Boardroom
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"It is a commercial means, but fundamentally there is a social goal"
SKS Microfinance founder Vikram Akula talks about his model to overcome the three constraints of capital, capacity and cost that stand in the way of scaling up the reach of microfinance
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We must see India and Bharat as one
CK Prahalad talks to Forbes India about how the concept of the bottom of the pyramid has evolved over the years
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Looking at Africa
Forbes India spoke to two OECD economists to figure out what has changed in Africa that makes the continent so popular. Excerpts from two interviews with Jose Gijon, Head of Africa and Middle East Desk, OECD Development Centre, and Andrew Mold, senior economist and head of the Finance for Development Unit OECD Development Centre
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Experiences of the Indian Diaspora in Africa
Manubhai Madhvani and Manu Chandaria look back and forward respectively into the roles Indians play in Africa
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'High Risks and High Rewards'
Harry Broadman, Managing Director of Albright Stonebridge Group and the author of Africa’s Silk Road, believes that Africa is the next big frontier for both Chinese and Indian companies.
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What Sells in India, Goes Down Well in Africa
Vijay Mahajan, the John P. Harbin Centennial Chair in Business, McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, believes that Africa has too many negative stories that cloud its true potential
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The Siege of Africa
The newest frontier for global business. A fusion of tempting opportunity and formidable risk. A China-India battleground. Come, watch the potboiler called Africa.
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Indian Inc Explores Africa
What does NIIT, Tata, Apollo Tyres and Dr Reddy’s have in common? Their prolonged interest and success in Africa
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'We Are Sitting on the Tip of an Iceberg'
Anil Agarwal wants his group to produce 10 percent of the world’s metals, out of India
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Anil Agarwal's Big Bang Theory
Billionaire Anil Agarwal avoided aggressive expansion during the commodity boom. Now when rivals are licking their wounds, he begins his game
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Chanda Goes to War
The new ICICI CEO is done with the hard charging, aggressive bank everybody knows