Expect 8-10% return from markets this year: Uday Kotak
Expecting 8-10 percent return from markets this year, ace banker Uday Kotak has said India is also ready to explore various new products while there is appetite for some good "high-quality" public offers as well.
Jan 23, 2017, 17:12 PM IST
India a 'bright star', 'inward focus' on globalisation as WEF Annual Meet ends
Amid rising uncertainties on political as well as economic fronts in different parts of the world, India continued to be seen as "bright star" even as clamour picked up momentum for speedier reforms and decision-making process to catch up with neighbouring China.
Jan 20, 2017, 23:36 PM IST
India a bright star in 'sober' global outlook: Uday Kotak
As uncertainty grips the global economic outlook, ace banker Uday Kotak today said India has an opportunity to be a "bright star" in such a "sober" scenario and the medium term prospects for the country's economy looks good as long as it can focus on right things.
Jan 20, 2017, 16:46 PM IST
WEF 2017: Gadkari promises to make India's own Davos
As over 3,000 leaders from across the world huddle for their annual talkfest in this snow-capped Swiss ski resort town in sub-zero temperatures, senior union minister Nitin Gadkari has got a full city to take back home literally -- he wants to create India's own Davos in hilly terrains of Himalayas.
Jan 19, 2017, 15:43 PM IST
Globalisation set for 'new normal', India in sweet spot: Kamath
Kamath also said India and China are going to remain in focus in any debate on globalisation as they contribute a big chunk today to the global growth.
Jan 19, 2017, 14:36 PM IST
Key to preparing for Fourth Industrial Revolution lies in technology: Ambani
Rapid technological change threatens to create a new swathe of have-nots and displaced digital refugees, and the solution to this lies in technologies themselves, leaders say.
Jan 18, 2017, 16:05 PM IST
No 'silver bullet' for excessive inequality, says IMF chief
Policymakers across the world must act now to check inequalities even as there is no "silver bullet" to contain this problem, IMF chief Christine Lagarde.
Jan 18, 2017, 15:51 PM IST
WEF Davos 2017: World needs reality check, says Nirmala Sitharaman on capitalism debate
As the global elite at WEF here debates whether the richest have benefited most from globalisation, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the world needs to do a "reality check" and asserted that India remains on track to grow its trade and economy faster.
Jan 18, 2017, 14:55 PM IST
Bengaluru pips Silicon Valley to become world's most dynamic city
As per a JLL report, India has taken over from China as home to some of the world's most dynamic cities.
Jan 18, 2017, 14:42 PM IST
'Consumers uneasy with immense size and power of big biz'
With less than 10 percent public companies globally accounting for 80 percent of the entire corporate profits, business leaders including India's Sunil Mittal today acknowledged that consumers are increasingly becoming uneasy with the immense size and power of big firms.
Jan 17, 2017, 20:02 PM IST
Davos 2017: No one will win in a trade war, warns China's Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping presented himself as a champion of globalisation Tuesday, lecturing the world elite in Davos on the dangers of protectionism and the futility of trade wars.
Jan 17, 2017, 18:18 PM IST
WEF Davos 2017: Xi bats for globalisation, greater role for emerging economies
Globalisation is a "double-edged sword" but cannot be blamed for problems being faced by the world, Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday said even as he called for a greater role for emerging economies in governance of global institutions.
Jan 17, 2017, 17:09 PM IST
Indian CEOs most confident on short-term revenue growth: Survey
Chief executives officers in India are among the most confident lot when it comes to short-term revenue growth and also have ambitious hiring plans for the next 12 months, says a survey released today.
Jan 16, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
93% Indians to hold jobs without social security benefits in 2017: WEF
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned that a staggering 93 percent of Indians will hold jobs without social security benefits in 2017 while creating employment will be a challenge too.
Jan 11, 2017, 20:06 PM IST
WEF Davos 2017: Xi Jinping to open meet; over 100 from India to attend
Chinese President Xi Jinping will open the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) in Swiss ski resort town of Davos next week, which will be attended by a record 3,000 global leaders from business, government and civil society, including over 100 from India.
Jan 10, 2017, 20:00 PM IST
