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Out of the woods: How Small Finance Bank staged a smart recovery
With their feet on the ground and a more diversified lending model, some of these unlisted banks are now getting ready to tap the capital markets
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India's economic history, told through the stories of its Finance Ministers
How did India's earliest Finance Ministers shape the economic story of the country? In his new book 'India's Finance Ministers: From Independence to Emergency (1947-1977)', senior journalist AK Bhattacharya presents a detailed account of the work done by finance ministers in India's first three decades since Independence. He talks about how they balanced economic considerations with politics, their relationship with prime ministers and other prominent political figures, and how this book can be read in the context of the current political and economic scenario
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Rearview mirror, lost alignment and a leap of faith: How Spinny emerged as a dark horse
After two back-to-back flop ventures, the stigma of being a 'failed entrepreneur', and the third venture, too, hanging by a thread during the early years, Niraj Singh displayed remarkable resilience to stage a comeback and put Spinny on the winning track
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Who are the big sharks of the Indian stock markets?
Topping the chart is Radhakishan Damani, promoter of Avenue Supermarts that runs and operates retail format stores D-Mart. At the end of March, Damani's cumulative holding was worth Rs1.53 trillion
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US debt ceiling: Of political game theory and unsustainable debt
Is the market chatter around the US debt ceiling much ado about nothing? The concern isn't as much about a debt default, that's ruled out, but the fireworks that will begin once the contours of the last-minute deal are known. Here's why
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ONDC will truly reflect physical market in a couple of years: CEO T Koshy
T Koshy, the chief executive of ONDC, on how the platform will democratise and transform ecommerce, why the network won't scale on incentives alone, and the biggest challenge—getting the industry to adopt this new model
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Poshn's agritech gambit is reaping a rich harvest
An IIM grad and XLRI alum have cracked the agri-trading code for SMEs, notching up furious growth for their commodity distribution and financing platform. Can Poshn continue to feed its aggressive appetite?
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ONDC is India's next big bet after UPI
The open network is re-inventing ecommerce to level the playing field between online and offline players and loosen the grip of Big Tech. The opportunity is massive but so are the obstacles
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World's rich population declines by 3.8 percent in 2022
The recently published Knight Frank Wealth Report highlights the state of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in today's economic scenario, the top 10 countries that saw a growth in UHNWIs, and more
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Anil Agarwal: Playing the big stakes game
Anil Agarwal has blueprinted a Rs 1.54 lakh crore game plan to become India's first chips and glass display maker. It may be unchartered waters, but Agarwal seems geared up and ready for the challenge
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From the woes of Indian generic drug makers to wrong endorsement moves by MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, here are our most-read stories of the week
Quant investing, the Web3 revolution in India, dissection of the new FEMA amendment are some of the stories that piqued the interest of our readers this week