Business Today India Magazine - July 25, 2021

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Highlights of Business Today 25th July 2021, issue: The latest issue of Business Today magazine carries a cover story Payoff Time for ITC

• India's largest FMCG firm's cigarette and hotel businesses continue to weigh on valuations, making investors restless. Can a demerger help it attract investor attention? To know more read Payoff Time for ITC.
• Whether WTO approves India-South Africa proposal for TRIPS waiver or not, Indian industry will remain pivotal to global plans to tackle pandemics. Read more at Indian Pharma on a Profit Trip(S).
• Armed with disposable income and a willingness to splurge, this consumer cohort comprises over 10 per cent of the population. No wonder marketers are beginning to target this segment with specialised products. Find out more at The Business of the Elders.
• Government and RBI are working to make the National Asset Reconstruction Company a reality. Here’s why we must learn from global experience. To know more read Shaping India's Bad Bank.
• Reliance Industries’ big-bang entry into hydrogen is likely to accelerate development of the nascent industry, and play a critical role in India’s fight against climate change. To know more read India's Hydrogen Dreams.
• Many white-collar workers are ready to spruce up resumes and look for a job change if asked to return to office. Find out more at Return to Office? No, Thanks!

All this and much more in the July 25, 2021, issue of Business Today. So, buy now!

PAYOFF TIME FOR ITC

INDIA'S LARGEST FMCG FIRM'S CIGARETTE AND HOTEL BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO WEIGH ON VALUATIONS, MAKING INVESTORS RESTLESS. CAN A DEMERGER HELP IT ATTRACT INVESTOR ATTENTION?

10+ mins

We Are Sharply Focused On Creating Long-Term Value For Stakeholders

ITC's FMCG business has been at the centre of the company’s transformation journey. But the market is not impressed, and investors believe a demerger is the only way to bring the stock out of the woods. Chairman and MD Sanjiv Puri is, however, non-committal. In a conversation with Ajita Shashidhar and Rajeev Dubey, Puri shares his strategy for the company’s next level of growth. Edited excerpts:

4 mins

SHAPING INDIA'S BAD BANK

Government and RBI are working to make the National Asset Reconstruction Company a reality. Here’s why we must learn from global experience

9 mins

Indian Pharma On A Profit Trip(s)

Whether WTO approves India-South Africa proposal for TRIPS waiver or not, Indian industry will remain pivotal to global plans to tackle pandemics

10 mins

THE BUSINESS OF THE ELDERS

ARMED WITH DISPOSABLE INCOME AND A WILLINGNESS TO SPLURGE, THIS CONSUMER COHORT COMPRISES OVER 10 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION. NO WONDER MARKETERS ARE BEGINNING TO TARGET THIS SEGMENT WITH SPECIALISED PRODUCTS

10+ mins

Soaring Start-Up Valuations, Rising Questions

Indian start-ups are flush with funds. In fact, 2021 has seen the fastest-ever addition of 15 start-ups to the billion-dollar club, some at eyebrow-raising valuations. But will the hype sustain?

6 mins

INDIA'S HYDROGEN DREAMS

Reliance Industries’ big-bang entry into hydrogen is likely to accelerate development of the nascent industry, and play a critical role in India’s fight against climate change

10 mins

Return To Office? No, Thanks

Many white-collar workers are ready to spruce up resumes and look for a job change if asked to return to office

7 mins

MAKING THE MOST OF THE CLOUD

The hybrid cloud model provides security, greater flexibility and optimises costs for organisations

7 mins

Best Advice I Ever Got - “CANNOT BE DRIVEN BY RANKS OR HIERARCHY IN CRISIS”

ANSHUMAN MAGAZINE, Chairman & CEO, India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE

1 min

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