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2025: A terrific year for macroeconomic management of the economy
The economy grew strongly despite several headwinds, with the policy responses mostly fitting the need. How sustainable is the growth rate, though?
26 Dec 2025
Another see-saw year for markets ahead?
2025 was a year of many contrasts for India’s stock market. The big hope for 2026 is of foreign investors coming back, as valuations temper and earnings growth picks up.
25 Dec 2025
Devi Shetty’s contrarian bet in expanding to the United Kingdom
On the surface, Narayana Health’s latest acquisition holds promise. But a closer look suggests that the UK’s Practice Plus Group will need a bit of a turnaround before it can start yielding results.
23 Dec 2025
The SHANTI Act and the quiet transfer of nuclear liability
India’s new nuclear law caps corporate liability, weakens oversight and leaves taxpayers to foot the bill when things go wrong.
23 Dec 2025
JLR’s nightmare cyberattack has taken a turn for the worse
What began as an operational outage has turned into a data breach affecting employees (past and present), exposing governance gaps that could prove costly for the UK automaker and the Tata group.
22 Dec 2025
Young consumer startups are forcing a reinvention of India’s FMCG giants
The country’s changing market dynamics are pushing consumer goods giants to acquire young startups. We look at why—and whether—it works for both sides.
21 Dec 2025
Preparing for 2026
Subjects expected to dominate our conversation in the new year and some reflection on things that happened in 2025, now that it is almost behind us.
20 Dec 2025
How Ankur Jain blew it with Bira
Once India’s craft beer breakout star, Bira collapsed under unchecked ambition, runaway costs and a founder who just could not slow down.
18 Dec 2025
The Gulf Report: 2025 in review
A year when the Middle East secured a lead in AI, saw its public markets take a step towards maturity, attracted more and more hedge funds, among other highlights.
17 Dec 2025
Ronnie Screwvala is stretching upGrad to mean more
As the company weighs a move into test prep ahead of a 2027 IPO, the question is whether entering a category from which upGrad has consciously stayed away so far makes sense.
16 Dec 2025