Steps to improve governance, instill confidence in the government machinery and streamlining function across the different ministries are also important to feed the positive mood, the DBS report added.
Healthcare sector is hiring staff, says Monster.com.
The US-based firm has marked down the value of Flipkart for the sixth time, the latest at a time when it has been struggling to raise funds at a valuation higher than or equal to $15.2 billion.
'Infrastructure plays the same role for the nation as arteries play in a human body.'
Consumer goods major Hindustan Unilever on Monday posted a 21.91 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 1,062.31 crore in the quarter ended December 31 on robust sales across businesses.
Real estate bill seeks to impose penalties, including de-registration of the project and other fines in case of a breach.
The land acquisition bill is a catalyst to investment and passing the bill will improve India's business environment.
There are 230 million vehicles on the road, and counting. Bulk of these are under seven years old and once they get older, the industry estimates the requirement for spare parts and aftersales service to shoot up sharply.
To meet the rising demand for its iconic brand Mini, German luxury carmaker BMW Group on Wednesday launched its British premium luxury small car in the 3-door and 5-door variants with petrol and diesel options.
Overall expenses in Q2 stood at Rs 6,473.68 crore, as against Rs 5,871.25 crore in the year-ago period.
Estimates by retail consultancy Technopak suggest that direct subsidy to consumers because of e-commerce this year would be over Rs 12,000 crore.
In the past three years, personal loans have grown at twice the rate of growth in personal disposable income, leading to a steady rise in household indebtedness. At the end of March this year, Indians owed Rs 25.2 lakh crore to banks and listed non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), up 65 per cent in the past three years.
Thinning valuation gap between these and mid-caps indicates a shift in investors' preferences.
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The company has been reported to be retrenching staff.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:
In an interaction with Viveat Susan Pinto, Thomas Lutz, head of the consumer and retail practice at The Boston Consulting Group. highlights some of the top consumer trends in India and the way forward for companies.
Analystsare showing optimism in Sensex EPS growth after double digit growth in the second quarter of current year.
'If some measures are implemented quickly, they can help revive growth.'
From a longer term perspective an improvement in economic environment is necessary for a rise in inbound deals.
'We have seen a host of businesses across sectors generate economic value and wealth for investors.'
Ssanyong has invested 700 billion won since its M&A (with Mahindra) and would put one trillion won ($920 million) in next three years.
Sensex up just 6.5% while the best returns were during Manmohan Singh, with the Sensex soaring nearly 167.5%.
India must announce liberal policies to attract foreign investors.
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Its net profit stood at Rs 100.05 crore (Rs 1 billion) in the year-ago period.
Tata Steel has ventured into pilot projects that promote use of steel in furniture and house doors.
These investors are not only betting on little-known stocks, but also sectors that the market participants are not paying much heed to. Some of these stocks can be potential multi-baggers, while others may not live up to the expectations of these stock-pickers, says Jash Kriplani.
The flawed response to the crisis has fed a us-vs-them mentality in which the banker, the expert, the coastal entrepreneur, the immigrant, the foreigner are all villains. The crisis was not that much of a problem; the response -- the over-reaction, the sovereign debt build-up and the lasting anger -- is the problem, says Mihir S Sharma.
Intensifying competition and possibility of further legal action to test expectations of recovery.
The rupee has not depreciated enough against other currencies.
Govt may not announce any new concessions in excise duty
Balanced funds are generally equity-oriented with at least 65 per cent exposure to equities and the rest of the corpus invested in fixed income securities
The committee said the move 'clearly undervalued the company and its long-term growth prospects'.
The new Budget would do well to fill up the gaps and pave a strong way forward to ensure that the optimism surrounding it is not short-lived.
It has turned around its domestic operations under the HorizoNext strategy
Corporate indebtedness is now twice what it was before the global financial crisis; banks' bad loans ratio is 3.5 times higher.
'You can't take jobs to people, you have to take people to jobs.'
Growth in India's gross domestic product for the June quarter of 2013-14, as well as for the entire 2014-15, was 4.7%.
Denmark topped the list of the 144 nations.
Experts suggest six ways to play stocks that tank suddenly and make money as Sanjay Kumar Singh listens in
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