Business & Market
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Moving Away from Promoter’s Concept: A Strategic Pill to Strengthen the Foundation of IPO

There is not even an iota of doubt that family business (i.e., promoters) have always been the backbone of India’s economy (contributing over 70% of GDP) and will continue to do so, but challenges such...

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Coronavirus & China: Contagion misery

Any man’s death diminishes me, Because I am involved in mankind, And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. These poignant words by the English poet and priest...

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Skiing, Synthetic slope answer to climate change

Warmer winters in many parts of the world are increasingly becoming a headache for communities in regions that have long profited from skiing. A small company in Saxony, Germany, has an answer to their dilemma....

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Riding on Income and Purchasing Power: Budget 2020

Amid the historic slowdown in the major sectors of the economy, honourable Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman presented the union budget for financial year 2021 (FY21) on 1st February 2020. From agriculture to private investment,...

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Modern Monetary Theory: unlimited money a thing of the future?

States with a currency of their own can never run out of money. That’s a core thesis of the Modern Monetary Theory which spilled over to Europe from the US. German economist Dirk Ehnts elaborates...

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Commentary & Views: A Populist budget

Nirmala Sitharaman, FM presented all-encompassing budget covering almost all sectors – infra, agriculture, education, health care, skill development etc. The full-time budget of Modi V2 Government was riding high on people’s and industry’s expectations. Sops...

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Brexit, EU and changing landscape of Africa relations

The UK’s exit from the EU could be an opportunity for African countries. Britain is repositioning itself, and the power dynamics in Brussels are changing. Can African governments leverage the changes to their advantage? There’s...

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Trump and his trade war strategy- Sledgehammer approach

Trump’s trade “deal” with China is akin to wielding a sledgehammer in surgery — and about as likely to improve the patient outcome. “Phase One” is among his biggest works of destruction, says Andreas Rostek....

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Responsible Teaching!

Teachers (in Higher Education) of the day have several roles to play – as an instructor (classroom presentation); as an evaluator (objective assessment of student performance); as an academic; as a social leader and finally...

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Corporate earnings: who cares?

As usual, the place to start is the US. There is a growing consensus that the the high valuations of some US corporations and the impact on the various sector and overall indices are not...

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Online retail marketplace: Reliance Jio takes on Amazon & Flipkart

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s foray into Indian e-commerce with an online shopping platform called JioMart is expected to take on the likes of giants such as Amazon and Flipkart in the fast expanding sector. After upending...

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How Amazon Gains Control & Domination

Amazon just gave us an update on how rapidly its own delivery system is replacing UPS, the US Postal Service, FedEx, and other carriers in delivering packages from an Amazon fulfillment center to the door...