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Corporate earnings will revive in second half of FY18: Nirmal Jain

Slowdown for a quarter or two is a small price to pay for the radical reforms implemented, says IIFL chairman Nirmal Jain

Nirmal Jain, Chairman, IIFL Group
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Nirmal Jain, Chairman, IIFL Group

Rajesh Bhayani
Amid rising worry over slowing economic growth, Nirmal Jain, chairman of IIFL, the financial services group, tells Rajesh Bhayani that slowdown for a quarter or two is a small price to pay for the radical reforms implemented, as these would have a strongly positive impact on economic growth over the next five to 10 years. Edited excerpts:
 
The economy seems to have slowed with demonetisation and the goods & services tax (GST). How do you justify the high share valuations?
 
There is a lot of noise about economic slowdown caused by GST and demonetisation. No doubt, there is