Other Briefings
India Market Watch: India’s Economy to Grow, New Initiatives for Infrastructure Projects, Bike-Taxi Services Go Nowhere
In this week’s Market Watch, we look at the IMF’s projections for the Indian economy, new initiatives proposed to boost infrastructure projects, and Uber’s and Ola’s attempt to launch bike services.
Union Budget 2016-17: An Overview
The union budget focuses on the farming and rural sectors with aims of kickstarting infrastructure projects throughout the country. The budget hopes to generate employment, increase consumption and production, and introducing reforms on tax and FDI.
India Market Watch: Digital Technology Key Driver for IT-BPM Growth, World’s Cheapest Smartphone Launched
In this week’s Market Watch, we examine key drivers of growth for the IT-BPM industry, subsidies that will affect the expenditure during the annual budget, as well as the launch of the world’s cheapest smartphone and what it means to the industry.
One Globe Conference – Interview with Harjiv Singh
In this interview with Harjiv Singh, we discuss the qualities that are needed to make India competitive against its peers. Singh points out that India will need to ramp up its infrastructure and manufacturing to catch up and remain competitive.
Foreign Investment Opportunities in India’s Smart Cities Initiative
After being elected in 2014, Narendra Modi unveiled an ambitious plan defining the key elements of 100 “Smart Cities” he hopes to establish across India, creating opportunities for domestic and foreign businesses alike. However, by some estimates, US$1 trillion is needed to finance these cities.
India Market Watch: India to be Third Largest IT Market, Reforms Planned During Union Budget
In this week’s Market Watch, we look at India’s growth in the IT sector as compared to the Asia-Pacific region, Boeing’s plans to manufacture in India spurred by the Make in India campaign and possible reforms which may be passed in the annual Union Budget.
India and ASEAN Member Countries Set to Strengthen Economic Ties in 2016
India and ASEAN member countries are leaving no stone unturned to strengthen economic ties in 2016. The beginning of 2016 has witnessed several political, economic, business and military policies from the Indian government and various ASEAN member states’ governments to solidify the relationship between the two.
India Market Watch: Indian Exports Continue to Decline, Small Cities to get BPOs, Construction Industry Set to be Key Driver for Growth
This week, we highlight India’s trend of declining exports, the government’s commitment to establish BPOs in small cities and towns, and how the construction industry is set to be key driver for the Indian economy.
