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Expect India to keep doing well irrespective of geopolitics: GIC execs

Lim and Sood say they are bullish on infrastructure, consumer, technology, and healthcare sectors, and see opportunities in Indian despite global uncertainties

Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath named EY entrepreneur of the year 2024

Kamath will represent India at EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo to be held in June 2025

Television still a 900 mn-people medium: Zee Entertainment CEO Punit Goenka

Says nothing is too late in the media and entertainment industry. If you get the content right, the audience will follow

Luxury car market may double by 2030: Volvo Cars India MD Jyoti Malhotra

Considering what we have in the Indian market, Volvo is very competitively placed. We are performing quite well in different segments, Malhotra said

Have sufficient liquidity to support growth: PNB MD & CEO Ashok Chandra

We will take initiatives on Casa next financial year, says Ashok Chandra

Consolidation will accelerate, boosting pricing power over time: Dalmia

Dalmia said that the company is optimistic on the sector in the long-term, even as margins remain weak in the short-term

Have 5-6 portfolio firms planning IPOs: ChrysCapital's Sanjay Kukreja

The common thread is backing grounded founders who are hands-on and have a relentless focus on execution

Target is to double organisations' AI adoption rate: TCS CTO Harrick Vin

Less than 15-25 per cent of all use cases going into production

India should focus on controlling current account deficit: Uday Kotak

Domestic competitiveness will 'ultimately' determine progress in that task, he says

Cred detected Rs 11K crore in credit card hidden charges: Kunal Shah

Credit score was never designed to be a consumer product, instead it was made for banks to be able to lend without having to worry about the customer's behaviour, Kunal Shah said

India's differentiator in realty is vibrant work ecosystem: Neil Murray

Murray shared his insights on the country's growing commercial real estate sector

Want to flip 80% outsourcing to 60% insourcing: Cargill's Jennifer Hartsock

Hartsock spoke about her journey, flipping the firm's outsourcing ecosystem, and expanding its capacity centre

Our farm machinery sales to hit Rs 1,000 cr in FY25: M&M's Hemant Sikka

We are clearly seeing this macro trend play out over the last 15-20 years

Launching new games in addition to BGMI is our top priority: Krafton India

Sohn speaks on the company's rationale behind investing in Cashfree, monetisation challenges in the Indian gaming segment and focus areas for 2025

Achieving 15% gas in energy mix to require policy changes: Shell's Tripathy

While Shell is planning a major initiative to re-refine waste oil in its core business of lubricants, it is also adapting cutting-edge AI to enable efficiency and run complex energy simulations

Constant policy changes don't help make investment decisions: Bacardi MD

While tequila is a small category. Whiskey is still 70 per cent, but on a small base, tequila is growing the most rapidly

Markets are testing investors' patience and conviction, says Hiren Ved

Most investors who came in CY 2020 are sitting on handsome gains. But they have never seen a greater-than-10-per cent correction until CY 2025

By FY28, myTVS eyeing 12% aftermarket revenue: MD G Srinivasa Raghavan

Raghavan talks about the quick commerce roadmap, plans to raise market share, and global ambitions

Kinetic's EV component biz will be up to Rs 1.5K cr in 4 years: Firodia

Firodia talked about his plans for the EV-components business, and the components business at large for the group

Reinsurance rates set to firm up in April: GIC Re CMD Ramaswamy Narayanan

We have been trying to reduce the underwriting losses. The domestic business has more or less remained where it is, said Ramaswamy Narayanan