India is a $180-billion automobile market, including vehicles and services. Of this, only $1 billion is online.
The prime minister sought to allay slowdown concerns saying the fundamentals of the economy are strong, with low inflation and a potential to boost exports.
The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
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There is mutual invoice matching which ensures reason why GST was brought in first place, says Adhia.
India must concentrate on manufacturing-led growth.
The Modi administration has been unable to initiate key reforms.
Ravi Gopalakrishnan, head-equities, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund, tells Ashley Coutinho that earnings growth will pick up once the benefits of reform initiatives accrue.
A number of countries allow you to become citizens by investing in government-approved projects or real estate or by buying bonds.
'Considering that an Internet company's market value is largely determined by its direct access to consumers for digital services, and largely served outside a sovereign country's control, it would appear reasonable in trade terms to discuss fees for a seat at the proverbial 'table' of opportunities in the largest open consumer market,' argues Venki Nishtala.
Pointing out to the 133-acre Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City on the outskirts of the financial capital, he said there is huge realty play opportunity that RCom's erstwhile corporate headquarters possesses, and pegged the potential value creation at the site at Rs 25,000 crore.
Market regulator in talks with SBI Caps, UTI Infra for scrutiny and auction of properties.
A smartly executed reform-recap will be the best booster for the economy, says Ajay Chhibber.
The opposition parties vehemently criticised the new 'one nation, one tax' system having four different rates instead of a single rate adopted in some countries including the UK and Singapore.
'Make in India' could suffer the same fate as did privatisation and the command economy, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
The decline is attributed to lower salary growth and a rise in households' financial liabilities.
China had been trying hard to enter the Indian market, without opening its own to Indian products. There is an economic crisis in India-China relations that the Chennai Connect barely scratched the surface, points out Srikanth Kondapalli.
The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigations Team on black money has also proposed that holding more than Rs 15 lakh in cash be made illegal for individuals and for companies, report Tinesh Bhasin and Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Firms generated free cash flows in 2013-14, for the first time since the 2008 Lehman crisis
'The professional or the freelancer needs to pay taxes from his pocket first and then wait for payments from his clients.'
Not only young companies, even some established players are opting to function out of co-working spaces with an aim to quickly scale up their services. Sangeeta Tanwar reports.
Inter-ministerial programmes have run into obstacles as rules written by bureaucrats hamper rather than promote investments.
The flow of economic news suggests that "good days" are not here as yet.
Opt for an affordable house on a metro's periphery, invest and wait it out.
While good news from several quarters has been trickling in, El Nino might be a dampener, says T N Ninan.
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Corporate lawyers say the fine on independent directors will make them more cautious and some will be wary of taking assignments from companies with low corporate governance standards.
'This is the first time we will see how SIP investors react to market correction.'
Various twists and turns by govt post-demonetisation prove that it has been tall order for the PM
The PNB ambassador is Virat Kohli, Priyanka Chopra and Siddharth Malhotra are the faces of the Nirav Modi label, Kangana Ranaut, Kriti Sanon and others endorse the family of brands under the Gitanjali Group.
Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen.
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In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, A K Prabhakar, senior VP and Head -- Equity Research (Retail), Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd, discussed the best stocks to put the investors' money in.
In the near term, two key factors are the outcome of the monsoon season in respect to cropping yields; and the correction in the crude oil price.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
Response to Rahul yatras in Gujarat forced GST cuts, says Congress. It reflects Modi's willingness to listen, says BJP.
Coca-Cola's acquisition of British coffee chain Costa, its biggest acquisition of a brand in history, faces three challenges in India.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday paved the way for niche banking by issuing draft guidelines for setting up payment banks and small banks.
Post-elections, the pace is expected to be greater for inbound deals, which have been largely pushed back for many months now for want of better clarity on the policy stance of new government, experts said.
Large and small businesses alike have delivered low-key performances.
These three industries might offer a roller-coaster ride and stocks would have to be held for a significant time.
How will the government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes help curb the creation and flow of black money into the Indian economy?
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