Investment

India has risen five positions to rank 15th in the 2015 Global Retail Development Index, says London-headquartered consultancy A.T. Kearney. The retail market is expected to grow to US$1.3 trillion by 2020, from US$925 billion in 2014. The retail market...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, that assumed power in India an year ago, has given a boost to the confidence of entrepreneurs and significantly improved the perception of foreign investors towards the South Asian giant. According...

Indian shipyards are in a modernization spree and are eyeing international projects of repute that will firmly put them on the global marine map. Their initiatives assume importance as they come at a time when the central government has initiated...

Interview: Mr Jonathan Yap Assistant Group Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Funds, Chief Executive Officer, India. In term of its projects, how is Ascendas doing in India ? We started with information technology, or IT, parks and after achieving considerable success...

India is a new bright spot in Asia and its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected to strengthen to 7.5 per cent per annum for 2015 and 2016, respectively, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The economic growth...

The government of Tamil Nadu has rescheduled its Global Investors Meet to September 9-10 2015 from May 23-24, 2015 on request from foreign investors. It will be held at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. While many States are wooing...

   By Shobhit Agarwal In a recently released circular, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has added Hong Kong and Macau to the list of the countries whose citizens need to take prior permission of RBI before acquiring or transferring...

Bintan's panoramic Lagoi Bay Riau Islands in the massive Indonesian archipelago is yet another place in Asia where Indian entrepreneurial spirit can leave its mark. A Singapore-Indonesian master planner and marketing initiative is offering a large site to Indian investors in...

Leading international property consultancy JLL India has announced the launch of its dedicated Infrastructure Services vertical, which will specifically address the requirements and opportunities that the infrastructure sector will represent till 2020. Anuj Puri, Chairman & Country Head, JLL India,...

A few decades from now it won't be surprising if world's diamond capital is not Antwerp or Surat but Singapore!! Thanks to the persistence and innovation of a company set up by non-resident Indians. World's leading diamond growing company, Singapore-based...