21 May 2017 The traditional banking system is undergoing a much-needed digital transformation with changing customer requirements, the need to include the ‘financially excluded’ segment and simultaneous competition from incubators. As an emerging market, the huge untapped financially excluded market in India has space for all—legacy players and incubators—to grow,…
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Indian investment in the UK: the big picture
10 May 2017 The deep economic relationship between India and the UK continues to flourish. In 2016, approximately 800 Indian companies were operating in the UK, accounting for around 110,000 jobs and recording combined revenues of £47.5 billion. The strength of the ties between the two countries is confirmed by figures…
Challenges to growth
25 Apr 2017 While the GDP growth rate remains encouraging, the Indian economy suffers from declining investment, slow industrial growth, overcapacity and rising bank non-performing assets (NPAs). NPAs – Bank NPAs at 9.3% with public sector banks at 11% is a matter of high concern. NPAs are close to Rs…
Inclusive Growth through Greater Collaboration
11 Apr 2017 CII and OECD: Inclusive Growth through Greater Collaboration In a globalized world where there is increasing interdependence among nation’s economic policies and multiple spill-over effects, the role of multilateral organizations like the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the global governance they support is…
Inclusive Growth through Greater Collaboration
11 Apr 2017 CII and OECD: Inclusive Growth through Greater Collaboration In a globalized world where there is increasing interdependence among nation’s economic policies and multiple spill-over effects, the role of multilateral organizations like the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the global governance they support is…
India @ G20 : A Primer on Priorities
10 Mar 2017 Economic growth, industrialization, infrastructure and access to energy provide the foundations of development for any growing economy. Germany assumed the G20 Presidency on 1 December 2016. On 7 and 8 July 2017, the eyes of the world will turn to the G20 Summit in Hamburg, where the…
A four-point agenda to fast-track growth
24 Jan 2017 India’s GDP (gross domestic product) is expected to grow at 7.1 per cent in 2016-17, according to latest data released by the government. Although the demonetisation exercise has led to some moderation from 7.6 per cent growth achieved in 2015-16, the impact will not be long lasting.…
EXIM Performance Analysis: Last Five Years
11 Jan 2017 The trade deficit for India has continued to follow the declining trend since FY12, on the back of falling global oil prices. While the performance of the dollar value of aggregate exports has been softening, mirroring the global slowdown, that of aggregate imports is being curtailed at…
OPEC Decision to have Major Repercussions
11 Jan 2017 On 30th November 2016, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced their first oil production agreement in eight years. The historic agreement will see oil production by OPEC nations cut by 1.2 million barrels per day (b/d) to about 32.5 million b/d for six months…
Highlights of the CII-WEF India Economic Summit
29 Nov 2016 The India Economic Summit, convened under the theme, ‘Fostering an Inclusive India through Digital Transformation,’ was jointly organized by CII and the World Economic Forum (WEF) on 6-7 October in New Delhi. Over 500 leaders from Government, business, academia and civil society, from India and overseas, discussed…