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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The government is keen to get retail investors to fund urban development. But inherently weak municipalities and scanty exit options continue to raise questions.
The government is betting that a mix of nationalism and the promise of returns—potentially higher than fixed deposits and a tepid equity market—will finally draw retail investors to an instrument that has failed to take off in 30 years: municipal bonds.
Such bonds are basically loans extended by individuals or institutional investors to a municipal corporation so that it can undertake projects such as waste management, the laying of roads, or gas pipelines. In return, the municipal corporation pays periodic interest over a fixed tenure, and repays the principal on maturity. In effect, allowing nation-building and retirement planning to go …
Capital productivity remains below pre-pandemic levels, helping explain why private investment has failed to respond more strongly to the government’s push.
After battling rising prices and a slowdown, HUL, Tata Consumer Products and Nestle India are showing signs of recovery. But the threat of inflation still looms.
Trent is accelerating Westside’s expansion as growth at Zudio slows. But replicating its value-retail playbook in the mid-premium segment will be harder than it looks.
