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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicInvestment

Topic: investment

Why some millennials just can’t manage their money

Several surveys show that financial literacy rates in Asia are far lower than in the US, Canada and the UK, and money management behavior is tightly linked to such knowledge.

There can be no climate change revolution without an investment revolution

There are investment opportunities in areas such as energy storage and electrification. Patient investors need to tap into the power of science and innovation.

How Indian companies cutting capital spending is set to prolong economic slump

Capital investments make up about a quarter of GDP & lower expenditure could weigh on economy in long-term, including denting potential growth rate of 7%-8%.

India, EU ‘far apart’ on trade deal, but to revive talks today at first summit in 2 years

EU & India have been planning a free trade deal since 2007. Now, as PM Modi virtually meets EU leaders, high-level trade dialogue expected to be announced.

Samurai Boost: Why Indian companies are leaning more on Japanese banks for funding

Dollar funding has become more costly amid turmoil but the price of raising yen has risen more slowly, boosting the appeal of fund-raising in the currency.

India developing land twice Luxembourg’s size for businesses moving out of China

PM Modi is working with state govts to reduce land acquisition barriers to encourage investors to come to India in aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak & resultant supply disruption.

India’s political, social tensions will delay economic recovery, says US fund manager

WisdomTree Investments Inc. touted India as its favorite investment pick for years but says it's now concerned with the country's political & social tensions.

To boost investments, govt shifts dividend distribution tax from companies to recipients

Companies currently pay the DDT on the dividend given to shareholders at the rate of 15%, plus applicable surcharge and cess, in addition to the tax payable on profits.

J&K hunts for 7,500 acres of land for investors ahead of April global summit

The sprawling Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre in Srinagar has been identified as the venue for the inaugural ceremony of the J&K investor summit.

Modi govt’s labour reform push will remove key hurdle for investors

The industrial relations bill doesn’t seek to change stringent laws on hiring & firing, but allows govt flexibility to relax conditions through executive order.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.