Key challenges include the slow rate of adoption of recent reforms announced in the agriculture and labour sectors, says Tushar Pradhan, CIO, HSBC Global Asset Management (India)
Beyond the pandemic, we shall watch out for the policy responses from the government, and their impact on growth, says Saion Mukherjee, Head of India equity research, Nomura
Moderate- and least-resilient sectors saw downgrades far outnumbering upgrades in the first half of FY21
Nirmala Sitharaman said there is a need for bankers to know the local language of the area they are posted in
The markets may not be convinced about the Centre’s ability to keep the borrowing plan unchanged
Integration of robotics, AI, cloud computing and big data key for transforming biz: experts
The manufacturing sector will continue to need policy support if the positive metrics are to be sustained
The pandemic has been a huge driver for the online payments and transactions ecosystem with an increasing number of users in the country opting for contactless and mobile payment solutions in recent times. Livemint's Pivot or Perish Fintech Webinar will see panelists from the fintech ecosystem discuss the maturity of the sector in India and whether it is ready to support the economic revival of the nation in the new normal.
'The outbreak has helped the company create products that are covid-proof for future.'
Unfortunately, in India, the covid-19 rate and its impact is still at a very high level. This will preclude full opening of the economy.
SMEs need handholding by fintech ecosystem to help them revive businesses, say experts
Experts believe that a new umbrella entity proposed by RBI will revolutionize retail payments
From an industry perspective, there is a distinct and significant acceleration in the adoption of digital services and payments
Coursera’s Raghav Gupta spoke at the latest edition of the Mint Pivot or Perish webinar. Gupta said that a major change has been seen across all sectors in the last 6 months due to the Covid pandemic and the lockdown. He however said Coursera’s business model had not pivoted. He explained that the last 6 months have been about growth for them as the usage of their platform has gone up by some 14,00 percent in comparison to last year. He said when campuses shut down, they made their platform available for free to these campuses and added that about 3000 colleges and universities are using the platform at the moment. Watch the full video for all the details
June’s fresh payroll additions are still far below the FY20 average monthly numbers of around 1 million
Even though most edtech products are priced at a premium, this has not deterred parents from adopting them
Stakeholders see plenty of room for growth as they start catering to different income groups
