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Rahul Bajaj says firms don't dare criticise Modi govt; Amit Shah responds

You're doing a good job, but despite that, we're not confident you'll appreciate if we openly criticise you, says Bajaj

GDP shocker: India Inc expects growth to rebound in Q3 on stimulus measures

Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw opined that few pragmatic policies can help put India on the top again

Moody's sees India Inc struggling for credit in 2020 as slowdown weighs

Sluggish economic growth, slowing earnings are major concerns

Prime Minister Modi is no longer the corporate mascot that he was in 2014

In 2014, Modi promised deliverance from policy paralysis, corruption and economic mismanagement. That promise has started to unravel

Corporate India's M&A deal value slips 45% to $1.5 bn in Oct: Report

Corporate India witnessed merger and acquisition deals worth USD 1.5 billion through 28 transactions in October, registering a 45 per cent decline over the same month last year, a report said on Thursday. According to Grant Thornton's latest M&A Dealtracker, there were 28 M&A deals worth USD 1.5 billion in October this year, while in the same period last year 47 such deals were announced worth USD 2.8 billion. While the overall M&A deal value and volume in October declined as compared to the year-ago period, on a month-on-month basis, there was an increase, showing signs of improved sentiments. "This was driven by the corporate tax cut, which has improved both investor sentiment and confidence. This also resulted in the average deal size more than doubling from USD 24 million in September 2019 to USD 55 million in October 2019," the report said. The energy sector dominated October's M&A in terms of values with 64 per cent contribution to total M&A deals, driven by .

RCEP: Two futures for India and its industry

Our poor trade performance reflects poor industrial competitiveness. The sooner industry addresses this, the better for India

Top-rated companies tap into low money market rates as liquidity improves

Most highly rated companies are enjoying rate benefit of more than 150 basis points in their working capital raised from the market

India Inc Q2 profit at 15-yr low on record telco losses, net sales dip 0.8%

Combined earnings plunge 68% YoY to Rs 36,500 crore

Wrongs you cannot right, just repent and regret

Strategic errors - acts of omission and commission - have hurt many companies

Tech CFOs bat for digitisation of financial functions by companies

Pradip Kanakia, South India Price Waterhouse Coopers' managing partner and assurance leader, said a CFO in a company is best placed to drive the organisation's digital transformation

Fewer women reported sexual harassment in India's top listed firms in FY19

Reporting relative to the number of women employees shows a decline over the previous year

India Inc: Women got only 37 out of every 100 new jobs created in FY19

They form less than ten per cent of the workforce in many companies

Persons with disabilities form less than 0.5% of staff in India's top firms

Their share in the general population is 2.21 per cent according to the 2011 census, and may be between 10-15 per cent going by global averages

Fund mobilisation via QIPs in 2019 is the second-highest in five years

In the past two months alone, four companies have garnered a cumulative Rs 22,400 crore via this route

Brexit deal spells good news for India Inc with large investments in UK

The biggest relief will be felt at Bombay House, the headquarters of the Tata group

India Inc spent more on R&D in FY19, auto and pharma leading sectors

The health care sector has been amongst the biggest spenders on R&D traditionally

A look at proposed changes in tax laws that could boost the stock market

The abolition of the DDT is one of the long-pending demands of market players as it leads to double taxation

Govt mulls more steps to boost market sentiment, may scrap DDT, rejig LTCG

Officials believe DDT is acting as a hindrance to the inflow of foreign investment in the country; govt has been discussing the matter with regulators

R&D spends rise for India Inc, but still a fraction of net sales

Tata Motors tops with Rs 4,224.6 cr, or 1.4% of its net sales. A lot of it is due to JLR

How Indian companies with large investments in UK could benefit from Brexit

The Brexit deal has fostered the longest winning streak across markets since March