Growth is coming from sectors which are interest rate-sensitive, says D Subbarao.
Shibani Dandekar talks about hosting the show, India's Sexiest Bachelor.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Indian Premier League team at the forefront of creating environmental awareness, on Wednesday marked another step in its ongoing Green Initiative by unveiling a special jersey.
RBI Governor D Subbarao explains the rationale for the moves announced in the second quarter review of the monetary policy in an interview with Sidhartha. Excerpts:
'Villagers are people without masks.' 'That is why I call them genuine human beings.' 'As an actor, I have been inspired by many such genuine characters.'
Vedika Bhandarkar, managing director & head of investment banking, recounts how even in a supposedly bad year, the bank raised about Rs 1,00,000 crore (Rs 1,000 billion).
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With the Rs 7,000-crore (Rs 70 billion) refinance window, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will not face any fund crunch, says Sidbi Chairman and Manging Director R M Malla.
Standard Chartered CEO-Asia Jaspal Bindra spoke to Anirudh Laskar and Sidhartha about the bank's plans and his assessment of the situation.
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Paresh Parasnis, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company's principal officer and executive director spoke to Shilpy Sinha & Sidhartha about the company's strategy.
In an interview with Business Standard's Shyamal Majumdar and Sidhartha, Kochhar says she is going to focus on the immediate challenge of correcting the cost structure of the country's second largest bank.
Aiming to raise Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) from disinvestment, the government on Wednesday said it will sell its stake in 10 more PSUs, including IndianOil, MMTC, Coal India Ltd, SAIL, RINL and Shipping Corporation, in the current financial year.
While other foreign banks are still shrinking their loan portfolio, Standard Chartered Bank says it is seeing a double-digit growth
Private banking in India is still at a nascent stage and can absorb all the lessons learnt the hard way in developed markets, according to Jane Fraser, the global head of Citi Private Bank.
The government has already mopped up more than Rs 17,000 crore (Rs 170 billion) through divestment in the current financial year and is on course to achieve the Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion) target by fiscal year-end.
At the heart of Friday's case lay an ICICI Bank loan owed by Mallya's Watson and CASL, for which Diageo stepped in as a backstop so that it could be refinanced by Standard Chartered Bank.
Historically, such large years are not followed by another huge year. So, strictly going by that, we should be less enthusiastic, says Pankaj Vaish, MD, Nomura Financial Advisory.
We are very positive on emerging markets, says John Praveen, MD, Prudential Investment Advisors.
Switzerland only provided information on tax fraud that led to criminal activity. But the Swiss definition of tax fraud is quite narrow, which means that a false invoice is not a crime. Now, any tax abuse will be covered.
Martin Feldstein, George F Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University, speaks about the global economic situation.
In her reply to the letter sent by the jail authorities, Lall pointed out that Sharma had been helping inmates during the 15 years he had spent in prison.
Diageo, which had acquired Mallya's United Spirits nearly six years ago, is claiming $40 million paid to the liquor tycoon as part of an alleged breach of agreement.
In an interview with Shilpy Sinha and Sidhartha, LIC Managing Director DK MEHROTRA discusses the public sector player's strategy.
'Markets are back in the 15000-16000 range, it's a barometer of confidence as much as it is of economic prospects.'
With the fresh arrest, all the nine persons named in the FIR have been sent to custody.
From 13 members and database on four million trades in 2004, when Credit Information Bureau of India (Cibil) was set up, the country's first credit information company now has 162 members and database on 127 million companies and individuals.
With a balance sheet size of Rs 22,000 crore (Rs 220 billion), we are a meaningful player in our home country, says Rana Kapoor.
Brand SBI is very strong, while people may be generally cautious about some other brands. We can not only tap the potential better but can also provide a safe and transparent insurance alternative to the public, says US Roy.
"Opening up will give us new opportunities such as greater freedom to open branches. On the inorganic side, there could be opportunities to take larger stakes in banks or to take management control. If anything of that happens, we will be interested," says Standard Chartered's regional chief executive for India and South Asia Neeraj Swaroop.
'Now, the theme is going to be preservation of margins. We will focus on non-capital guzzling revenue streams, and every bank will think on the same lines,' says Romesh Sobti, MD & CEO, IndusInd Bank.
While stock market indices are rising, UTI Asset Management Company chairman and managing director U K Sinha says that risk appetite at the retail level is low.
K V Kamath is preparing to move across the corridor on the 10th floor of the ICICI Tower to his new cabin, which is under renovation now.
With more players, products and rising consciousness about the need for insurance, the market has to grow. As for the team, the existing management team continues (at ICICI Prudential) to be there. The team has built a solid business, an excellent brand. The systems are in place, so it is a good stepping stone, says Vaidyanathan.
Madhabi Puri Buch, MD & CEO, ICICI Securities tells Sidhartha she is using the present market conditions to focus on innovation.
'If money is spent on good projects, then it is explainable, especially in deflationary circumstances. To boost demand, there is a need to increase spending,' Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist, World Bank.
The Bad Boy Billionaires series has a lot in common: The three billionaires' hefty ambition, dangerous arrogance and untrammeled power, observes Dhruv Munjal.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y V Reddy, who presented his last Annual Policy Statement on Tuesday, spoke to Sidhartha on the challenges the central bank faces in balancing growth and inflation.
We asked Get Ahead readers to send in their opinions on the credit card vs debit card debate. Here are a few interesting and harropwing responses from readers about their credit card experiences.
Out-of-favour India opener Gautam Gambhir has been retained captain of the Delhi team for the upcoming Ranji season as the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced a 15-member squad for the one-day Vijay Hazare trophy to be played in Himachal Pradesh.
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