In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: China could dictate oil prices in 2023, market predictions for 2023 is sombre, India’s steel demand is back on track, Budget 2023 case for lowering tax rates, and more
The Budget will have to manage the difficult exercise of continuing on the path of fiscal consolidation while ensuring that capital expenditures are prudently increased
A way has to be found to resolve the debt problems that are now emerging for the world’s most vulnerable
There is a wide range in which oil prices can move in 2023, and a lot of it has to do with what happens in China
The Budget should opt for uniform rates of import duty and low, enforceable rates of tax on income in the hands of earners and sophisticated mining of data to widen the tax base
Also, the budget needs to address pressing concerns over unemployment, inflation, rising inequalities in income and wealth, growing concentration in industry and distress in the MSME sector
Pursuing a simple idea ferociously is the key to success in business and investing
Recession, a prolonged war, energy shock, high interest rates leading to demand destruction and corporate earnings falling are the key themes in most 2023 market projections
To save Himalayan towns from further deterioration, and future disasters, the focus needs to be on sustainable development and not aggressive unplanned development
The capital goods firms have been ticking all boxes in the recovery from the pandemic. Will this sustain?
Budget 2023: The FM is expected to keep the capex tap turned on this year as well and banks will be asked to step up their financing of infrastructure and other term loans
Insurrection in Brasilia shows the damage that can be done when Meta, TikTok and other platforms neglect viral misinformation in foreign markets
There are lessons to be learned from a faded social media site and a ’70s sitcom
The fact that applicants in a few Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) code cases had to approach the courts to restrain lenders from considering bids that were made after the deadline is shameful. Such bids should automatically be thrown out or delays will be endemic
The Oracle of Omaha struck a gusher with his stakes in Japan’s major trading houses
The dating app needs more women and Gen-Z users to swipe right in order to revive growth. Success is far from guaranteed
Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis had a long, slow but painful impact on sales and profit of the software outsourcing industry. Is a repeat possible?
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Budget boost to Indian firms, trade diplomacy tweak to improve India-US ties, India's steel demand grows, Xi Jinping plans to reset China’s economy, and more
Steel companies are reporting an uptrend in sales as domestic demand is on the rise. But they need steel prices, which are down due to global factors, to perk up
Warnings that Joshimath was situated on an old landslide zone and could sink if development continued unabated were ignored. By 2013, 292 big hydro projects were under construction or planned for India’s Himalayan region, one every 10 kilometres or so
Amid a chaotic exit from COVID lockdowns, China is looking to reduce its international isolation and boost its growth rate
For India to achieve its net zero goal by 2070, it is imperative to decarbonise not only the electricity sector but others like steel, cement, transport, refining etc. Green hydrogen is one of the most promising ways forward
The government and companies must work in tandem to build up globally competitive champions. Over to the Budget 2023-24
The connection between chefs, the quality of food and media brands
Advanced estimate of national income shows that government final consumption expenditure remains the only encouraging component. Consumption demand is yet to become broad-based and sustainable