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SPRINT TO FINISH

CORPORATE EARNINGS GROWTH IS LIKELY TO ACCELERATE IN THE LAST QUARTER OF FY21, BUT RESURGENCE OF COVID CASES COULD CLOUD THE OUTLOOK FOR FY22

New Stress Pockets

Unsecured personal loans, credit cards, business banking, and MSME loans are emerging as new breeding ground for banks' NPAs. How serious is the problem?

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Call Of The Mountains

Mediation On The Table

MEDIATION IS YET TO BECOME THE PREFERRED CHOICE FOR CORPORATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, BUT PERSPECTIVES ARE CHANGING

Economic Whirlwinds

With India firmly in the grip of the second Covid wave, the much-expected catapult from a buoyant Q1 is unlikely. How should the Centre steer a slowing economy?

BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT

“IMPORTANT TO MANAGE INTENT AND IMPACT DURING TRANSFORMATION” Manish Bhatnagar, MD, SKF India

Business Leaders Of Tamil Nadu

Business Today awards in Chennai saw Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami announce investments worth ₹10 lakh crore, creating employment opportunities for 20 lakh people over next four years

How India Can Become The Factory To The World?

The production linked incentive scheme aims to build an indian manufacturing base across 13 key sectors. What works. What doesn’t.

Best of New Breed Banks

Laser-sharp focus on asset quality helps Utkarsh maintain lead over others

Steady Player

A push for products that consume less capital has helped Federal Bank build a rock-steady institution

The Epic Shift

Digitisation and proposed ARC for bad loans and development financial institution will help the banking industry reboot. The 25th edition of the BT-KPMG Best Bank Study brings you 'future ready' banks and Fintechs

Adapting to Change

Rapid digitisation and scaling up of non-banking businesses, from cards to insurance and MFs to YONO, have helped SBI transform itself

Game Changer

After building India’s second-largest bank, Aditya Puri is set to impact other sectors

Shifting Gears

Travel-focussed payment solutions firm PayMate hit a roadblock post Covid-19, but focus on other areas such as discount invoicing helped in damage control

Building On Growth 2.0

HDFC Bank refused to compromise on profitability and tapped semi-urban and rural markets to emerge far ahead of rivals

A Cross Border Crusader

Bank of America won by focusing on large Indian firms and multinationals

Dead Cat Bounce?

The latest Business Today Business Confidence Index (BCI) shows slight improvement in overall sentiment despite the pessimism around economic and business issues

“FIND YOUR CORE STRENGTHS AND FOCUS ON THEM”

CHANDRU KALRO, Managing Director, TTK Prestige

Turakhia's Travel Diary

Serial entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia, who founded five-odd companies, including collaboration tool Flock, and saw successful exits such as Resellerclub and BigRock, takes his hike breaks seriously.

Resilience At IT's Best

Over the last year, Indian IT companies have struck some of their biggest deals ever, and have stayed resilient amid testing circumstances

Playing It Safe

How to minimise interest rate, credit and liquidity risks in debt funds

Kamath's Guitar Strings

Nikhil Kamath, Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer, True Beacon and Zerodha, has always been surrounded by music. In fact, music runs in Kamath’s blood. “My mother is a Carnatic music teacher. She plays Veena. Just by the sheer proximity to music since childhood, I have developed a keen interest in it.”

Betting On BoT

Worsening NHAI finances are forcing the government to go back to the build-operate-transfer model for road projects

Exiting The Easy Money Circle

The RBI Adopted multiple regulatory forbearance measures and ultra-loose monetary policy to counter economic headwinds. Now it has to work out an exit roadmap

A Rough Ride

Once the leader in SUVs, Mahindra has lost its crown. The company is resetting its gameplan to stay clear of me-too products, replacing them with vehicles intrinsic to its DNA. Can it rise again?

Signs Of Moderation

Retail ownership of top 500 stocks of BSE saw a sequential decline in december quarter. Is their interest waning?

IndiGo's Revival Bid

After a brutal year, India's largest airline looks to bounce back, but there could be surprises ahead

Taxman's Data War

As tech helps tax authorities check evasion and fraud, taxpayers complain of harassment and misuse of powers

“IF YOU HAVE THE BEST PRODUCT, YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO WIN ALL THE TIME”

John Bayne, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mobile Consumer Electronics, Corning Incorporated

On The Slow Coach

Fifteen years in the making, only 650 km of the dedicated freight corridor has opened. Meeting the 3,381-km target by June 2022 appears a distant dream