China GDP soars by 18.3% in first quarter, records fastest growth rate ever

The economy received a boost by stronger demand at home and abroad and continued government support for smaller firms.

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· Yesterday · 11:41 am

Citigroup to exit retail banking business in India, 12 other countries

The company plans to focus on wealth management.

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· Apr 15, 2021 · 11:09 pm

The second wave of Covid-19 may put a crimp in the recovery of India’s top online fashion retailers

Myntra and Ajio had recovered from the damage of last year, but 2021 won’t be easy.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Apr 15, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Rupee gains 12 paise after it plunged to nine-month low amid surge in Covid cases

At close, the Sensex was up 259.62 points or 0.53% at 48803.68, and the Nifty was up 76.70 points or 0.53% at 14581.50.

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· Apr 15, 2021 · 02:11 pm

Business schools in India are slowly embracing sustainability

Management professors and environmentalists say the growing demand for ethical products requires business managers to focus on the environment.

Shweta Thakur Nanda

· Apr 14, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Watch: CEO Dan Price was mocked for raising minimum wages in 2015. His company is thriving today

‘Dan shouldn’t be the exception but the norm,’ wrote US Representative Ilhan Omar on Twitter.

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· Apr 14, 2021 · 06:53 pm

Despite the ‘Make in India’ push, the share of manufacturing sector in the GDP has stayed stagnant

Low wages across the sector, increased contractualisation and a preference for capital investment over labour has left blue-collar workers struggling.

Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 13, 2021 · 07:30 pm

New York stock exchange removes Adani Ports from index due to links with Myanmar military

The group was reportedly paying over Rs 225 crore to the military-backed Myanmar Economic Corporation in ‘land lease fees’ for a port in Yangon.

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· Apr 13, 2021 · 10:56 am

Retail inflation in March rose to 5.52%, industrial output shrunk 3.6% in February

The contraction in industrial production came amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country.

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· Apr 12, 2021 · 09:08 pm

Sensex plunges 1,708 points, Nifty below 14,350 as Covid-19 makes markets jittery

The rupee too, continued its decline, settling 32 paise down at 75.05 against the US dollar.

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· Apr 12, 2021 · 12:12 pm

Working at Google is cool, but have you ever tried to run a food business on weekends?

An excerpt from ‘How I Quit Google To Sell Samosas: Adventures With The Bohri Kitchen’, by Munaf Kapadia with Zahabia Rajkotwala.

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Zahabia Rajkotwala

· Apr 12, 2021 · 08:30 am

Maharashtra’s new Covid-19 restrictions may cost the Indian economy Rs 40,000 crore

Credit rating agency CARE Ratings has revised the country’s GDP growth projection in 2021-’22 from 11-11.2% to 10.7-10.9%.

Prathamesh Mulye, Qz.com

· Apr 09, 2021 · 01:30 pm