Investment

Shanbhag to lead Asia Pacific businesses   India is a very dynamic environment and is driving innovation in core telecom infrastructure such as 5G technology, said Vikram V. Shanbhag, Coriant's newly appointed managing director for Asia Pacific South. "For example,...

Two defence industrial corridors proposed India has raised its defence budget to Rs.2.95 lakh crore, about Rs.94,000 crore whic if for purchase of military hardware -- artillery guns, warships and fighter aircraft. Tabling the budget on 1 Feb 2018, Finance...

Self-financing PPP model to implement projects     Bengaluru and Mumbai will get high-speed suburban rail networks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced in his Union Budget FY19. "A suburban network of approximately 160 kilometres at an estimated cost of Rs...

Benefits for rural, social and infra sectors It is not surprising that the Union Budget FY19 has turned out to be populous, said Dr. Arun Singh, Lead Economist, Dun & Bradstreet - India. "The Union Budget FY19 has given more...

ASSOCHAM support FM Jaitley financing Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has placed a huge emphasis on agriculture and rural India, allocating bulk of resources to tinterior landscape, while helping the middle class salaried employees along with relief to senior citizens, measures...

Maharashtra offers land to Indian Railways factory Fadnavis initiatives. Work is in progress on setting up a massive rail coach factory at Latur in Maharashtra to manufacture Electric Multiple Units for suburban trains and coaches for metros. Work on this...

New Delhi concerned about CPEC in disputed territory China is keeping its doors open for India to participate in its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure development endorsed by the United Nations. "We will keep the door...

Technology being given top priority Dun & Bradstreet, a global leader in commercial data and insights on businesses, has announced findings from its recent Dun & Bradstreet SAP SME Survey that highlights key expectations of the segment from the upcoming...

Corporate bond market tilted towards top papers With a meagre 35% and 17% debt market penetration in Government securities (G-secs) and corporate bonds, India is trailing developed economies like the United States of America (USA) where it is 83% and...

Road design to cover heavy rainfall and storm surges The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is lending US$250 million for the construction of 6,254 kilometres all-weather rural roads in the States of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. The...