Asia's richest man Gautam Adani on Saturday said India, which took 58 years to become a trillion dollar economy, will add an equivalent sum to GDP every 12-18 months and will be the world's second largest economy by 2050. Speaking at the 21st World Congress of Accountants here, he said back-to-back global crises have challenged several assumptions, including that China should adopt western democratic principles, secular principles are universal, the EU would stay together, and that Russia would be forced to accept a reduced international role. "This multilevel crisis has shattered the myth of a unipolar or a bipolar world of superpowers that could step in and stabilize global environments," he said. "In my view - in this emerging multipolar world - superpowers will need to be those that take responsibility to step in and help others in a crisis and not bully other nations into submission, those that keep humanity as their foremost operating principle." A superpower, he said, must
Adani Group on Friday said the ports-to-energy conglomerate's Founder and Chairman Gautam Adani is not considering setting up a family office overseas to manage his wealth. With a USD 58 billion addition to his personal wealth propelling him to the throne of Asia's richest and world's third wealthiest man, it was reported that Adani was looking at Dubai or New York as the base for the office. "Neither Adani nor the Adani Family has any plan or is in consultations to open a family office overseas," the group said in a statement. Adani has a net worth of USD 135 billion.
Adani family is currently talking to consultants and tax experts about the plans; location of the office is still in flux, and may change based on the advice they receive and availability of resources
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The Adani family is currently talking to consultants and tax experts about the plans, the people said
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Last week, the Adani group had revised the open offer timeline to Nov 22; offer price of Rs 294 a share is at a 24% discount to NDTV's closing price of Rs 365.85 on Monday
Adani is now one step closer to gaining a larger footprint in India's media sector
The previous timeline for the open offer by Adani was October 17 to November 1
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Adani has been accused by some Lankan lawmakers of signing opaque port, energy deals closely tied to India's interests, something his group has always denied, saying investments meet Sri Lanka's needs
Adani Group chairperson Gautam Adani visited Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his official residence in Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday. The Tuesday night meeting between Adani and Shinde lasted for nearly 45 minutes, the official said. Adani Group has interests in ports, airports, power generation and transmission, and real estate. The group supplies electricity to the Mumbai suburban district.
Richest Indian Gautam Adani's conglomerate continues to seek strategic equity partners aligned with its long-term investment strategy as it expands across the energy to transport to mining sectors, debt research firm CreditSights said. In a report, CreditSights said Adani Group is venturing into new or unrelated businesses, which are highly capital intensive. "We still hold our view that several of the Group companies maintain elevated leverage, owing to aggressive expansion plans that are largely debt-funded and that have pressurised their credit metrics and cash flows," it said. CreditSights said it expects Adani Group expansion and acquisition appetite to remain robust ahead, and incremental debt on account of expansion to outpace additional EBITDA generation, which could result in further credit profile deterioration. "We remain concerned over the Adani Group's leverage." The conglomerate may invest more than USD 150 billion over the next decade in expanding new energy busines
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He was the only one in the top-5 billionaire who did not see a wealth decline over the last year
The Group operates airports in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and Mangaluru
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Gautam Adani's group is looking to raise at least $10 billion in new debt over the next year as his conglomerate seeks to refinance its high-cost borrowings and fund projects in the pipeline
Adani Ports' seven dollar-denominated notes have lost about 14% on average so far this year, while Adani Electricity Mumbai's 2030 securities have retreated about 17%.
S&P Global Ratings withdrew its rating for Adani Transmission Ltd., ending an assessment of barely investment grade at the company's request