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This Budget's focus should be on expenditure, not taxation: Pronab Sen

Revival in capex in the non-corporate sector, which is our MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprises) sector, is beginning now

India Inc logs 2,007 deals worth $127 bn last year, 6% down from 2021

Bengaluru topped the charts in volumes as most companies were born there, and Mumbai topped in values and accounted for 27 per cent of total values

India Inc beats US firms in office leasing for first time in 2022: CBRE

Indian companies have overtaken American firms in gross leasing of office space for the first time, with almost a 50 per cent share in the total demand, according to CBRE India. In its report released on Thursday, CBRE said that the gross leasing of office space rose 40 per cent in 2022 to 56.6 million square feet across nine major cities from 40.5 million square feet in the previous year. Out of the total absorption of office space in 2022, 27.73 million square feet area was leased by domestic firms while 20.37 million square feet by American companies, according to CBRE. The total gross leasing of office space in 2022 was the second-highest leasing activity ever after it touched the peak in 2019 with a 65 million square feet area. "In a first, domestic firms overtook American firms in annual leasing, accounting for nearly half of the leasing share in 2022, mainly led by flexible space operators, technology corporates and BFSI firms," CBRE said. Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Mumbai ..

India Inc likely to face hiring slowdown in Jan-March quarter: Survey

A looming recession and deepening global slowdown have caused apprehensions among Indian employers

Will India Inc see a turnaround in Q3FY23 results?

Raw material prices are heading south, while a pick-up in credit cycle has also boosted overall sentiment. Will these positive factors provide succour to India Inc's fortunes in Q3 FY23 earnings?

Business Standard CEOs poll: Capex tops India Inc's 2023 to-do list

Firms plan to go on a hiring spree; flag rising rates, weak demand as major concerns

2022: When mental health invited action, but work needed on shedding shame

Insurance regulator intervened, India Inc stepped up but the road to awareness and acceptance remains long

Indian firms lead in intending to hire first-time jobseekers: Report

IT sector expected to hire 100,000 freshers in FY23 to meet the rising demand

India Inc takes steps to protect supply chain as Covid-19 rages in China

Keeps adequate inventory levels for now; onboards multiple vendors to mitigate risk

The corporate battles of 2023

India Inc is gearing up for a slugfest next year and from tech to paints, new battlegrounds are emerging

After the year of reset, businesses now poised to truly get back in form

Some firms braved the headwinds and stepped on the gas, others played it safe; green energy turned a bright spot

From deals and innovations to mass layoffs, 2022 was marked by contrasts

For flyers, this was a turbulent year, with many airlines facing technical snags - from bird hits to smoke inside the plane

77% service sector firms keen on hiring new employees in Q4: Report

79% employers willing to hire graduates and entry-level employees in country

Brace for climate tariff walls, FM Nirmala Sitharaman cautions India Inc

Says the upcoming Budget will continue to push growth

The power of 'obliquity'

Corporate leaders aggressively pursue shareholder wealth creation. But companies that put more emphasis on profit are, in fact, less profitable

India Inc's profit declines sharply to 3.48% of GDP in Q2 of FY23

Ratio for manufacturing firms at 9-quarter low of 0.93%

Jindal, Adani, Mittal line up more projects and investments in Odisha

The spirit was matched by industrialists - the who's who of India Inc who were present on Thursday, the first day of the investment conclave

Most Indian organisations plan raising AI investment this year: Report

Amount will be driven by 'business outcomes', according to survey of 200 business leaders

India Inc takes mental health to heart but challenges remain

Firms using data, sensitising managers to help employees as experts say more awareness, acceptability needed

Moderate the pace of its monetary tightening: India Inc to RBI

With rising global risk aversion adversely impacting foreign capital inflows, the industry body stated that it poses challenges for financing India's current account deficit