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A guide to understanding Dubizzle’s high-profile public listing
The popular classifieds company has just announced a public offering in Dubai and filed its prospectus. We take a look at its trajectory and timing.
15 Oct 2025
B.R. Shetty gets called out in Dubai for lying under oath
A Dubai court’s verdict against the disgraced NMC founder, XPANCEO’s new, expanded laboratory and other headlines from the week.
15 Oct 2025
Can private equity build the next Max Hospital in Kerala?
Global investors are betting on Kerala’s healthcare boom. But it remains to be seen whether private capital can coexist with the state’s public ethos.
14 Oct 2025
India’s next big reform battle: Who gets to sell you power?
The Centre has proposed to open up the retail electricity market, hoping competition will fix India’s loss-making discoms. The states fear a power grab. The outcome will shape the next phase of India’s energy transition.
14 Oct 2025
Tata Motors’ demerged CV business starts life on a tightrope
From net debt-free to billions in bridge financing, the Iveco acquisition means the automaker’s commercial vehicles business begins its independent journey on fragile financial ground.
13 Oct 2025
India’s beauty market has no barriers to entry, just steep mountains to climb
Easy plug-and-play has sparked a lightning rush of skin and personal care brands. But with every barrier down, scaling up, staying relevant and holding consumer attention have become harder than ever.
12 Oct 2025
Is a company’s profit fact or narrative?
Profit or loss is a definitive number because it can be traced back to a company’s books of accounts, audited by a certified auditor. Any number that doesn’t have this stamp of sanctity is a baseless claim.
11 Oct 2025
When it comes to lobbying in the US, Indian-Americans are not Jewish Americans
India tried to build an Israel-style lobby in Washington, DC. But money, race and ideology have kept Indian-Americans from becoming a political force.
10 Oct 2025
Are credit repair startups preying on the vulnerable, shielded by the rating’s opacity?
The country’s post-pandemic credit boom has given rise to a number of companies offering to clean up borrowers’ credit reports. But no one’s paying attention to the most fundamental risks these businesses pose.
09 Oct 2025
Blackstone and Lunate chart a new logistics play in the Gulf
A $5 billion logistics platform in the Emirates, a group of Indian fraudsters caught in a conference con and Saudi Arabia’s troubles.
08 Oct 2025