Structural changes to government finances could be focus of the Union Budget, says Mihir S Sharma.
India's economy grew at 7.6 per cent in 2015-16.
NPAs, cost, fee income, productivity, HR reorientation are focus areas; schedules drawn for addressing all from weeks to a year.
FM needs to convince Indians to invest more in stocks.
Senior Executive Director & Co Head (Strategy) of Kotak Institutional Equities Sanjiv Prasad tells Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com that even if there are a number of challenges facing the Indian equity markets, there are certain sectors that offer a ray of hope.
With Awfis, a quirky co-working venture, and other offbeat ideas, Radha Kapoor, the daughter of the Yes Bank CEO, is taking the creative route to entrepreneurship.
If a feasible business model is worked out for cable operators, they will not only build the last-mile networks, but also market them among the local population telling people the benefits as well as how to utilise them
Investors cheered a sharp decline in the Current Account Deficit, which stands at a 4 year low as exports picked up and gold imports reduced.
India and Russia on Thursday decided to expand cooperation in various sectors as they signed 16 pacts, including on joint manufacture of 226 military helicopters.
Many stalled projects are about to get going again, providing potential relief to banks, says T N Ninan.
Many things could play spoilsport for the Indian economy.
Government hits back, tells rating agency to introspect on processes.
The forthcoming budget is an excellent opportunity for the Government to fulfill its promise of high economic growth.
More, many market gurus expect the Sensex to reach 30,000 levels by December and 40,000-45,000 in three to four years.
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Addressing a Ficci-organised banking summit in Mumbai, he at the same time said that it will take several years for the country's banks to achieve the status of a large global bank.
The record of other prime ministers too shows how much can change when a prime minister is faced with the two-year challenge, says T N Ninan.
This is the lowest investment grade rating.
She needs to find innovative ways to at least match the growth during Gehlot's rule.
Banks are pushing into credit cards and personal loans, using blanket advertising, cold call campaigns and even sending employees to malls to lure customers.
The infrastructure space was one of the worst victims and things were at standstill.
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
A raise in the I-T exemption limit has been sought by many.
Announcing his tax reforms Trump said his policies would benefit working families.
In the broader market, BSE midcap and BSE smallcap indices underperformed the larger counterparts and ended flat with a negative bias.
It is time to take a few macroeconomic risks to kick start the growth.
Both Obama and Modi have taken bold steps towards laying the groundwork to give a big push to Indo-US trade, and now it's time to execute, says Bikash Mohapatra.
The 30-share Sensex is up 253 points at 29,263 and the 50-share Nifty has gained 68 points at 8,829.
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday headed for India to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.
Oil and gas players' wish list includes incentivising E&P investments and reintroduction of income tax holiday for exploration and production activities, among others.
In commercial real estate, leasing of office space was higher although the activities were subdued in retail segment.
'If you allow Walmart to operate in India, our manufacturing will finish completely.' 'What will happen to Narendra D Modi's dream then? There will be no Make in India.'
India has the potential to achieve 9 per cent growth rate and become a $10 trillion economy by 2034 on the back of concerted efforts by the corporate sector and a constructive role played by the government, a PwC report said on Monday.
Ms Banerjee's triumphal declaration of having attracted investments worth Rs 2.43 lakh crore at the summit, are numbers that no one but she and the enigmatic state finance minister Amit Mitra believe, points out Kanika Datta.
Economist S Janakarajan, in an interview to Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com warns that without proper infrastructure, India will never be able to build a market economy.
As Modi completes a year in office, his cuts in federal welfare spending on the poorest of India's 1.25 bn people are coming in for sharp criticism.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 248 points at a record closing high of 27,346.
