Other Briefings
City Spotlight: Investing in India’s Hyderabad
The city of Hyderabad was ranked second in the latest survey by the World Bank in terms of Ease of Doing Business in India. This article highlights the city’s vibrant cultural, economic, and educational infrastructure that supports its positive business and foreign investment prospects.
India’s Rankings in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2017
India ranks 130 in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2017 – a marginal improvement over its rank of 131 last year (despite the government’s aggressive reforms agenda). This article examines the assessment of India’s business environment and the Report’s methodological advantages and limitations.
India Market Watch: Ease of Doing Business State Rankings in India and the Auto Components Market in Northeast India
In this week’s Market Watch, we examine the Ease of Doing Business Reforms Ranking of India’s states for 2015-2016 jointly conducted by the government and World Bank, the untapped market potential for automobile components in the northeastern states, and the latest GSMA Intelligence report on India’s mobile economy.
Key Outcomes of the 2016 BRICS Summit
The eighth annual BRICS Summit took place in India from October 15 to 16 this year, in the midst of louder geopolitical rhetoric than usual. This article highlights the few key outcomes of the 2016 summit, including growing business and investment ties with Brazil and the challenges that lay ahead for BRICS.
India Market Watch: Funding Boost for Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor and India, Brazil Sign Investment Treaty
In this week’s market watch, we discuss the proposed Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor; briefly examine the slowdown in job creation in the past few years in India; and finally, highlight the four MoUs exchanged between Brazil and India at the sidelines of the 2016 BRICS Summit.
Indian Government Introduces Amendment to Fix Retail Price of Essential Commodities
In a bid to control inflation, the Indian government has introduced a new notification to regulate the retail price of essential commodities. In this article, we discuss the challenges of implementing the law and the problems associated with regulating such prices in India.
India Market Watch: Technology Companies Identify India as a Top Market and BRICS Nations Negotiate Social Security Pact
In this week’s India Market Watch, we examine India’s performance as a top market for global technology firms, the biannual World Bank report that forecasts a steady GDP growth of 7.6 percent in 2016 for India, and a move by the BRICS nations to agree to a social security arrangement with each other.
India Market Watch: Alibaba Consolidates B2B Commerce Platform in India and Russia Proposes Green Corridor with India
In this week’s Market Watch, we report on Alibaba’s consolidation of its business-to-business e-commerce platform in India, TRAI’s suggestions to improve radio audience measurement in India, and Russia’s proposal to establish a Green Corridor to enhance bilateral trade with India.
