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We want to be more relevant as a total beverage player: Coca-Cola India president

Coca-Cola India President T Krishnakumar on his new role, putting plans on the fast track and accelerating the evolution of their fruit-based business

The world's most valuable soccer teams

Ten interesting things that we read this week

Some of the most interesting topics covered in this week's iteration are related to 'rules governing corporate gaffes', 'Hidden Champions in Germany' and 'similarity between brain and cosmic web'

Mobile ad spend set to overtake desktop globally

Dentsu Aegis forecast shows digital is on a high in India too; growth in mobile coming on the back of a "young, digitally native generation constantly on the go"

Kaushik Basu slams India's demonetisation programme but lauds GST

India's former chief economic adviser says that the government's surprise move slowed down the country's growth

10 interesting Forbes India reads for the weekend

A compilation of the best stories our writers wrote so you need to look no further.

Bajaj Finance-MobiKwik deal: synergies real, customers gain

India's digital payments space continues to witness more churn; MobiKwik will get financial muscle to take on Paytm; Bajaj Finance moves swiftly towards digital payments solutions for its customers

Consumers to prefer online firms offering integrated solutions than individual products

Boston Consulting Group's 'Decoding Digital Consumers in India' report says by 2020, half of the country's 850 million online users will be rural

Despite waning popularity, Facebook is the king of social media

Oberoi New Delhi to reopen in January 2018, ahead of schedule

EIH Ltd, the company that runs the Oberoi group of hotels, will conclude the Rs 500-crore revamp of its flagship New Delhi property early next year

Bootstrapped and free from the shackles of external funding

Building businesses without relying on external investors is often attractive for entrepreneurs