Stanchart tries to break Indian banking ranks
Stanchart, apparently, gets six of the smaller lenders to join ranks with Grant Thornton (UK), the audit and accounting firm.
Curiously, none of the Indian banks, nor Grant Thornton, is willing to confirm...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/asia-dominates-on-internet-front-us-eu-way-behind-india-minuscule
Internet markets become more competitive
By RN Bhaskar
Fitch Ratings in its advisory dated 3 June 2021 (https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/chinese-internet-majors-investments-to-slow-profit-growth-03-06-2021) has underscored the possibility of fierce internet competition in the coming years. Already, major Chinese internet companies are prioritising investments in 2021. That...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/at-75-india-is-still-confused
‘Unauthorised electricians working on electrical network is a major concern'
AEML organizes community awareness sessions in April and May as the rains usually arrive in June, says Suraj Phalak, Head, Network Management, Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd.
The monsoons are here and...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/new-government-will-inherit-unpaid-infrastructure-bill-of-rs-12-4-lakh-crore-3937001.html
Unpaid bills for the new government
RN Bhaskar -- May 06, 2019
The latest report titled ‘Status of Infrastructure projects’, from CARE Ratings (dated 18 April 2019) makes for interesting reading. But reading between the numbers, it becomes evident that the...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/water-usage-lessons-india-should-learn-from-china-4026441.html
Water Series 2: Lessons to learn from China on water management
(Other articles in this series are given below)
RN Bhaskar -- May 27, 2019
The origins of this article lie in what this author wrote in the first quarter of 2009...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/russia-and-india-have-begun-to-tango-here-is-why-pm-modis-moscow-visit-is-critical-4472911.html/amp
Russia and India have begun to tango
RN Bhaskar – 25 Sept 2019
Last week, all news wires were full of developments on the India-Russia front. There was information that India and Russia had tied up to activate a maritime route...
When buying goods, look for CGST credit facility
RN Bhaskar
Update 2 - 1 March 2023: Croma is working towards being more customer friendly. It is now working on ways to ensure that outstation customers also get CGST credits. That's the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/webinar-why-india-and-china-need-each-other
China and India can complement each other
JesciliaK
China and India are two resilient countries. Both countries have proved themselves even during the ongoing COVID pandemic, stated Tang Guocai, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Mumbai.
Tang, who delivered...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/maharashtra-milk-crisis-farmers-need-to-get-a-fair-price-but-subsidy-is-not-the-solution-4775471.html
Is the milk in Maharashtra curdling?
RN Bhaskar Jul 19, 2018
Mahararashtra’s milk producers (actually supposed to be farmers who own cattle to produce milk) are on the warpath. They are being led by Raju Shetti, member of Parliament, and founder...
https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/then-a-mundhra-now-a-mallya/299122
If you want to rob everyone, just start a bank
R.N.Bhaskar -
31 July 2017 Business Opinion
There is an old saying which puts it quite pithily: “If you have a gun, you may be able to rob a bank; but if...
