Economy

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled 12 key initiatives, including a loan portal to enable in 59 minutes easy access to credit for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

The World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has expressed unflinching and continued support to India’s initiatives on ease of doing business.

Indian Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC) would has been “very much a positive” for the Indian market and is opening the door to a new investment class -- distressed assets, according to a market report.

India will need around US$4.5 trillion till 2040 for infrastructure development and restructure its Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said.

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe have outlined the shared vision for the future of India-Japan relations following the India-Japan Annual Summit held during his visit 28-29 Oct 2018.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is working with WhatsApp to educate and train small-medium business owners (SMEs) and entrepreneurs on how the WhatsApp Business app can help them connect with their customers and grow their businesses.

The AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium is a prestigious international platform where young and promising doctoral students of top business schools are invited to come together, not just to present their work but also to get their work assessed and evaluated...

Wipro Limited has appointed Arundhati Bhattacharya, a widely acclaimed banker with four decades of experience across India’s financial sector, to its Board of Directors for a period of five years effective 1 January 2019, subject to the approval of shareholders.

The Kraft Heinz Company is to sell Indian brands Complan, Glucon-D, Nycil and Sampriti to Zydus Cadila at a valuation of approximately Rs.46 billion (approximately US$625 million) on a debt free and cash free basis.

Campbell, California-based Centric Software is entering the Indian market, bringing market-leading Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions to local fashion, retail and consumer goods companies.