On Episode 273 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj, talks to Tarun Pathak, Research Director at Counterpoint Research as well as veteran economic journalist and columnist Shankkar Aiyar. Our Top Reports For Today (00:00) Stories Of The Day (01:00) Markets Struggle And Give Up Gains As Weakness Continues, Crude Down Below $87 (03:03) Headcounts Continue To … Read more
On Episode 272 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj, talks to Kunal Sodhani, Vice President, Global Trading Center at the Korean Shinhan Bank in Mumbai as well as Sugandha Sachdeva, Founder of SS WealthStreet, a Delhi-based equity, commodity and research firm. Our Top Reports For Today (00:00) Stories Of The Day (01:10) The Markets Fight … Read more
If you’re buying weekend tickets to an IMAX screening of the latest release, you’re probably spending upwards of Rs 2,000 for a family of four. That’s not counting the popcorn and drinks, maybe a dinner afterwards near the theatre. One would imagine IMAX to be a phenomenon limited to the affluent, with demand coming largely from … Read more
On Episode 271 of The Core Report, we feature a discussion between financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj, veteran economic journalist and New Indian Express columnist Shankkar Aiyar, business adviser, researcher, author, and academic Rama Bijapurkar, and founder-director at CVoter Yashwant Deshmukh about the upcoming elections, voter behaviour, and much more. SHOW NOTES (00:00) Intro (02:06) Key … Read more
Economists and businesses have been trying to understand the relationship between private spending and Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in India. While some data like the private final consumer expenditure show that people are spending less, GST collections have remained robust. “GST reflects the overall consumption patterns within the boundaries of a state. We … Read more
On Episode 270 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ashok K Bhattacharya, Editorial Director and Columnist, Business Standard. Our Top Reports For Today (00:00) Stories Of The Day (01:00) Markets Tank On Middle East Tension Spikes, Poised To Recover (02:44) India Will Outperform Japan & China As Most Compelling 12 Month Investment Case, Says … Read more
In 2020, at the height of a global pandemic, entrepreneur Sakshi Vij’s self-drive rental platform, Myles, launched a car subscription service. It was a bold move, and risky too, but it worked out. “We got a lot of attention from vehicle manufacturers who were then looking for innovation to be able to sell better,” Vij … Read more
In this conversation, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Former Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Haseeb Drabu about the inner workings of the Kashmir economy, opportunities for businesses in the valley, what the abrogation of Article 370 meant for businesses and much more. ABOUT HASEEB DRABUHaseeb Drabu is an Indian politician, economist and the former … Read more
On Episode 269 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Jigar Pandit, Head of Commodity and Currency at Sharekhan By BNP Paribas as well as CRISIL Chief Economist Dharmakirti Joshi. Our Top Reports For Today (00:00) Stories Of The Day (00:50) Middle East Tensions Spike With Iran Firing Missiles Into Israel, Markets Brace For … Read more
Shashank Shah (name changed) started buying small quantities of ETFs or exchange-traded funds which track Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index in early March. Shah, who manages a Rs 500 crore family office portfolio, sold it at the end of March for a tiny profit but plans to re-enter later. It was the first time in … Read more