Why Covid-19 hasn’t hit Jio’s fundraising prospects
It is difficult for investors to find too many companies in which they can confidently invest at present. Jio is an exception since it offers exactly what a post-Covid world may need.
coronavirus
May 2020
The Covid-19 impact on the M&E space
Broadcasters, movie exhibitors, and print media will be most impacted, says a report by research agency Ind-Ra.
Covid-19: VC-backed healthtech deal values soar
Venture capital investment in healthtech hits $8.2 billion in the first quarter of 2020, the highest quarterly total on record, says Preqin; large deals continue to be made.
The tale of India’s interest rates
The latest repo rate cut marks 128 policy rate actions from the Reserve Bank of India, since April 2001; the repo and reverse repo rate have been tweaked 61 and 55 times each since then.
Agrochemicals: Shining bright amid the gloom
Despite the uncertainty because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the future looks bright for the Indian agrochemicals sector.
‘Luxury car market will see positive light in 2021’
Balbir Singh Dhillon, head, Audi India, on the uncertainty in the auto sector, his assessment of the COVID-19 crisis, and the outlook for the luxury market.
Covid-19: Impact on alternative assets
The alternatives industry faces short-term disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the longer-term impact is more positive, says Preqin.
Maruti Suzuki’s battle against Covid-19
Maruti Suzuki chairman R.C. Bhargava believes India has the resilience to overcome the pandemic. He explains what India’s largest carmaker is doing to fight the virus.
Covid-19: The art of survival
Maintaining cash balances that allow you to survive many months of significantly lower revenues and perhaps no profits will be the key to survival.
Covid-19: Lockdown extended till May 17
The extension, which takes the total day-count of the lockdown to 54, will add to the challenges that the economy was already facing before Covid-19 took the shape of a pandemic.
