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IFC investments in India up by 136% to over $2.6 billion in FY 2018

India is IFC's largest country with an investment portfolio of $6.1 billion, which is 11% of the global committed portfolio

PE landscape getting better in India as investments fetch higher returns

Average returns on exited investments have risen from 8 per cent (2006-2008 vintage) to 22 percent (2012-2014 vintage)

Google AI plays safe, blocks gender-based pronouns like 'him' and 'her'

Google's technology will not suggest gender-based pronouns because the risk is too high that its 'Smart Compose' technology might predict someone's sex or gender identity incorrectly

Make in India in machinery may get leg up from ambitious steel output plan

The domestic steel industry's success depends on a robust supply of locally manufactured machinery and spare parts that the country lacks

Rupert Murdoch's group bets Fox News fans will follow network online

Murdoch's group has pitched collectibles to get fans to sign up for the service: streaming complement to the Fox News Channel for audiences who can't get enough conservative commentary

Birla casts cement leadership in concrete with Binani acquisition

The acquisition of the debt-laden Binani has catapulted it to the top spot in India, leaving it free to turn attention to overseas market

M Kodandaram, Telangana CM KCR's ex-comrade and now his election headache

Kodandaram, who has his own political party, the Telangana Jana Samiti, is working towards a chaotic grand alliance with the TDP and the Congress

Answers to The Strategist Quiz #588

Answers to The Strategist Quiz #588

The Strategist Quiz #589

The Strategist Quiz #589

Why Amazon wants to buy nearly two dozen regional sports networks

An earlier report by Reuters that also cited unnamed sources suggested that the networks could be valued at over $20 billion, which would make the purchase Amazon's biggest deal ever

Gujarat bureaucrat Girish Chandra Murmu: PM Modi and Amit Shah's go-to man

No surprise, his proximity to two of the country's most powerful politicians has also attracted controversy

Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the quiet performer slated to head revenue department

Pandey shares a trait that has carried many of his colleagues to critical positions in this government. He is not flamboyant nor does he make himself vocal

Data protection advocates cry foul as Google takes over health records

While Google says it will continue to ring-fence the patient data, critics say the potential for abuse is significant

Private equity investments in stressed assets see jump to $828 mn in 2018

Sector representatives have said investors are seriously looking at India's $120-bn distressed assets market, encouraged by regulatory changes

IIFL to raise Rs 18 bn from domestic investors for affordable housing fund

The money would be invested in affordable housing projects in tier-1 cities, and four to five tier-II cities, a spokesperson said. It has already deployed Rs 750 mn in a project in Bengaluru

Mohandas Pai aims for over Rs 71-bn investments in start-ups by 2020

Aims to bet heavily on domestic funds

Why investment promises at Make in Odisha summit are not quite a juggernaut

Along with investors from abroad, businesses pledged Rs 4.19 trillion across 183 projects over the next 12 years in Odisha.

'Crossroads Mall First Of A Chain'

Luxury typography: Why fashion brands all seem to be using the same font

The old Burberry word mark hadn't changed much since its "equestrian knight" was registered more than 100 years ago

Grocery and autos: Uber's biggest moat in India

Uber is banking on autos to increase the number of rides and build a successful groceries business