The 24th of August must have certainly been a day of irony for Mr. Nandan Nilekani. The Supreme Court upheld the Right to Privacy as a …
Month: August 2017
Why this IPO boom may actually be different?
The Indian IPO market helped raise nearly $2 billion during the financial year 2016-17. It is estimated that in the coming year 2017-18, the IPO …
A beginning is made on PSU banking mergers…
The Cabinet on August 23rd gave an in-principle approval for initiating the process of merger of PSU banks. The idea has been under discussion for …
How attractive is the Infosys buyback offer to shareholders?
Infosys has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in the last couple of years. First, there was the major concern over the …
Big churn at Infosys, but the show must go on…
There was little by way of surprise when Vishal Sikka resigned on the 18th of August 2017. Like the man Sikka admires immensely, Steve Jobs …
Why are banking stocks in the thick of action and is it sustainable?
The recent special bulletin brought out by the NSE on the occasion of the index touching 10,000 had an interesting comparison over the last 12 …
Key takeaways from the minutes of the August MPC meet…
The minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held on August 01st and 02nd were published by the RBI on 16th of August. The MPC …
So the INR is strengthening; but are we missing the plot?
Back in December 2016, the USD-INR was quoting at Rs.68.5/$. The rupee had weakened sharply in the aftermath of the demonetization drive and was threatening …
Retail Inflation rises: Blame it on tomatoes…
CPI inflation for the month of July 2017 came in almost 90 basis points higher at 2.36% compared to 1.46% in the month of June …
A much needed fall in the merchandise import bill…
The month of July 2017 saw a marginal 3.94% growth in exports on a YOY basis but there was a perceptible fall in imports on …
