet, it is being tried here by people like Arvind Subramaniam, Arvind Panagariya, Urjit Patel and Raghuram Rajan.'
We dance on every small achievement and forget the long-term objectives: Ajit Gulabchand, MD, Hindustan Construction Company.
Data used for the graph and cited elsewhere in the column were obtained from various publications of the RBI.
The acquisition of ZipDial however has proven that even a proven business model could be an attraction point.
'The Chennai floods in particular clearly show there is a nexus between corruption, disaster, destruction and death.' 'Urban development in India is the source of all corruption.'
Women have been and continue to be an integral part of Tata Global Beverages' business, across the world, says Cyrus Mistry.
